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    Grief and Treatment
    Grief and Treatment
    Grief and Treatment
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    Grief and Treatment

    By Mutea Rukwaru

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    The passing of a loved one is a universal experience and every person will experience loss or heartache, at some point in their life. Some people appear upset, some don’t. Grief is individual, dependent on age, gender, developmental stage, personality, their normal stress reactions, the support available, their relationships or attachment, other death experiences and how others react to their own grief around them.

    Children are also affected by death of the significant others and especially those who provide their basic needs of shelter, food, protection and love which are all crucial in their development. Infants experience the feelings of loss in reaction to separation from their main caregiver. When children reach the age of 9 or 10 years old, they have learned that death becomes unavoidable, however, death is final or scary but they believe that death happens most to old people, not to children. Adolescents comprehend that death is permanent, irreversible, affects everyone and they may present with the behaviour that indicates denial. Adolescents become more thoughtful about death as they are now capable of mature/thoughtful reflections on the meaning of life/death. When confronting their own death, adolescents may struggle with their existential questions on the probing, philosophical questions that get down to the nature of who we are or why we are even here. This carries on throughout adulthood, till their end or death.

    All adults fully comprehend the impact of death and the full complex range of responses of different people in different situations increased sensitivity and openness to others and alternate ways of coping. When adults are confronting their own death, they feel anxious and uncomfortable. Some may seek assistance from their elders or spiritual/pastoral leaders.
    Elderly people have gone through a life of change or adaption, which is the difference between old adults and those at earlier stages of development, they begin to expect loss as they ages and they must work through the grief of multiple deaths which provides some preparation for their own passing. Elderly spend a lot of time reminiscing thinking of what they have in their own lives. Often when others die they are left wondering why they are still there. The world becomes lonely, sometimes unfriendly, after the loss of spouse. Sometime they wonder if God has forgotten their files. The elderly begin to anticipate their own death and contemplate the end of life, death becomes a bigger part of life during old age. A large part of aging is experiencing multiple and sequential non-death losses, including the physical changes in family, job, social roles and also working through shifts in their cognitive thinking.

    It is important to note that an individual’s grief reaction is generally determined by the circumstances surrounding the loss, the social support, the cultural influences, media intrusions, whether they are high profile losses or if the individual already has multiple stressors. Generally adult struggle with feelings of responsibility for others and may be ambivalent about meeting own needs. They may perceive tears/sadness as weaknesses or develop an unhealthy need for drugs to numb the pain. Grief becomes complicated as a result of sudden, unexpected or traumatic deaths as grief become more difficult for everyone to understand or comprehend. Some grieving individuals may never know what fully happened. The death or circumstances could have been preventable. The body of the deceased may never be found or look mutilated. Further investigations may be required, the media may be interested due to public curiosity and people must also have to deal with the overwhelming intrusion. Older people are more prone to experience complicated grief in response to the death of a child or spouse.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMutea Rukwaru
    Release dateFeb 23, 2022
    ISBN9781005728069
    Grief and Treatment
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    Mutea Rukwaru

    Mutea Rukwaru is an accomplished author of international reputation.He is an author of 17 bestselling books. He has written widely in the areas of research and family. He has wide knowledge in world of practice having been in the Department of Social Development for 33 years and also being in the world of academia, that is Universities and Kenya Schools of Government.Some of the top selling books include:Anatomy of CrimeFinancial Success Every Family's DreamEducation at CrossroadTraining at its bestMilestones of lifeHow to be a better CounselorThe winning familyThe Tie that bindsHappy though marriedFundamentals of social researchWhat happy couples knowSuccessful time managementStatistics can be funStrong in the stormSnapshot view of Social ResearchSocial Research Methods a complete guidePowerful Proposal, Powerful PresentationUpcoming titles being published by Eureka publishers are: Limits of Medicine, Dreams of my Motherland and A Place to feel at HomeMutea Rukwaru holds a Masters of Arts in Sociology (Counseling) and a Bachelor of Arts (Sociology), Upper Second class honors from Nairobi University

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