In China funeral rites and burial customs are determined by the age of the deceased, cause of death, status in society, and marital status. According to the Chinese, an older person should not show respect to a younger one. If the deceased is a young bachelor his body cannot be brought home, it is left in a funeral parlor. His parents cannot offer prayers for their son: being unmarried he has no children to perform these rites either. If a baby or child dies, no funeral rites are performed, as respect cannot be shown to a younger person: the child is buried in silence. Every culture deals with death in a different way. The movie Ordinary People throws us into the house of a grieving American family. .
Conrad Jarret is dealing with the loss of his brother, Buck. He is wandering through life trying to cope with life without his beloved brother. He does not feel connected to his parents. Buck was the most favored son. Conrad feels alone and at one point tried to kill himself. He is then sent to a hospital where he is treated. He finds a girlfriend, Jeannine, who gives him a sense of self worth. Conrad is a very perceptive young man; he picks up on things that many teens do not. He realizes that his mother does not feel close to him and that they cannot talk. Conrad tries to talk to his mother many times and she rejects his attempts. .
His mother, Beth, seems like a very heartless person who only cares about the outside appearance of her family. She is upset that she already lost her son and now her only son resorts to seeing a psychologist because of a failed attempt at suicide. She thinks that the town will talk bad about her perfect family because of it. She is angry at Conrad because he did not save Buck. She resents Conrad's healing. She will not go visit the psychologist because she is too worried that the town will find out. .
Dr. Berger, the psychologist, helps Conrad find and express his emotions.
Anger is one of the issues associated with understanding coping and facing death. ... Another issue associated with understanding, coping, and facing death is depression. ... During the family's time of grief, cooking inside the house is not allowed. ... Grief and loss are inevitable, and incontrollable. ... Hindu Rituals for Death and Grief. ...
Grief generally follows bereavement; grief being a normal, healthy, and appropriate response to loss. ... Students are not immune to loss, or indeed the grief that follows it. ... The understanding of bereavement in the chapter will be in its broadest terms, encompassing the various forms of aforementioned loss. ... Grief is thus a complex process with diverse consequences. ... There have been many developments in our knowledge and understanding of loss and bereavement since the early theoretical foundations provided by Freud (1917) and Bowlby (1969). ...
Nurses are often called on to help friends or relatives cope with grief or a situation in which a loved one was lost. ... Helping others deal with their problems and understanding other people's feelings and situations is fundamentally what the former field is all about. Situations involving grief and loss of a loved one are common. ... Simple tasks as listening and communicating can not be sufficiently emphasized, as well as a necessity to show the client that there is mutual understanding present between him/her and the nurse. ... Persons that experience loss often have confusion ab...
The task then is to have a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of different theoretical positions and be flexible in the use of these skills and knowledge. ... Ambivalent and/or avoidant relationships with the deceased related to development of complicated mourning in the form of chronic grief and absent grief. ... This definition acknowledges and validates two other significant concepts - disenfranchised grief and cumulative grief. Disenfranchised grief is grief that is not legitimised by others and consequently precludes social support. ... Murray (2002) Conclusion: ...
Mourning signifies culturally patterned expectations about the expression of grief. ... Grief theories are the academic way to answer those questions. ... This means acknowledging the death and understanding the death. 2. ... "An expected death allows survivors to prepare for the changes through Anticipatory grief, but it does not necessarily minimize the grief and emotional strain following the death. ... Sharing your loss makes the burden of grief easier to carry. ...
Understanding Behaviors within the Animal Kingdom Helps Humans Understand Themselves Do you know that an octopus turns red when it is angry or an elephant sheds tears when it is sad? In the documentary, Why Dogs Smile and Chimpanzees Cry written by The Discovery Channel, scientists have learned that animals exhibit similar patterns of human behavior like grief, loyalty and disciplining their children. First of all, one of the emotions that animals share with humans is grief. ... This does not stop her grief. ...
Understanding Grief In a conference session entitled "Understanding Grieving Families," bereavement professional Paul V. ... In reality, however, each family member's grief is unique. ... Understanding family grief, therefore, is a task with multiple layers and interplays. Assessing Family Grief A critical component of responding to grieving families involves making a thorough assessment of their grief, including the stresses/challenges before them as well as the strengths they exhibit. ... Johnson as providing a helpful structure for both understanding grieving families and providing ap...
Understanding Grief In a conference session entitled "Understanding Grieving Families," bereavement professional Paul V. ... In reality, however, each family member's grief is unique. ... Understanding family grief, therefore, is a task with multiple layers and interplays. Assessing Family Grief A critical component of responding to grieving families involves making a thorough assessment of their grief, including the stresses/challenges before them as well as the strengths they exhibit. ... Johnson as providing a helpful structure for both understanding grieving families and providing ap...
Four Essential Steps to Copying with Grief Nurses are often called on to help friends or relatives cope with grief or a situation in which a loved one was lost. ... Helping others deal with their problems and understanding other people's feelings and situations is fundamentally what the former field is all about. Situations involving grief and loss of a loved one are common. ... Simple tasks as listening and communicating can not be sufficiently emphasized, as well as a necessity to show the client that there is mutual understanding present between him/her and the nurse. ... Pers...