Info from my loss and grief class

[blue_leaf]

My friend Riete requested that I post some information from the psychology class I am taking in loss and grief.  This will just be some general stuff.  If you have specific questions, please ask me.  I will do my best to answer you in a timely fashion.

The loss and grief we study is mostly the death of someone we love.  Our emotional reactions are

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[geometrician]

Hi, old fart,
As you may or may not know, my research focus is the end of life, specifically, the human response to anticipation of dying from a life-limiting disease. If you have need of any resources, let me know. An excellent, current book on loss and grief is Living Through Loss, by Nancy R. Hooyman and Betty J. Kramer. Let me know if I can be of any help.

[blue_leaf]

Thank you very much Joseph. I will let you know. I have a feeling this prof is ineterested in how we think and not any research we can find. We will have a take home mid term exam and I bet it will be our own viewpoint. That is how he rolls and I like his style, totally unstuffy and interesting. He uses a lot of comedy in class and roll playing. We were role playing that he was a person in grief over a loved one's death and he asked us how we would respond to his hurting. One psych major had the unfortunate impulse to say "Time heals all wounds, so you will feel better with time. " The prof screamed "Oh F-you, that is such bullshit!" LOL

[natesmountain]

-One psych major had the unfortunate impulse to say "Time heals all wounds, so you will feel better with time. " The prof screamed "Oh F-you, that is such bullshit!" LOL
One psych major had the unfortunate impulse to say "Time heals all wounds, so you will feel better with time. " The prof screamed "Oh F-you, that is such bullshit!" LOL

*giggle* I had to counsel a couple of sobbing teenagers yesterday after one of our ex-students killed herself, and no way could I have said that!!! *snort*

[blue_leaf]

The prof really gets into his role playibg, and he uses reactions that he has seen in his work as a counselor. He is my Hero :0)

[natesmountain]

That's a great post, John. I am just beginning our class on loss and death, grief and dying. We are combining it with a look at major world religions and how they understand these issues, so it should be an interesting ride. I think the grief process is one of the most useful things we teach our girls. Thanks for sharing your thoughts here.

[blue_leaf]

I think the grief process is one of the most useful things we teach our girls. Thanks for sharing your thoughts here.

I agree with you here Jen, it is very important.