THE
GRIEVING PROCESS
Stephen Dane ZoBell,
PhD
1. GRIEF
- a response to loss
-
emotional
- mental
-
spiritual
2. STAGES OF GRIEF
- shock, denial
- guilt
- anger
-
depression
-
resolution, reorganization
- yearning
3. TASKS OF GRIEVING
- accept the loss
-
experience the pain
- adjust
to new environment
- reinvest
emotional energy
4. SUPPORT
- kindness, caring, empathy
-
acknowledge thoughts and feelings
- listen
reflectively
- identify
and express feelings
- be there
-
interpret “normal” behavior and feelings
- help the
person to let go when appropriate
- identify
and help person work through each stage of process
- explore
future alternative delicately
- provide
time for grieving
- allow
for individual differences
5. AVOID
- one upmanship
- giving
advice
- ignoring
the pain
- punitive
action
