Grief

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Grief
Grief is a process involving a complex set of
emotions associated with a significant loss or
the threat of such a loss.
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Stages of Grief Process

• Numbness and Denial
• Yearning
• Disorganization and Despair
• Reorganization

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Numbness and Denial

• Numbness is relatively transient. It is
  initiated by an emotional shock.
• Denial of the full realities of loss, on the
  other hand, tend to persist into other phases of
  grieving.