Spiritual Belief and Bereavement Flashcards
1
Q
As outlined by Colin Murray Parke (1972), what are the four phases of grief?
A
- Numbness / disbelief
- Yearning / pining / anger
- Disorganisation / dispair
- Reorganisation
2
Q
What tasks must a person go through to overcome a sense of a loss? Worden’s Tasks of Mourning (1983)
A
- Accept the reality of the loss
- Work through pain of grief
- Adjust to an environment in which the deceased is missing
- Emotionally relocate the decreased & move on
3
Q
What factors impact how severe grief may be experienced by someone?
A
- How close the relationship was
- Meaningfulness of relationship
- Nature of relationship before death
- Expectedness / manner of death
- Age / developmental stage of griever