Stages of Grief
This first stage is marked by disbelief and numbness, often with thoughts like "This can't be happening."
🛈 Hint: It acts like a temporary shield from reality.
Denial
The very first reaction in the 7-stage model, often after sudden loss—marked by shock and paralysis.
shock and disbelief
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Talking with friends, joining support groups, and this type of professional help are ways to cope.
Therapy or Counseling
The psychiatrist who introduced the 5 Stages of Grief model.
Who is Elisabeth Kübler-Ross?
A natural emotional reaction often expressed through blame, outbursts, or irritability.
What is Anger?
This stage is a reflective time, marked by feelings of deep sadness and seclusion.
What is Depression?
The formal rituals and customs observed after a loss.
🛈 Hint: Think of funerals or memorials.
What is Mourning?
Healthy coping includes routines and this personal activity that involves eating well, sleeping, and avoiding burnout.
self care
This initial mourning stage may involve numbness or disbelief after hearing of a loved one’s death.
shock and denial
In this stage, someone may plead with a higher power or promise to change in hopes of reversing the loss.
What is Bargaining?
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The clinical term for the state of having lost someone through death.
bereavement
Unhealthy coping mechanisms can include isolation and this dangerous behavior involving alcohol or drugs.
substance abuse
Kübler-Ross emphasized that grief isn’t this kind of process—meaning it doesn’t always move in one direction.
Linear
The final stage where one acknowledges the reality of the loss and starts to rebuild their life.
What is Acceptance?
A hopeful turning point where painful emotions begin to ease slightly.
🛈 Hint: Think of it as the emotional "sunrise" after a storm.
What is Reconstruction or Upward Turn?
This emotion may appear more intensely on anniversaries, birthdays, or holidays.
What is Grief recurrence or Anniversary grief?
Writing in a journal or joining a support group are ways to do this—an important emotional release.
Expressing emotions
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This stage can bring withdrawal, crying, and a sense of hopelessness.
🛈 Hint: May feel like the lowest emotional point.
What is Depression?
Acceptance pairs with this positive emotion in the final stage of the 7-stage model.
🛈 Hint: It's the opposite of despair.
What is Hope?
Physical symptoms of grief may include nausea, insomnia, and this common head-related pain.
Headache
During grief, this daily structure can help with emotional regulation and provide a sense of control.
🛈 Hint: Think "repetition and order."
Routine
This is the objective event of losing someone through death.
Bereavement