Cognitive Skills- Coping with Grief

Cognitive Skills Coping with Grief

Learning Objectives

• Define the meaning of Grief
• Realize the causes of grief.
• Realize the types of grief
• Recognize the symptoms of grief
• Identify the stages of grief

• Apply some techniques to cope with the grief

Definition

Grief

keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret.

Causes of Grief

Causes

1. The death of those we care about2. Loss of a job3. Relationship breakup4. Loss of a friend5. Loss of a dream6. Loss of a way of life

The Types of Grief

Symptoms

Stages of Grief

Coping with Grief

Coping

In psychology, coping is expending conscious effort to solve difficult personal and interpersonal problems, and seeking to master, minimize or tolerate stress or conflict

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