Question

chapter 4 managing stress and coping with loss
lesson 3 coping with loss and grief
all kinds of grief
feelings of loss are very personal. the way that a person responds to loss is unique to the situation and to the individual. some may feel sadness or guilt. others may experience anger or feel cheated. sometimes, people may experience several or all of these emotions.
directions: identify the stage of grief each person is experiencing in the following descriptions.

1. keishas brother was killed in a car crash. the person who was driving the car was not injured. keisha feels powerless. she misses her brother. she resents the fact that the driver continues to attend her school and seems unaffected by her brothers death.

stage of grief:

1. joes father and mother have just divorced, and his father has moved to another state. joe misses his father and feels isolated because he wont be seeing him very often. he thinks the situation is hopeless.

stage of grief:

1. manuel told his little sister, lisa, that her kitten ran into the street and was killed by a car. lisa does not believe manuel. she is sure that he is mistaken and that her kitten will come home when it gets hungry.

stage of grief:

1. carla misses her best friend, julie, who moved away a month ago. before julie left, she and carla had a disagreement about rick, a boy at school whom they both liked. julie and carla stopped speaking. now carla realizes that she doesnt like rick at all, and she wishes she could see julie and straighten things out. if she had the opportunity, she would apologize. she realizes now that julie was a good friend and that the disagreement was silly.

stage of grief:

1. pedros sister annette had a mental disorder, and pedro was often impatient with her. annette died unexpectedly a year ago. for a long time, it was very difficult for pedro to even mention annettes name. he regretted the way he had treated her, and it was painful to remember his impatience with her. pedro finally reached the point where he could remember annette and talk about her without experiencing so much pain.

stage of grief:

Explanation:

1. Keisha's feelings of resentment and powerlessness suggest the anger stage.
2. Joe's sense of isolation and hopelessness indicates depression.
3. Lisa's refusal to believe the kitten is dead shows denial.
4. Carla's wish to apologize reflects bargaining.
5. Pedro's ability to remember without pain means acceptance.

Answer:

1. Anger
2. Depression
3. Denial
4. Bargaining
5. Acceptance