Types of Grief 401

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Anticipatory Grief

Response to a real of perceived loss before it occurs

Acute Grief

Syndrome of somatic, functional, and emotional symptoms of distress. Most intense in the first 6 months

Shadow Grief

Considered a normal response often with moments of intermittent sadness (healthy and restorative)

Complicated Grief

Form of acute fried that does not lessen over months or even years after loss

Disenfranchised Grief

Loss that cannot be openly acknowledged or publicly mourned (unspeakable grief)

Supportive Care

Differentiating these forms of grief helps shape empathetic, timely, and targeted nursing interventions