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Unit 3: Stress
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Denial – shock Bargaining Anger Despair Acceptance
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Can occur in any variety of sequence One stage can last longer than others The process can last anywhere from 3 months to 3 years It is healthier to accept these stages and recognize them for what they are rather than fight them off or ignore them Outside support during grieving process assists gaining objectivity and understanding.
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Magical thinking – believing by magic loss will go away Excessive Fantasy – believing nothing is wrong-loss is just imagined Regression – act childlike and want others to reassure that nothing is wrong Withdrawal – avoid facing loss and avoid those people who confront with truth Rejection – reject truth and those who bring news of loss to avoid facing it
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Shop around – looking for “right” agent with “cure” for loss Gamble – take chances on “cures” for loss Risk Taking – Put self in jeopardy financially, emotionally and physically to get to an answer or “cure” for loss Sacrifice – in our pursuit of a “cure” to change loss ignore real personal needs.
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Self-blaming – blame self for loss Switching blame – blame others for this loss Blaming victim – blame the victim for leaving us Aggressive anger – believing you have the right to vent blame and rage aggressively on closest target Resentment – believing our hurt and pain is justified to turn into resentment towards those involved in loss event including victim.
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Guilt – believing personally responsible for loss Remorse – feel sorry for real or perceived “bad past” deeds for which this loss is some form of retribution or punishment Loss of hope – so overwhelmed that you have no hope of being able to return to calm and order our life held prior to loss. Loss of faith and trust – can no longer trust in goodness and mercy of god/mankind
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Rational thinking – refute irrational beliefs or fantasy thinking in order to address loss from rational perspective Adaptive behavior – adjust lives to incorporate changes necessary after loss Appropriate emotions – express emotional responses freely and are better able to verbalize pain, hurt, and suffering experienced Patience and self-understanding – recognize it takes time to adjust to loss and give themselves time to “deal with” it Self-confidence – see stages of loss as natural and expected.
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End of temporal life Terminal point to which all lives are directed Finality of existence on earth for all living creatures Common responses to death??
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Let go of person, event or object in death and face resulting loss Handle fears about death and resulting loss Look at death in an open-honest way, not hide from, avoid or ignore it. Accepts its inevitability in your life and lives of others Accept changes that are consequences of death
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