Grieving Family Loss

The sudden death of a loved one can be overwhelming, frightening and painful experience. The psychological, social and physical effects of loss are articulated through the practice of grief. How individuals grieve depends on many factors: their support system; the circumstances of the death; the response by family members, friends and the criminal justice system; the nature of the relationship with the deceased; religious or cultural beliefs and customs; and the individuals coping skills.

There are times in life when people say we need to be grateful for what we have. I like to believe that I am always grateful for what I have all the time; however, that is not true. Sometimes the most important things we should be grateful for are the things we take advantage of and due to our ignorance, we do not realize how thankful we should be with our arrangement until it is taken away. This ignorance can be seen in the story “The Leaving” by Budge Wilson. In this short story, Sylvie’s father, Lester, has shown that he clearly does not treat his wife, Elizabeth, properly as he has said, “‘How come my supper’s not ready, woman?’ ‘Move smart, woman! I’m pressed fer time!’... ‘This food ain’t fit t’eat, woman. Take

After a death or loss of something close, people usually react similarly by going through the five stages of grief. These stages include denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. During a death of my Great Aunt, my family went through the stages of grief. I was close with her when I was younger, but I do not have many memories I remember with her so I did not experience much grief. On the other hand, my Great Uncle went through a lot of grief since she was his older sister.

Grieving is a common and unhappy process that many people go through in their lifetime. Through the grieving process, people often come to conclusions about their life. In Please Ignore Vera Dietz, Vera loses her best friend Charlie and tries to stray away from her parent’s examples, only to find out that she will have to come to terms with the loss of her best friend. In We Were Liars, Cadence gets sick in a tragic accident that causes her to wonder about her family and find out the truth. In both, Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King, and We Were Liars by E. Lockhart, we learn that when people grieve it causes more loss and unlawful actions.

Within the play Hamlet a variety of events occur that could have psychological effects on a person. Hamlet clearly demonstrated signs of depression which could be linked to several events within the play, but can most likely be traced back to one event in particular. Many of the outburst can be due to losing his father while still at a young age. Although Hamlet is not a very young child, he is only entering the adult world. Many of the things he is experiencing, such as depression, manic episodes, and delusions can all be related back to the loss of his father. At times Hamlet is contemplating committing suicide to escape from the pain that he is feeling. Hamlet simply states, “to be, or not to be,” questioning whether he should continue to live or simply kill himself with the use of a dagger (Shakespeare 53). Throughout the play Hamlet expresses many emotions that can be linked back to his father’s death.

Grief has a powerful effect on everyone’s lives. The heartbreaking feeling of losing someone close to you, like a family member or a significant other, alters how we view ourselves and act. Sometimes coping methods cause people to do things and make choices that they usually would not. This is illustrated in the films, The United States of Leland and The Fundamentals of Caring, where grief and loss are very prominent themes. The negatives and the positives are easily seen in grief and the full story always comes out after.

1.If you have (or have had) grandparents, or older adults in your life who fulfilled the role of grandparent, identify the various roles that these individuals have played or are currently playing in your life.

The person I chose to interview for this final paper was my mother, Peggy. I am going to start with providing a brief social history on her. Peggy was born on October 29, 1940 to my grandparents, Marie and John. She is the second of six children, and was raised in Philadelphia. The house where she grew up was her grandmother’s house, and her family stayed there with her grandmother. She completed school up through high school, and worked as a lab technician and later as a nurse. She met my father, Jack, in Somer’s Point, NJ, and they were married on May 19, 1962. She went on to give birth to three children, Eileen in 1963, John in 1964, and Mary (me) in 1969. They have been married for 53 years, and have three grandchildren,

Even though no one is talking about the effects of grieving and most people are not even aware that they are going through the grieving process and why they are experiencing behavioural changes shows that most of the people don’t have much knowledge about the different types of grief. It is very important for people to know about the importance of grieving and the aftereffects of losing someone. Even though, there are chances that we might not go through the prolonged or disenfranchised grief, we might know someone who might be possibly going through some changes in their life and we can educate and help them while they 're going through those hard times. If this topic gets ignored then many people would be living in depression thinking it

Coping with death can be very overwhelming for children. In my essay I will be discussing how children grieve, and how parents can help their kids grieve in a healthier way.

“Grief is life the ocean, it comes in waves, ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn how to swim.” - Vicki Harrison. When it comes to losing a family member or friend, people tend to cope with it in many different ways. In As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner is about the Bundren family as they go on a trip to bury their mother in the wake of her death. As they are on their journey they face several challenges and as well as their own emotions as they cope with their mother’s death. The Bundren family each come to terms with their mother’s death in very different ways as seen in Cash, Darl, and Anse.

"Does Grief Vary by Age, as Well as by Culture?" Journal of Psychosocial Nursing & Mental Health Services 41.11 (2003): 8-9. ProQuest. Print. Stephen Bailey questions the article, “Does Grief Vary by Age, as well as by Culture?” by asking the authors if it is helpful to distinguish between mourning as a sociological concept and grieving as a psychological concept. Paul T. Clements, one of the authors, replied and explained mourning as a social procedure, yet it is so naturally interlaced with grieving that to try and separate the two is not a simple undertaking, nor is it useful for researchers or clinicians. Paul Clements thinks this is brilliantly reflected in the term psychosocial nursing, on the grounds that paying little mind to whether youngsters and their families are grieving or mourning. What makes a difference most to them is the way they feel and the ways the procedure influences their everyday lives. Not discussing the demise does not make it go away. Discussing death using age-suitable and culturally applicable terms can give a foundation to versatile adapting. Shaila Bhave had to talk about it with her friend and Judith Templeton, just so all the drama going on in her head can be reduced. Paul Clements expresses that grief is not an endpoint but rather an adventure. It is regular for grief to be a deep rooted

John Bowlby (1980, pp.179) is quite clear in his suggestion that this question is an insignificant one; proposing that the principal factors that should be considered with regards to bereavement are that of the person’s personality, and their social and psychological circumstances.

As human beings, we suffer losses of many kinds and sizes in our life time. While some of these losses are small and do not hurt much, some are big and hurt deeply. Those that are accompanied by pains that are difficult to bear include the loss of a loved one through death or divorce, cheating or unfaithfulness in a trusted relationship or loss of good health when a diagnosis of a terminal illness is made. In all these instances of loss, pain and grief are experienced and an emotional wound is created which needs healing.

I will continue to assist individuals to understand that loss can be different types of symbolic loss and continue to professionally utilize the knowledge of education, personal experiences and work experience of professionalism of empathic responses to clients of related issues. Example; awareness of HIV/AIDS or just losing the mobility or functional abilities can mentally affect an individual from ever working