Human Growth and Development / Unit 17 HGD 2435 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Grief, Mourning and Bereavement
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The idea
Grief is the internal, emotional reaction to loss; mourning is its outward expression; bereavement is the fact of having lost someone.
In practice
A widow who feels hollow inside, grief, wears black for a year, mourning, and is legally a widow, bereavement.
Where people slip
Grief is normal, not something to fix, though it can become prolonged and problematic.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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