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8 pages in length. Dealing with grief and loss may be a natural part of life, however, it is also one of the most challenging. The extent to which people experience different emotions as they travel through the process is both grand and far-reaching; that some expedite themselves through it while others linger for months and even years speaks to the very personal way in which individuals deal with grief and loss. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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through the process is both grand and far-reaching; that some expedite themselves through it while others linger for months and even years (Westmoreland, 1996) despite the typical response from others
to finally get over it (DArcy, 2006; Strawn, 2005) speaks to the very personal way in which individuals deal with grief and loss. "Processing grief is difficult work and
requires strenuous effort on the part of the bereaved individual. In our society, we have unrealistic expectations and often have inappropriate responses to the grievers normal responses to their
loss. This will often make the grief work even more difficult than it needs to be" (Kirwin et al, 2005, p. 62). II. STAGES OF GRIEVING
Talking about death and the issues that surround this event is never a simple effort; dealing with them on a personal level is that much
more difficult for, say, an adult grandson who has just lost his grandmother. Many books that deal with this subject do so in such a way to end up
coming across as patronizing and ineffective. Elisabeth Kubler-Rosss On Death and Dying reaches far beyond the typical approach, in that it addresses the depths of emotion, guilt, shame, anger
and all other pertinent emotions that are associated with death in what she terms the Five Stages of Death. Not only does the author convey these feelings in a
positive and straightforward manner, but she also does not try to sugarcoat reality. Kubler-Ross (1997) utilizes the experiences she has had with others as a means by which to
demonstrate the individual issues of denial, false hope and the common unwillingness to follow through with the patients final wishes. In acknowledging that these situations exist, the author also
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