Normal and abnormal grief reaction

1. Recent Advances in Grief Research Presented by :Dr. Ramkumar G.S Chairperson : Dr. Geetha Desai

10. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross stages

13. Stage theory refuted The Myth of the Stages of Dying, Death and Grief Russell Friedman and John W James 2008 Refutes the stage theory and challenges the YBS. Kubler Ross in Grief and Grieving - the stage theory has much evolved and much misunderstood over the past three decades. “ They were never ment to tuck messy emotions into neat packages. Our grief is as individual as our lives. Not every one goes through all of them or goes in a prescribed order”.

16. 4 tasks of mourning-Worden 1983 1. to accept the reality of the loss 2. working through the pain of grief 3. adjusting to the environment in which the deceased is missing 4.to emotionally relocate the deceased and move on with life

42. Can grief therapy cause harm.. Neimeyer(2000) - meta analysis of 23 scientifically adequate outcome studies of grief therapy pub. Btw 1975-98 The selected studies offered psychosocial intervention to randomly assigned participants in control and intervention groups Two measures used 1. degree of benefit with participation 2. estimate of treatment induced deterioration.

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