Bereavement: Normal versus Complicated in Relation to the Human Stress Response, Grief, and Trauma

Abstract

The bereavement and grief is the emotional adjustment process that follows any loss (loss of job, loss of a loved one, loss of a relationship, etc.). Although conventionally focused emotional response to loss, grief also has a physical, cognitive, philosophical and behavior is vital in human behavior and has been studied throughout history. Bereavement is the mourning the loss of a person, animal, object or event significant. This is a reaction mainly emotional and behavioral as suffering and distress, when the bond breaks. Mourning is the name of psychological process, but it should be kept in mind that this process is not limited to have emotional components, but there are also physiological and social. The intensity and duration of this process and its correlates should be proportional to the size and significance of the loss. Bereavement is the reaction to the loss of a loved one or an equivalent abstraction. In bereavement, the subject has experienced a real loss of object, and in the process, which lasts a time required for preparation of this loss; he loses interest in the outside world, by subtracting the libido of any object which does not remit the lost object. For the elaboration of mourning, it is understood throughout the process from which the loss occurs until it is exceeded. This development can begin before the loss in the event that it may be expected sometime in advance. The concept of grief is the saddening by an event causing mood and its manifestation to the outside, such as the loss of loved ones or dear persons or animals, by the memory of such losses or expected losses is the mourning due to the aforementioned causes a overcoming of sorrow and pain mean.

Bereavement: Normal versus Complicated in Relation to the Human Stress Response, Grief, and Trauma

Introduction

Grief is an emotional situation, depending on the culture and historical period are perceived differently. Grief is not a disease but a process that is initiated by a loss, often death, divorce or other existential changes. In most cases the cause of others died a mourning period. The death of a loved one is one of the most stressful events of life. We all fear the loss of a loved one and the impact of such a loss in our lives. Relying takes time. We all react differently. We sometimes need help to cope with the changes that such an event creates in our lives. Effectively face the mourning is essential to our mental health. If a loved one of a person has died, it is really a very tough task to help that person understand and get through this difficult period. Mourning and the complex stages of the grieving process are needed. Although for now the trouble seems intolerable, it is normal and healthy for a grieving person to experience intense emotions and sudden mood changes. These reactions are normal after a ...