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    This document discusses emotional support techniques for dealing with grief and loss. It defines grief as a normal response to loss and lists five categories of loss: 1) estrangement 2) financial or worldly 3) physical well-being 4) relinquishment 5) institutional. The document provides tips for helping someone who is grieving, such as listening without judgment, acknowledging their emotions, and offering support on difficult dates. References are included from experts on grief, stress, and counseling.

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    This document discusses emotional support techniques for dealing with grief and loss. It defines grief as a normal response to loss and lists five categories of loss: 1) estrangement 2) financial or worldly 3) physical well-being 4) relinquishment 5) institutional. The document provides tips for helping someone who is grieving, such as listening without judgment, acknowledging their emotions, and offering support on difficult dates. References are included from experts on grief, stress, and counseling.

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    Grief and Loss

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    Brenda Bernaldez
    This document discusses emotional support techniques for dealing with grief and loss. It defines grief as a normal response to loss and lists five categories of loss: 1) estrangement 2) financial or worldly 3) physical well-being 4) relinquishment 5) institutional. The document provides tips for helping someone who is grieving, such as listening without judgment, acknowledging their emotions, and offering support on difficult dates. References are included from experts on grief, stress, and counseling.

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    Emotional support techniques:

    Dealing with loss,


    what to say and what not to say.
    Grief and Loss 1. Estrangement
    Grief is a person’s normal, 2. Financial or worldly
    healthy response to a loss. It
    losses
    describes the emotions you
    feel when you lose someone or 3. Loss of physical
    something important to you. well being.
    People grieve for many
    different reasons, that can be 4. Relinquishment
    categorized in: 5. Institutional losses
    Dr. Elizabeth
    Kubler Ross'
    stages of grief
    “Grief is the conflicting feelings caused by the end of or
    change in a familiar pattern of behavior.”
    THE GRIEF RECOVERY METHOD

    COPING WITH GRIEF = COPING WITH CHANGE

    The Holmes and Rahe stress scale


    Tips for helping someone who is grieving
    ● Maintain contact with the grieving person.
    ● Encourage the person to put a name to the loss and to talk
    about it.
    ● Listen patiently and without judgment.
    ● Be accepting of the full range of emotions expressed.
    ● Offer specific help.
    ● Provide encouragement and reinforce progress that you
    notice.
    ● Be aware of dates that will be especially difficult and
    reach out to offer extra support during those times.
    ● Try to set a good example of emotional and physical
    health.
    References:
    ● Dodgson, L. (2020, February 19). There are many types of grief that don't
    involve death - here's how to know if you're suffering from any of them.
    Insider. Retrieved March 30, 2022, from
    https://www.insider.com/5-types-of-grief-what-they-mean-2020-2
    ● Familydoctor.org . (2020, May 28). Grieving: Facing illness, death, and other
    losses. familydoctor.org. Retrieved March 30, 2022, from
    https://familydoctor.org/grieving-facing-illness-death-and-other-losses/
    ● Friedman, R. (2013, March 21). Over 40 life experiences you might have that
    cause grief. The Grief Recovery Method. Retrieved March 30, 2022, from
    https://www.griefrecoverymethod.com/blog/2013/03/over-40-life-experiences-you-
    might-have-cause-grief
    ● MindTools . (n.d.). The Holmes and Rahe stress scale: A self-assessment to
    understand the impact of long-term stress. Stress Management from Mind Tools.
    Retrieved March 30, 2022, from
    https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTCS_82.htm
    ● WSU Counselling and Psychological Service Center. (n.d.). Grief and Loss.
    Grief and loss. Retrieved March 30, 2022, from
    https://www.weber.edu/CounselingCenter/grief.html

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