HSS 3103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Palliative Care, Insomnia
2 Nov 2017
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Bereavement: de ned as a state of sadness or loneliness. Grief: the collection of feelings and behaviours associated with the loss of a person, the loss is commonly caused by death of a friend or family member. Grief is universal for people with close emotional bonds to their friends and families. Since loss is a part of life, grief is extremely common. Feelings associated with bereavement and grief: numbness, loneliness, sadness, guilt, shock, anxiety, depression, anger, and agitation. Behaviours associated with bereavement and grief: insomnia, restlessness, and withdrawal: characteristics of grief. Extremely common for the person who is grieving to be critical of himself/herself for either doing something to or not doing something for the person who has died or left. Also common for the grieving person to think that he/she should have died instead of the loved one. Not unusual for the grieving person to be angry toward others, especially other family members or god.
