Chapter 4 Managing Stress and Coping with Loss Lesson 3 Coping with Loss and Grief

Chapter 4 Managing Stress and Coping with Loss Lesson 3 Coping with Loss and Grief

Understanding the grieving process helps you cope with loss and manage your feelings in healthy ways.

Acknowledging Loss Acknowledging a loss is one way to help begin the healing process.

Acknowledging Loss • Grieving is a • Acknowledging and understanding your grief

Expressing Grief The grieving process can help people accept the loss and start to heal. Feelings of loss are very personal.

The Grieving Process • Swiss-American psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross noted that the grieving process includes stages of grief. Stages of Grief

The Grieving Process Stages of Grief • Denial or Numbness • Emotional Release • Depression • Acceptance

The Grieving Process • During theDenial or Numbnessstage of grief, • During theEmotional Releasestage of grief,

The Grieving Process • During theAngerstage of grief, • During theBargainingstage of grief,

The Grieving Process • During theDepressionstage of grief, • During theRemorsestage of grief,

The Grieving Process • During the Acceptance stage of grief, the person faces the reality of the loss, and experiences closure. Closure

The Grieving Process • During the Hope stage of grief, remembering becomes less painful, and the person begins to look ahead to the future. This stage involves coping. Coping

The Grieving Process • Memorial services and sites • How?

Coping with Death Coping with death involves receiving and showing support.

Coping with Death • Most people respond to loss by mourning. Mourning

Coping with Death • Mourning includes:

Showing Empathy • Grieving alone makes the process __________ • The friendship and support of others who are • If you know someone who is grieving, • Use silence

Community Support • A person’s cultural background • Common mourning rituals,

Coping with Traumatic Events Support from family, friends, and community resources can help individuals recover from a traumatic event.

Coping with Traumatic Events • After a traumatic event, you may question your sense of security and confidence. Traumatic event

After You ReadReviewing Facts and Vocabulary • Identify the stages of grief.

After You ReadReviewing Facts and Vocabulary • Define the term coping.

After You ReadReviewing Facts and Vocabulary • List three examples of a traumatic event.

Chapter 4 Managing Stress and Coping with Loss Lesson 3 Coping with Loss and Grief