Health Management for Older Adults III - Loss of Loved Ones -- The Grief Response

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Let's continue a little bit more with this Grief Response. Grief can exhibit the entire range of human emotions that accompany loss.

While there are no set stages related to the process, a common sequence of reactions have been identified as being associated with the loss of a significant relationship.

At first the bereaved person is only vaguely aware of the events taking place around him or her. They proceed through the wake, the funeral, or other rites in a dazed state.