Death and Dying Objective 11-8 Describing the range of reactions to the death of a love one By Geremy, Pedro, and Nathan

It comes when unexpected sometime Most people suffer from the death of their family or friends, but suffer especially from the separation from one’s spouse. Greif is also severe when death comes unexpectedly, mostly in young children or middle aged adults. Things like accidents or disease are some causes of unexpected death. Some people who suffer these losses go into a mild depression which may continue to last for years. However, many reactions are opposite to popular belief. For example, those who express strong grief immediately don’t get over it immediately. Also, bereavement therapy and talking to people about it do little have little to no effect on recovery time.

Misconceptions with Grieving * Regardless of how immediately someone reacts to a loved one's death, their "healing process" does not go by quicker. * The general words of advice to a grieving person, "You should talk to someone, get some counseling," are actually not truly beneficial at all. The separation from a loved one forever cannot be aided by talking with others. * The "predictable stages," such as denial and anger, are not written in stone for every person. The method in which one grieves is unique to them.

On your knees or Standing Tall We can be grateful for the waning of death-denying attitudes. Facing death with dignity and openness helps people complete the life cycle with a sense of life’s meaningfulness and unity-the sense that their existence has been good and that life and death are parts of an ongoing cycle. Although death may be unwelcome, life itself can be affirmed even at death. This is especially so for people who review who review their lives not with despair but with what Erik Erickson called a sense of Integrity- a feeling of that one’s life has been meaningful and worth while.