EDPC 505 Lecture 7: 7 – Notes EDPC 505
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Begin by self reflection: what helped you: earliest death experience. How did you cope: recent loss experience. Clients may have same feelings as depression. Grief exhibits different behaviour patterns than patterns of depression. It may develop into depression over time because of grief. Cultural differences: jewish sit shiva, families read books and tell stories, casket closed vs. open. The reality that the person is dead will not return has not occurred to them yet. Speaks about them in the present tense. Saying or thinking i"m going to tell . Not everyone experiences the same emotions the same way. Accept their many feelings: they may even experience the emotions many years after the loss. 3- adjust to environment where deceased is missing. Dealing with children and family life without deceased. Becoming aware of the size of the role that the deceased had in their life. Sense of self control over what happened to them.