1. Mental Health Unit
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2.  Where did you learn your ideas about
death?
› Family
› Religion
› Superstition
› Experiences
› Attitude
› Media
› Science

7.  Peers influence what you do. Character
 Little things come between you and the
ones you love. Personality
 Let fear of failure control your decisions.
Defense Mechanisms/Stress/Self
Actualization
 Miniscule things get in the way of what
really matters in life. Stress

9. Grief is the response to loss. Many times
joined with fear and regret.
Grief is easier to deal with when weGrief is easier to deal with when we
understand itunderstand it

11.  Elisabeth Kubler-Ross was a Swiss-
American psychiatrist who noticed that
people grieved in different stages
 They did not always follow the stages in
order or go through all of them.
 There are 8 stages

12. Denial
Emotional Release
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Remorse
Acceptance
Hope

13. It may be difficult to believe the loss has
occurred. We often refuse to believe it.
Denial
The loss is recognized. This stage often
involves periods of crying

14. The person uses anger because he or she
feels powerless and like it’s unfair.
Anger
As the reality of the loss sets in the person
may promise to change if what was lost
can be returned

15. Beyond the feelings of sadness, feelings of
isolation, alienation, and hopelessness may
occur.
Depression
The person may become preoccupied with
thoughts about how the loss could have
been prevented.

16. The person faces the reality of the loss, and
experiences closure or acceptance of the
loss.
Acceptance
Remembering become less painful and the
person begins to look ahead to the
future.

17.  Coping is dealing successfully with
difficult changes in your life.
 These stages are natural and normal to
go through.

18. “Tonight I accidentally set an extra plate at
the table for my loved one, and when I
came home from school I expected them
to be there when I walked in.”
Denial

19. “I can accept that my loved one in gone,
but I don’t think I’ll ever be able to stop
crying. I don’t know how I’ll be able to get
through this.”
Emotional Release

20. “ I can’t believe they left me here. What
am I supposed to do without them here! I
am so angry! I just want to yell and scream
at whoever tries to help me.”
Anger

21. “Please bring back my loved one! I will do
anything! Please take me instead.”
Bargaining

22. “If only I had been there to help. If only I
had called before and told them I loved
them one last time. “
Remorse

23. “I think everything will be ok. I will miss
them and it still hurts to remember some
things, but I will live a good life and enjoy
the time I have.”
Acceptance

24. “ I am so sad. I have no motivation to get
up and do anything. I used to love being
with my friends and I worked hard in
school, but I just don’t seem to care
anymore.”
Depression

25. “ I know I can still live a good life and enjoy
it. I have goals and dreams and I am
excited for what my future has in store for
me.”
Hope

26.  Come up with your own way to
remember 5 or more of the stages in the
grieving process.
 Example
 GDAE
› Good Dogs Always Eat
 Never Eat Soggy Waffles
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