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Outline the psychological concept of grief & explain how the…

- - - - attachment theory suggest that stronger emotional bonds can intensify grief responses
  - - - psychologists acknowledge that grief is not always linear and individuals may not experience every stage or follow them in order
- - - - Adulthood
        
        Older Adults 65
        
        Eriksons Stage Theory:
        reflecting on one’s life and achieving ego integrity rather than despair. Individuals who feel satisfied with their lives may approach death with greater acceptance, while those experiencing regret or isolation may fear death more intensely
        
        Older adults can struggle with severe lonliness and many of their supports/loved ones pass
        Can manifest into depression and physical health issues
        Connection so important at this age
        
        Good understanding of death,
        Coping varies drastically
        Obstacles such as work and parenting can serve as distraction and make it difficult to allow time for healthy grieving
      - Formal Operational (Adol- adulthood) :
        Hypothetic thought and planning abilities
        
        Elkinds Adolescence Egocentrism:
        Strong understanding of death and it's finality but AE can restrict adolescents from believing it could happen to them
        May turn to substances or self-harm to deal with bereavement or opposite, become very rigid in attempt to gain control
        Although, peer support can be really helpful at this age they tend to avoid as they feel no one could understand them, their experience feels too unique.
        
        May idolise the person who passed to try to feel closer or they may begin to deny their extent of a relationship
        A sense of deeper want to help others is pretty universal amongst adolescents
- - - - Yearning
        
        Disorganisation
        
        Organization
        
        Fluctuates between disorganisation and organisation as emotions arise while adapting
        
        Must release thoughts and behaviours that no longer serve them
        Allows individuals to redefine themselves in line with the circumstances aligned with the organisation stage
        
        Starts to grasp the reality of the situation
        Cycles through hope and anger
        Engages with objects and places that remind them of the
        Adolescents imagine a lost parents voice guiding them
      - short lived, ranging a few hours to a week
        extreme emotions