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What is Loss, Grief and Mourning?
Losses can fall into different categories
such as :
Relationships
Self The
environment Routine Skills and Abilities Loss of Future Loss of Innocence Loss of Trust Loss of Protection of Adults Loss of Habits Loss of Control Here is another way to categorize losses: - Loss of Body Function
Hearing, vision, mental capacities,
mobility, communication - Loss of Body Image
Body part through surgery,
accident, change in appearance, aging - Loss of Control
Natural or
human-caused disasters, accidents, social conditions, hospitalization of loved one - Loss
of Freedom
Political, employment, incarceration, stigmatized disease or culture impacting access to health
care - Loss of Health
Medical conditions, illnesses, disability, debilitating
or terminal diseases - Loss of Home, Property
Homelessness, natural
or man-made disasters, aging - Loss of Identity
Marriage, career, new
parent, empty nest syndrome, relocation, retirement - Loss of Independence
Change in living situation e.g. entering nursing home, marriage - Loss of Innocence
Early sexual experiences, advertising and media influences children to grow up too soon - Loss
of Job, Income
Downsizing, layoffs, retirement, career change - Loss
of One's Own Life
Death, suicide, accident, homicide, murder, war - Loss
of Plans, Hopes & Dreams for the Future
Miscarriage, abortion, stillbirth, adoption, infertility, relationship,
job, career - Loss of Relationship
Death, divorce, pet, breakup, illness,
adoption, miscarriage - Loss of Religious Beliefs
Questioning beliefs,
disillusioned with church, organized religion, impact of sexual misconduct scandals - Loss
of Role
Occupation, job, relationship e.g. parent, child, friend - Loss
of Safety
Vulnerable feelings after rape, robbery, betrayal, unanticipated events, crises, traumatic events
or disasters - Loss of Sexual Function
Physical or psychological etiology -
Loss of Significant Person
Death, divorce, illness, relocation, military duty, missing
person - Loss of Treasured Object(s)
Favorite objects, family heirlooms
destroyed in fire/flood, theft - Loss that is Unexpected or Unanticipated
The sudden loss, which is often traumatic, that comes without warning from out of the blue, or the unexpected phone call.
Specific Losses that Create a Grief Reaction:
death of a loved one or less than loved one,
separation or divorce in a family, Specific Losses that Create a Grief Reaction:
death of a loved one or less than loved one,
separation or divorce in a family, romantic breakup,
abandonment by a parent,
grandparent moving away or to a nursing home
family member with Alzheimer's disease
sibling with
special needs losing ability to drive inability to care for one self and/or live independently loss of memory
domestic abuse
family member with a chronic illness
incarceration of a family member
living
with someone addicted
homelessness
military loss
living with someone with mental illness
loss of pet
loss of home
loss of friends
loss of personal property
loss
of work
loss of identity
moving
graduation
empty nest
retirement
financial changes abuse being bullied
witnessing a traumatic event People
often ask "what is the greatest loss- death of a child, a partner, a parent, a spouse, a sibling, or what?" The
greatest loss is when it happens to you, whatever the circumstances or relationship. Each loss must be recognized and validated.
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