Week 10 Lecture

Question 1

Bereavement

Answer 1

The experience of grief following the death of a loved one

Question 2

What are some factors affecting grief?

Answer 2

• nature of death
• type of relationship
• death trajectory
• support

Question 3

Traumatic death

Answer 3

death that is unexpected, violent, involving bodily harm

can complicate ‘making sense’ of death

Question 4

Social rules of grieving

Answer 4

How long can grief last?
(bereavement leave)

Is the manner of death acceptable?

Whose grief is validated?

Question 5

Pathologization of grief

Answer 5

Grief perceived as a deviation from ‘normal’ a medical problem to be addressed by professionals after a certain period (6 months) as opposed to healthy and normal reaction to a loss

Question 6

Prolonged grief disorder

Answer 6

Bereavement lasts longer than social norms and causes distress or problems functioning