Grief Theories

Lindemann

Who identified the common symptoms of grief syndrome?

Somatic or bodily stress, preoccupation with image of deceased, guilt, hostility, inability to function as one had before loss

According to Erich Lindemann, what are the five common symptoms of grief syndrome?

Bowlby

Who described attachment as psychological connectedness between human beings and that attachment serves to keep the infant close to the mother?

Attachment

The tendency to make strong affectional bonds with others coming from the need for security and safety.

Shock and numbness, yearning and searching, disorganization and despair, reorganization

According to Bowlby and Parkes, what are the four phases of the grief process?

Kübler-Ross

Who developed the 5 stages of coping with dying?

Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance. Hope

According to Dr. Elizabeth Kübler-Ross, what are the 5 stages of coping with dying? What is the one thing that she says persists throughout all these stages?

Worden

Who suggested that we should think of mourning in terms of tasks rather than stages or phases?

Accept reality of loss, process pain of grief, adjust to world without deceased, find enduring connection with deceased in midst of embarking on new life

What are Worden’s four tasks of mourning?