Instinct Coping Responses

Studies have shown that parental loss effects the adolescence stage in negative ways. Feelings of loneliness, despair, guilt, and anger are common amongst those that are bereaved adolescents. There has been extensive research on grief and mourning within adults, but very little for adolescents, especially those that are parentally bereaved. This literature review will cover some of the topics of depression amongst adolescents, as well as other subjects.

Loss is a phenomenon that is experienced by all. Death is experienced by family members as a unique and elevated form of loss which is modulated by potent stages of grief. Inevitably, everyone will lose someone with whom they had a personal relationship and emotional connection and thus experience an aftermath that can generally be described as grief. Although bereavement, which is defined as a state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one, is a universal experience it varies widely across gender, age, and circumstance (definitions.net, 2015). Indeed the formalities and phases associated with bereavement have been recounted and theorized in literature for years. These philosophies are quite diverse but

The theme of parental mourning has been a universal one throughout the centuries. In the literature on bereavement, writers repeat certain themes, thoughts, and reflections; they talk of the powerful and often conflicting emotions involved in "the pain of grief and the

Each year thousands of teenagers experience the death of someone they love. When a parent, sibling, friend, or relative dies, teens feel the overwhelming loss of someone who helped shape their -fragile self-identities. Caring adults, whether parents, teachers, counselors or friends, can help teens during this time. If adults are open, honest and loving, experiencing the loss of someone loved can be a chance for young people to learn about both the joy and pain that comes from caring deeply for others. There are many common reactions to trauma, grief, and bereavement among teens. First of all, shock and denial. Feeling numb, stunned and dazed are healthy and normal reactions. Often, it is difficult to “take in” information. The grieved may

After interviewing the social workers Hope and Hodge (2006) found that they had observed similar patterns regarding the factors that affect the adjustment of children who lost a parent to death. Boys tend to show externalizing behaviors whereas girls tend to show internalizing behaviors due to the lost of a parent. They found that the cognitive level rather than the age of the child affects their adjustment more. Therefore younger children and preadolescents seem to have more difficulty adjusting to the death of a parent than adolescents. The results did not support earlier findings that sudden death present more difficulty adjusting than expected death. Most of the participants reported that sudden and expected death is equally traumatic to children. The participants also said that the adjustment of the caretaker is important for a positive adjustment for the children. The caretaker must be able to grieve while supporting the child’s need to grieve. This study shows that children of different ages and genders react different to the death of a parent.

Relationships are wide ranging and make up fundamental aspects of our lives. Some of the most important relationships are those that parents have with their children. These relationships strengthen marriages and society, as adults are responsible for raising their children to be productive members of society. However, what happens when either a parent or child is lost, why does such mayhem ensue? The truth is that parents and their children grow so close to each other, that the death of one member impacts the identity of the other. When looking at developmental psychology, is becomes apparent, that a child needs the full support of his or her parents to be successful adults.

This report comes from chapter 17 on Death dying and life issues. The method used for this interview was a list of questions. The results of his method of dealing with the death of his spouse was to seek counseling. Through multiple counseling sessions, group therapy and His faith, he is on the right road to recovery. In Conclusion, the Middle Adulthood stage was where he was during his wife untimely death. His actions were also the Social Cognitive Theory. With the caregiving skills, he used from observing his mother years ago. He could show strength, maturity, and responsibility as a caregiver for his

Death and dying is a natural and unavoidable process that all living creatures will experience at some point in life, whether it is one’s own person death or the death of a close friend or family member. Along with the experience of death comes the process of grieving which is the dealing and coping with the loss of the loved one. Any living thing can grieve and relate to a loss, even children (Shortle, Young, & Williams, 1993). “Childhood grief and mourning of family and friends may have immediate and long-lasting consequences including depression, anxiety, social withdrawal, behavioral disturbances, and school underachievement” (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2006, p. 61). American children today grow up in cultures that attempt to avoid grief and

Grief is the act following the loss of a loved one. While grief and bereavement are normal occurrences, the grief process is a social construct of how someone should behave. The acceptable ways that people grieve change because of this construct. For a time it was not acceptable to grieve; today, however, it is seen as a necessary way to move on from death (Scheid, 2011).The grief process has been described as a multistage event, with each stage lasting for a suggested amount of time to be considered “normal” and reach resolution. The beginning stage of grief is the immediate shock, disbelief, and denial lasting from hours to weeks (Wambach, 1985). The middle stage is the acute mourning phase that can include somatic and emotional turmoil. This stage includes acknowledging the event and processing it on various levels, both mentally and physically. The final stage is a period of

Death loss for a midlife adult stands somewhat disqualified to not be considered a major disruptive loss. It is assumed that a loss at this stage in life as not distressing for the reason by now the adult has experience with loss. Notwithstanding, this is false whether young or old losing a parent, aunt, uncle, or any other significant person in one’s life it is valid loss. Associated with decrease physical well-being and psychological well-being the midlife adult is subject to the transitions in their life from the loss. The midlife adult will reassess life priorities in the process of grieving. What is key to remember is, no matter the age of a person grievance

The relationships of gender, age, and ethnicity can all impact how a person will react and cope with the death of a loved one. Gender is impactful in the way that women are expected to much more emotional and dramatic in their response to death, where men expected to remain stoic and unaffected by a death as to not show weakness to those they are to protect. In children and adolescents its important to acknowledge age but also assess developmental level. Adults need to remain honest with children and be mindful of their actions because that’s how they will learn to grieve positive or negative. Ethnicity and culture

Doctors may struggle to support a family when they are not prepared for their own emotional response that the death of a patient can elicit. Individuals may personalise a tragedy happening in another family. This internalisation may increase the perceived vulnerability and emotions experienced. This may be especially difficult for doctors who are parents of young

Another type of death is one by tragedy that can be unexpected and can be more devastating than prolonged death in that it occurs suddenly and without notice. More often than not parents die unexpectedly and their children are left behind in a big scary world with no guidelines on how to survive. In part this is because parents do not expect to die while their child or children are still young. Planning ahead for the future can be difficult for parents emotionally as well as culturally and in some cases even financially. Initially when a parent dies it seems as if they have all the support in the world by people who love them. Most people seem to think that after a year or more children should be well adjusted, happy and have made it through their traumatic loss. A child’s perspective may seem different in fact they may feel more alone. A child named Abby had this to say about that topic “The pain got worse! Because the initial shock wears off, people stop coming to your house, and you are left….with yourself” (Simon, Johnson 49). What most people do not realize is that they still are not okay.

Parenthood is a life lesson, it teaches you so much you didn’t know you had in you to deal with. For a parent to spend all their hard sweat and tear into raising a child, and then the child passes away. There is a great big emotional distress on those parents, the coping of that lost child. Men and women both deal with grief in different ways. Everyone deals with death differently, some take it well and others don’t take it too good. Depression is the biggest part of the grieving process, there are no time limits on how long you can have this, but most parents will accept what has happened and live their life to the best of their ability. This paper will help you learn the different ways parents can cope and help them deal with the loss of their child. And has a study provided the information.

As grief is a natural process of life, schools must expect that a percentage of their students will be affected by the death of a close family member each year. High school students have little experience with loss and employ less developed coping skills than most adults. Many adolescents will exhibit symptoms of grief stress that are separate from normal adolescent behavior issues. Due to the ambiguity of the blending of the two behaviors, a grief process is often confused with “normal” adolescent behaviors and thus overlooked or not addressed from a therapeutic format. The purpose of this group is to provide support and education about death, grief, and coping to students who have experienced the loss of a family member. The goal is for the student at the completion of the group is to better understand their feelings, anticipate possible problematic emotions and seek support for themselves while meeting with peers who have also lost someone in order to normalize their behavioral reactions.