Bereavement

Bereavement is a period of mourning or or state of intense grief, especially following the death of a loved one. Bereavement is often a process that includes going through several stages of grief. Bereavement can also be used more generally to mean the state of having lost something very dear.

 Below are descriptions of the various types of grief.

• Anticipatory grief. ...
• Normal grief. ...
• Delayed grief. ...
• Complicated grief (traumatic or prolonged) ...
• Disenfranchised grief (ambiguous) ...
• Chronic grief. ...
• Cumulative grief. ...
• Masked grief.

 How soon should you have bereavement Counselling?

Some professionals suggest that bereavement counselling is best left until six months or more after the bereavement. It is at this time that friends and families have begun to get on with their own lives and may assume that the bereaved person is ready to do the same.

 What do the bereavement team do?

Many councils provide burial grounds and crematoria and they also have a duty to provide funerals for people who die that have no-one else to make the arrangements. Often councils call this department bereavement services but they may be part of a larger department such as environmental health.

 What are the eight stages of grief?

Terms in this set (8)

• Denial. not really believing that the loss has actually happened.
• Emotional release. when the loss is realized, it may bring intense emotions.
• Anger. The person may feel powerless and unfairly deprived.
• Bargaining. ...
• Depression. ...
• Remorse. ...
• Acceptance. ...
• Hope.

 What are the effects of bereavement?

You may lose your appetite, have difficulty sleeping, or feel really anxious. You may feel mentally drained and unable to think straight. People are also often very vulnerable to physical illnesses after bereavement.

How long does bereavement last?

The simple, reductionist answer is that grief lasts between 6 months and 4 years. One study found that intense grief-related feelings peaked at about 4-6 months, then gradually declined over the next two years of observation.