the experience called grief gary d. smith, maed
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The Experience Called Grief
Gary D. Smith, MAEd.
Five Stages of NormalReaction to Loss
1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance
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Death brings a flood of feelings and emotions to each person in their own
way!
Feeling
A sense of knowing or an impression on
the mind
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Emotion
A mental and bodily
reaction accompanied by a strong
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Stages of Grief
1. Denial
a) Acknowledging
the loss
2. Anger
a) Experiencing
the pain
3. Bargaining
a) Experiencing the pain
b) Re-adjusting to the loss
4. Depression
a) Finding a way to move on
Acknowledging the Loss May be Hard
Shock DisbeliefConfusionAnxietyPanic
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Children Acknowledging the Loss
• Anger • Frustration• Questioning• Guilt• Copying the
behaviors of others
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Adults acknowledging the loss
AngerFrustrationGuiltBlaming othersA sense of loss
of control
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Disorientation Phase
Despair Lowered self-
esteem Pre-occupation Loneliness State of disequilibria Tearful
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The Faces of Grief are Different in Each Person
Bargaining / Experiencing the Pain
DisorientationFearLoss of ControlState of LimboFrustration Vulnerable
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Depression / With the Pain
• Helplessness• Hopelessness• Resentment• Bitterness• Emptiness• Sadness
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Bargaining and Adjustment( Adaptation )
Re-adjusting to the loss Struggling with new roles
and responsibilities Envy Yearning Missing
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Acceptance a Sense of Healing
Developing a new environment
New Relationships
New ActivitiesNew HopeA Sense of
Healing
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Acceptance Reconciling The Loss
Hope for the future
Growth from the trial
Healing from the heart
Remembering with less pain
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Rainbows Give Us Hope For The FutureAnd Build Bridges Over Our Trials.
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There Is Life After Grief
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