2. Chapter 4 Managing Stress and Coping with Loss Lesson 3 Coping with Loss and Grief

3. Understanding the grieving process helps you cope with loss and manage your feelings in healthy ways.

4. Acknowledging Loss Acknowledging a loss is one way to help begin the healing process.

5. Acknowledging Loss Grieving is a Acknowledging and understanding your grief

6. Expressing Grief The grieving process can help people accept the loss and start to heal. Feelings of loss are very personal.

7. The Grieving Process Swiss-American psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross noted that the grieving process includes stages of grief. Stages of Grief

8. The Grieving Process Stages of Grief Denial or Numbness Emotional Release Depression Acceptance

9. The Grieving Process During the Denial or Numbness stage of grief, During the Emotional Release stage of grief,

10. The Grieving Process During the Anger stage of grief, During the Bargaining stage of grief,

11. The Grieving Process During the Depression stage of grief, During the Remorse stage of grief,

12. The Grieving Process During the Acceptance stage of grief, the person faces the reality of the loss, and experiences closure. Closure

13. The Grieving Process During the Hope stage of grief, remembering becomes less painful, and the person begins to look ahead to the future. This stage involves coping. Coping

14. The Grieving Process Memorial services and sites How?

15. Coping with Death Coping with death involves receiving and showing support.

16. Coping with Death Most people respond to loss by mourning. Mourning

17. Coping with Death Mourning includes:

18. Showing Empathy Grieving alone makes the process __________ The friendship and support of others who are If you know someone who is grieving, Use silence

19. Community Support A person’s cultural background Common mourning rituals,

20. Coping with Traumatic Events Support from family, friends, and community resources can help individuals recover from a traumatic event.

21. Coping with Traumatic Events After a traumatic event, you may question your sense of security and confidence. Traumatic event

22. After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 1.Identify the stages of grief.

23. After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary 2.Define the term coping.

24. After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary 3.List three examples of a traumatic event. 1. 2. 3.