Stages of Grieving

5 Stages of Loss and Grief

1. Denial– Refusing to believe what is happening

2. Anger– Being angry about what is happening

3. Bargaining– Making promises, hoping to change what is happening

4. Depression– Being depresses when recognizing the outcome is unlikely to

change

5. Acceptance– Accepting what is happening, adjusting and bouncing back

Causes of Loss and Grief

• Changes in family– Death– Divorce– Terminal illness

• Changes in living conditions– Lose of a job– Moving

Causes of Loss and Grief continued

• Death of a friend– Out of order death

• Suicide• Death of a well-known person• Tragedies in the news

– Empathy- ability to share in another persons emotions or feelings

• End of something special– Relationships– Friendship– School/college