Kavanagh's Five Stages Of The Grief Reaction Process
Grief Reaction Process
The way we grieve for our losses tend to vary by culture, religion, sex, and even geography. However, the fundamental reaction to loss of a loved one is essentially about accepting that “none of us make it alive” from this life. The grieving process is a series of behaviors and attitudes that help to deal with stressful experiences and change/cope with the status of the current stressful situations. The seven behaviors and feelings from Kavanagh, shock and denial, disorganization, volatile emotions, guilt, loss and loneliness, relief and reestablishment are very similar to the five stages of grief identified by Kubler-Ross that include denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.
The first Kavanagh’s behaviors …show more content…
After death of someone, it is pretty obvious to feel the loss and loneliness. The griever has the “something’s missing” feeling due to the memories, spent time together. Due to these situations, loss and loneliness are often transformed into depression and sadness, fed by feelings of self-pity.
Relief is the midst of the bereavement process that may seem odd for some people and add to their feelings of guilt. According to Kavanagh (1972, p.121); “the feeling of relief does not imply any criticism for the love we lost. Instead, it is a reflection of our need for ever deeper love, our quest for someone or something always better, our search for the infinite, that best and perfect love religious people name as God.”
Reestablishment is the final method of grieving process. It involves extensive adjustment and time, especially if the relationship was meaningful. It leads to understand all the emotional feelings that one experience is normal and realize that there is a hope of a new life filled with purpose and meaning that grieving people really can appreciate the joy of investing the lives again in new
The way we grieve for our losses tend to vary by culture, religion, sex, and even geography. However, the fundamental reaction to loss of a loved one is essentially about accepting that “none of us make it alive” from this life. The grieving process is a series of behaviors and attitudes that help to deal with stressful experiences and change/cope with the status of the current stressful situations. The seven behaviors and feelings from Kavanagh, shock and denial, disorganization, volatile emotions, guilt, loss and loneliness, relief and reestablishment are very similar to the five stages of grief identified by Kubler-Ross that include denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.
The first Kavanagh’s behaviors …show more content…
After death of someone, it is pretty obvious to feel the loss and loneliness. The griever has the “something’s missing” feeling due to the memories, spent time together. Due to these situations, loss and loneliness are often transformed into depression and sadness, fed by feelings of self-pity.
Relief is the midst of the bereavement process that may seem odd for some people and add to their feelings of guilt. According to Kavanagh (1972, p.121); “the feeling of relief does not imply any criticism for the love we lost. Instead, it is a reflection of our need for ever deeper love, our quest for someone or something always better, our search for the infinite, that best and perfect love religious people name as God.”
Reestablishment is the final method of grieving process. It involves extensive adjustment and time, especially if the relationship was meaningful. It leads to understand all the emotional feelings that one experience is normal and realize that there is a hope of a new life filled with purpose and meaning that grieving people really can appreciate the joy of investing the lives again in new