UnderstandinUnderstanding Death & g Death &

GriefGrief

Lesson 4Lesson 4

Different kinds of LossDifferent kinds of Loss

• RejectionRejection

• Break upsBreak ups

• Poor performance-Poor performance-

school, job, athletics school, job, athletics

or missed opportunitiesor missed opportunities

• Death of a family Death of a family

member, friend or pet.member, friend or pet.

The Grieving ProcessThe Grieving Process

• Coping- is dealing successfully with Coping- is dealing successfully with difficult changes in your life.difficult changes in your life.

• Greif Response- is an individuals total Greif Response- is an individuals total response to a major loss.response to a major loss.

Stages of GrievingStages of Grieving1.1. Denial or numbness-Denial or numbness- one can not believe the loss occurred. one can not believe the loss occurred. This process protects the person from This process protects the person from

beingbeingtotally overwhelmed.totally overwhelmed.2. 2. Emotional Release-Emotional Release- happens when happens when

oneonerecognizes the loss and involves periods ofrecognizes the loss and involves periods ofcrying (important to the healing crying (important to the healing process)process)3. 3. AngerAnger- a person feels - a person feels powerless and powerless and unfairly deprived.unfairly deprived.

More Stages of GrievingMore Stages of Grieving

4. 4. Bargaining-Bargaining- the person may promise the person may promise to change if what was lost is to change if what was lost is returned.returned.

5. 5. Depression-Depression- More than natural More than natural sadness, feelings of isolation, sadness, feelings of isolation, alienation, and hopelessness alienation, and hopelessness

6. 6. Remorse-Remorse- thoughts of thoughts of what they could have what they could have done to prevent the lossdone to prevent the loss

Stages of Grieving Stages of Grieving continuedcontinued

7. 7. Acceptance-Acceptance- a sense of power a sense of power as the person faces reality and as the person faces reality and begins to deal with the reality.begins to deal with the reality.

8. 8. Hope-Hope- When the reminder When the reminder becomes less painful and one becomes less painful and one can look to the future.can look to the future.

Coping with death, Coping with death, disaster and crisisdisaster and crisis

Mourning- the act of showing sorrow and Mourning- the act of showing sorrow and grief.grief.

• Spend time with others and talk about your Spend time with others and talk about your feelings.feelings.

• Get back into a daily routine.Get back into a daily routine.

• Maintain good eating habits, exercise and Maintain good eating habits, exercise and sleep.sleep.

• Give back to the community.Give back to the community.

Ex. Clean up, or fund raiser.Ex. Clean up, or fund raiser.

DiscussionDiscussion topicstopics

What is the difference of coping with What is the difference of coping with sudden death and a death resulting sudden death and a death resulting from a long term illness? from a long term illness?

ProjectProject

Draw or sketch pictures to represent Draw or sketch pictures to represent each stage of the grieving process each stage of the grieving process using a separate sheet for each using a separate sheet for each stage.stage.