Running Head: HEALTHY GRIEF A Comparative Study of the Grieving Process HLT 310 V Spirituality in Health Care May 21, 2010. A Comparative Study of the Grieving Process Grief is the natural reaction to a major loss such as the demise of a loved one. The grief has many components such as physical, emotional, social, mental, and spiritual. A person can feel grief during a serious, long-term illness or with an incurable disease. The symptoms can be a great level of depression,…
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Healthy Grief Grand Canyon University: HLT-310V Healthy Grief Grief is a process that most everyone will go through at some point in his life. A person who is experiencing grief may have suffered loss of a loved one, loss of a job, or diagnosis of a terminal illness. The five stages of grief as described by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross in 1969 have helped in defining the steps one may go through after experiencing a loss. Every person has his own response to grief, so he may not go through every stage…
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people tend to deny grieving to avoid pain but it is healthy to accept the loss and go through the grieving process. According to Kubler-Ross, Grieving process follows a natural cycle of denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and finally acceptance (Kübler-Ross, 1969). Hoping that with these stages making us better equipped to cope with life and loss. In the Bible, Job a wealthy man experiences…
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Healthy Grief Spirituality in Health Care HLT 310V Grand Canyon University December 14, 2012 Healthy grief Feeling and expressing grief is unique to each individual and it depends on the nature of their loss. People experience all kinds of emotions, pain and sadness that are considered normal reactions to a significant loss. While there is no right or wrong way to grieve, there are healthy ways to cope with the grief (helpguide.org). Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, a Psychiatrist invented…
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Hannah Ouellette English 1 Mrs. Russman 15 May 2014 The Effects of a Loss People experience grief for different reasons but go through certain stages/steps which leads to helping them cope with their loss (Axelrod). There are many reasons as to why people grieve, Everyone is different so they experience grief in an individual way (Axelrod), During this time it is best to support the griever by helping them cope. Reasons for why people grieve is because of a loss. Not always is the loss big it…
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Discuss the psychological and physical effects of loss and grief: How might an ethical therapist incorporate this knowledge into his/her work? Base your answer on the theories and models presented in Module 7. Name: Zoe Foster Date: 13th February 2015 Course: SOUTH2S14 Module #: 7 Tutor Name: Anni Richardson Expected Word Count: 2500 Actual Word Count: 2702 Introduction In this essay I will discuss what grief is and the kind of grief a client could experience. We will move onto attachment theory…
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1.1 Introduction 1.0. Aim This report focuses on stages that people go through when grieving. Nurses are at the broader line because people may usually come in to contact with them when a family member dies while in a healthcare setting like a hospital or aged care home. 1.2. Purpose This report will define grief, the feelings associated with grief, stages people go through and recommendations of other sources of support other than nurses. 1.3. Methodology The information for this report…
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the sting of grief. Upon researching this topic, I have discovered that grief has been a long-studied issue that is still evolving. While the study of grief continues, it is important to keep in mind that not everyone grieves the same way. Grief is universal and is experienced by a plethora of people across many cultures. Experiencing grief comes with a variety of emotions that may occur in phases. Following the research, American psychiatrist Elisabeth Kubler-Ross proposed that grief has five common…
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In order to fully encapsulate the problem of childhood traumatic grief, it is important to understand its many aspects. Traumatic grief, in both children and adults, stems from complications, obstacles, and/or repressed emotions during the grieving process, and has extremely adverse effects on the health of the griever. The type of loss suffered can affect the likelihood of the development of traumatic grief, as can a number of other factors such as age, maturity, treatment, availability of emotional…
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accumulative effects of all of them have found me falling in potholes of grief that appear unexpectedly. One moment all is well, the next my heart is in a vice, and I’ve completely lost my footing. If you are experiencing loss, and the grief from loss, you know what I mean. The big losses, like…
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