Describe A Process Of Grief

Still, all people grieve in different ways and may show signs of improvement quicker than others. Research supported by the National Institute on Aging Grants gives detail about different patterns of bereavement.
Greif can come in many different forms. Research on grief can sometimes even be hard to obtain accurately; because it can often times occur before the time of death. Therefore, the length of bereavement period may not be correct. Regardless, there are three main stages of grief as shared by Bonanno, Wortman, and Neese, (2004) which include grief that is considered common lasting months to up to two years, a severe form which lasts for several years, and a type of grief that presents as an absence of sadness and interruptions in life. Different types of grief are thought to have different causes. For example, the chronic depressive state is believed to be caused
By comparison, the shorter lasting grief is likely due to the sudden loss of a spouse, rather than a prolonged and deteriorating dying process. Overall, the study did find uplifting evidence about overcoming grief; approximately half of the participants revealed lower ratings of depression at six and 18 months after the initial bereavement period (Bonanno et al., 2004). While it is reassuring to know the depression in widows can be improved, additional research gives suggestions as to specifically help make those improvements.
Support is a key factor to overcoming grief. In a study completed by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, data collection was aimed at the effect of widowhood in men and how support can have an effect on bereavement (Siegel & Kuykendall, 1990). As it is a fact that women tend to outlive their spouses, and therefore