Grief, Loss and Bereavement: Theories and Stages

Greif, Loss and
Bereavement.
Theories of loss.

Introduction
 Definition of grief.
 Attachment and grief theory.
 William Worden’s seven mediators of
grief.
 Impact of expected and unexpected
death.

Greif and loss
 Loss is defined as the fact or process of
losing something or someone.
 Grief is defined as the normal and
natural process of reacting to the loss
(Thompson, 2012).

Loss
 Different types of loss are-
 Necessary
 Conditional
 Actual
 Maturational
 Perceived