The Relationship Between Mourning And Grief
Mourning is a process which helps the bereaved come to terms with reality that their loved one has gone, and they gradually start to acclimatise to this fact. Mourning is defined as an “outward expression of those thoughts and feelings, to mourn is to be an active participant in one’s own grief” (Wolfelt, 2016).
1.5. Understanding Grief
Grief is a major part of human life, and is a natural response to loss. In simple terms, it is a consequence of developing and maintaining emotional bonds to people to whom they have lost. For some individuals, central to their loss, they have a need to “make sense” of what has happened and “find meaning.” (Hall, 2011).
1.6. Bereavement and Grief
During childhood, even before a child is aware of death, …show more content…
Freud studied grief and loss from a psychoanalytic perspective. His early publication “Mourning and Melancholia” (1917), was a classic paper on bereavement. Freud believed bereavement leaves a person attempting to get back their strength by trying to keep that effective bond with the person they have loved and lost. However, the death of a loved one can make this almost impossible. Freud proposed “when a loved object ceases to exist, the person becomes conscious of loss” (Archer, 1999). Furthermore, Freud suggests a person has to break the bond with the deceased and adapt to a life without them, whilst creating new relationships; which are all important for the individual to achieve a positive outcome. Freud’s Model of Bereavement emphasises grief as a personal attachment. The Freudian theory highlights individuals who have suffered the loss of a loved one, who are looking for the lost attachment, and they must withdraw their emotional attachment from their loved one, even though it will be very difficult and painful (Archer, 1999). Freud’s model has come under some criticism by some who dispute his model because it portrays grief as a solitary component and does not take in to account the position of help and support and the aid of disclosing one’s grief to other people (Bowlby,
1.5. Understanding Grief
Grief is a major part of human life, and is a natural response to loss. In simple terms, it is a consequence of developing and maintaining emotional bonds to people to whom they have lost. For some individuals, central to their loss, they have a need to “make sense” of what has happened and “find meaning.” (Hall, 2011).
1.6. Bereavement and Grief
During childhood, even before a child is aware of death, …show more content…
Freud studied grief and loss from a psychoanalytic perspective. His early publication “Mourning and Melancholia” (1917), was a classic paper on bereavement. Freud believed bereavement leaves a person attempting to get back their strength by trying to keep that effective bond with the person they have loved and lost. However, the death of a loved one can make this almost impossible. Freud proposed “when a loved object ceases to exist, the person becomes conscious of loss” (Archer, 1999). Furthermore, Freud suggests a person has to break the bond with the deceased and adapt to a life without them, whilst creating new relationships; which are all important for the individual to achieve a positive outcome. Freud’s Model of Bereavement emphasises grief as a personal attachment. The Freudian theory highlights individuals who have suffered the loss of a loved one, who are looking for the lost attachment, and they must withdraw their emotional attachment from their loved one, even though it will be very difficult and painful (Archer, 1999). Freud’s model has come under some criticism by some who dispute his model because it portrays grief as a solitary component and does not take in to account the position of help and support and the aid of disclosing one’s grief to other people (Bowlby,