Grief Responses

Society and culture have created scripts (i.e., social norms) that dictate the ways in which we are to grieve. These scripts also prescribe the unique ways in which men and women are expected to respond to grief. Specifically, men’s grief scripts suggest that men will resolve to grieve in solitude as a demonstration of their self-reliance. Men may also have muted emotional response and expressed emotions are typically in the form of anger or guilt (Martin & Doka, 2011). Comparatively, women’s grief scripts suggest that women are more emotive and seek support from others to help cope with loss (Martin & Doka, 2011).

Normal Grief’ simply refers to a grief response that falls under an extremely broad umbrella of predictability. When a person or family is expecting death, it is normal to begin to anticipate how one will react and cope when that person eventually dies. Many family members will try to envision their life without that person and mentally play out possible scenarios, which may include grief reactions and ways they will mourn and adjust after the

The article that I am reviewing is titled: Long Term Mental Health Implications of Sexually Abused Children. The Cognitive Impact of Sexual Abuse and PTSD in Children: A Neuropsychological Study. This article was researched by Mauricio Barrera, Lilliana Calderon and Vaughn Bell (Barrera, Calderon, & Bell, 2012). The study wanted to discover if there was any neuropsychological damage in children that have PTSD and were sexually abused. Therefore, the research took 76 participants; 13 were sexual abuse victims that suffered from PTSD, 26 victims of sexual abuse with no symptoms of PTSD, and 37 controls. The children were matched per age, sex, status, and educational level (Barrera, et al., 2012). Previous studies found that children, victims

frustration, anger, or guilt are also normal. Social expressions of grief may include feeling detached

Ciska et al examined randomized controlled trials related to prevention or treatment of complicated grief from a systematic literature search to determine the short-term and long-term effect of both preventive and treatment interventions for adults with complicated grief (2010). Researchers used two search strategies to identify relevant studies. The first strategy was electronic databases Web of Science (WOS) and PsycArticles with the following search terms: “bereave OR mourning OR grief OR survivor OR widow” AND “psychotherapy OR therapy OR intervention OR treatment OR managing OR counselling OR support OR help”. The second strategy was searching qualified studies through the reference lists of large-scale review articles about the

When it comes to the topic of death everyone copes in their own way. Grieving has many stages, it can go by quickly or drag on for months. The quote I have chosen deals with grief and how individuals should not linger on sadness. Some individuals do not deal with death easily and can have an extremely difficult time coping with the loss of a friend or family member. The view point of the poem seems to be from an individual who has passed. The individual would have rather there be no sadness because of their death. The dead should be remembered and have their happy, uplifting memories live on. One should not wallow in sadness for the loss, but celebrate the life that was once there. No one truly dies, memories will be carried on through everyone

I would say there were a few class discussions that I personally connected to, but it is easier to write about it than talk about it in class for me. Our in-class writing 12 I specifically connected with number one which states “Our suffering is not unique but is shared by millions and trillions of other beings, animal as well as human. We find out that we have cancer, and we breathe in the fear, the disbelief, the pain of all cancer patients and send relief to all. We lose someone dear to us, and it connects to everyone who is overcome with grief. We lie awake with insomnia, and it links us to countless others who are lying awake. On the spot, we breathe in our sleeplessness and the sleeplessness of others, breathe in our anxiety, our agitation, and the same discomfort felt by others. On the spot, we send out restfulness, peace of mind, contentment” (p. 81). I feel I struggle with this personally because I am a very closed person and do not like to share my suffering or grief. I have to face though it isn’t my decision because I cannot stop people from suffering the same events that I suffer in my life, it is all out of our hands and allows us to form much deeper connections without knowing. I believe I most struggle with my grief in the loss of my father, which I know I am not the only one to lose my father in the world, but it is hard for me to think that as I write this paper right now another little girl could be losing her dad. Not only do you share suffering with complete strangers, but you share it with your closest friends and family the most without thinking about it. In the book it states, “The word tonglen is Tibetan for “sending and receiving”.” This makes me think of the willingness to share/send our grief and the willingness of others to take/receive it and help us through it or vice versa for us to take someone’s grief/suffering and help them through it even if you may be suffering as well. If we do not try to face our suffering on our own, I believe it could help lessen it and possible help you to overcome it by allowing others to help you, but nevertheless if you overcome this obstacle there will always be another one to face in the future.

There are many types of grief and many theories that are used when assessing a person’s situation. There are many forms of grief and they may be experienced by different groups of people. At times it can difficult to figure out what type of grief a person is experiencing and what help they may need. In order to find this information there are many theories that are used. Grief is complicated and no one experiences it the same way but there are some common aspects that are shared by those who grieve.

People block out the realities of death, economic failure, robberies, being captured, while the list continues, people start to worry about bad things happening to people. Some ways worry people more than others.

At a very young age, my life was changed forever. When I was four years old, my infant brother passed away, plunging myself and my family into pain and disorder. The memories I have from this time are clouded by darkness, and are primarily of myself being confused, scared, and lost. Sometimes, when I reflect on these sentiments, I wonder how easy it would have been for my young self to give into the agony of losing my only biological brother. I could have ruined my future if I had letting my grief impede me from my education and passions. Yet from the way I dealt with the sadness, I understand why I act the way I do today. Through kindness and happiness I was able to return myself to the world I had left the moment he passed away. By wearing

A patient’s loved one also experiences some stages once their loved one has passed away. In general, we utilized these stages to formulate a study in the form of a questionnaire that included questions based on the stages pertaining to the factors of denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. In an effort to further investigate the aspects of coping mechanisms, the research instrument also contains factors that personalize or have an input in the process of coping with the process of bereavement. These factors encompass elements of a religious or spiritual significance, as well as activities, and items that provoke memories. In the end, it was hypothesized that men would handle death differently than women, and vice versa.

Furthermore, research based writing seeks a plausible (not conclusive) answer to a question of interest to the readers. The overarching purpose for writing is to show why the reader should accept that answer. This includes acknowledging and responding to possible alternative answers to the question. Others’ ideas are used to find or support claims, reasons, or evidence—but cannot to be presented as the writer’s own. Even though the writer may come to the same conclusion as others who have addressed the issue before, he or she must present the answer and its supporting reasons as the product of an one’s own investigation, being careful to acknowledge when and how others’ contributions have been utilized. The reader expects to see all this written in standard edited English with few (or no) errors in spelling, grammar, or punctuation.

The fifth step on the research process is conclusion, interpretation, and limitations. In this step the researcher would give a conclusion on his/her finding and interpret so the analysis is clear. In the example, the inmates’ violence before being released into general public is caused by the fear of death, because the inmates being released belong to rival gangs.

Grief is the natural response we experience through loss or suffering. This involves several stages which include denial, anger, depression and acceptance. Our painful experiences of loss can give us the tools to work through the stages of grief and Although we all go through these stages, the way we deal with them depends on the way we view them which can eventually help us have a positive outcome in our personal life.. Personally, I have never understood the journey of loss or suffering, but I do understand that no matter what happens in my life, I have to learn to look at these experiences in a positive life.

Everyone experiences grief as an individual and its impact depend upon the individual past experiences with loss, their culture, their coping skill, belief system, faith and life experiences.