Loss and Grief: Seven Stages of Grieving

Loss and Grief
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Loss and Grief
Discuss how the seven stages of grieving can be applied to losses through a divorce, moving from one place to another, or the amputation of a limb.
The seven steps of grief are shock & denial, pain & guilt, anger & bargaining, depression, loneliness, & reflection, upward turn, reconstruction, and acceptance & hope. These steps can be applied to losses through a divorce (Al Ubaidi, 2017). In the first stage, a divorcee will feel the divorce has not occurred. Here, the subject becomes sad, confused, and uncomfortable. As these wear off, the subject feels guilt for their role and even punishes themselves through avenues like not eating. This is followed by anger, in which the subject is looking to blame someone or something. It then leads to depression and reflection when the person begins to make sense of reality. After reflection, an upward turn is experienced, followed by reconstruction. The person begins to come back to their normal self by accepting what has happened and moving on.
Describe the four necessary tasks of mourning. What are some of the practical steps one can take in accomplishing each of these tasks?
The four tasks of mourning are accepting loss, acknowledging the pain of the loss, ad...