CLD 231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Miscarriage, Denim, Irreversible Process
2 Dec 2018
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Children in preschool do experience death of a loved one. Media provides confusing images of death multiple aspects of death: Men experience a loss of emotional support. Loneliness, isolation, and a perceived need for major change in lifestyle often accompany the loss of a spouse unclear norms regarding death: few guidelines or rules: Grief allowed at certain times and in private. Lack of norms more noticeable for nontraditional families. Stages meant to help frame and identify feelings. Shock and denial: helps person survive the loss. Anger and protest: anger necessary for healing process, guilt directed inward. Bargaining: before death has occurred, after death dwelling on the what ifs . Depression and despair: cus moves to the present feelings of hopelessness and helplessness, cant be hurried. Adjustment and acceptance: not about feeling good- about adjusting, creating new experiences and memories children"s developmental understanding of death: Disturbed by being separated rom a family member to while they had an attachment.
