Kübler-Ross Model Of Grief Essay
Introduction
Background
On May 22, 2017, a suicide attack at a concert in Manchester Arena claimed 22 lives and injured 250 people. The attack in Manchester Area is one of the many terror attacks that has happened in recent years. Besides Manchester, other major cities such as London and Brussels were targeted by terrorists. In 2016, Singapore was also targeted by terrorists who planned to launch a rocket at Marina Bay from Indonesia. Fortunately, the plan was foiled by Indonesian police and the perpetrators were caught. Global terrorism is on the rise and after the terror threat in 2016, it is clear that Singapore is not immune. As a response, SGSecure was introduced in 2016 as a national movement to strengthen resilience in the face of a terror attack. In terror attacks with mass casualties, emergency responders such as the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) will be activated to respond to the …show more content…
In the event that they experience complicated grief or disenfranchised grief, it may result in the inability to move through the five stages of grief. Kubler-Ross’s five stages of grief is a commonly used model in grief (Kübler-Ross, 1969). The model describes the emotions faced by people who have lost a loved one. It suggests that grief includes stages of denial and shock, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.
Stages
Behaviours
Examples
Denial
• Person has difficulties acknowledging the loss
• Numbed disbelief that loss has occurred
• May deny the reality of the loss
‘That’s impossible’
‘No, that cannot be true’
Anger
• Shock wears off, reality of the loss sets in
• Frustration at loss leads to anger
• Release bottled up emotions and lay blame on others
• Anger directed towards self or others
• May also experience feelings of guilt, sadness and
Background
On May 22, 2017, a suicide attack at a concert in Manchester Arena claimed 22 lives and injured 250 people. The attack in Manchester Area is one of the many terror attacks that has happened in recent years. Besides Manchester, other major cities such as London and Brussels were targeted by terrorists. In 2016, Singapore was also targeted by terrorists who planned to launch a rocket at Marina Bay from Indonesia. Fortunately, the plan was foiled by Indonesian police and the perpetrators were caught. Global terrorism is on the rise and after the terror threat in 2016, it is clear that Singapore is not immune. As a response, SGSecure was introduced in 2016 as a national movement to strengthen resilience in the face of a terror attack. In terror attacks with mass casualties, emergency responders such as the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) will be activated to respond to the …show more content…
In the event that they experience complicated grief or disenfranchised grief, it may result in the inability to move through the five stages of grief. Kubler-Ross’s five stages of grief is a commonly used model in grief (Kübler-Ross, 1969). The model describes the emotions faced by people who have lost a loved one. It suggests that grief includes stages of denial and shock, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.
Stages
Behaviours
Examples
Denial
• Person has difficulties acknowledging the loss
• Numbed disbelief that loss has occurred
• May deny the reality of the loss
‘That’s impossible’
‘No, that cannot be true’
Anger
• Shock wears off, reality of the loss sets in
• Frustration at loss leads to anger
• Release bottled up emotions and lay blame on others
• Anger directed towards self or others
• May also experience feelings of guilt, sadness and