Coping With
Loss/Grieving
Bummer DayI wanted to bring
some comic relief into today’s Lesson before
we begin!
With Halloween tomorrow, and us
talking about death and dying…what
better way to begin than with a ZOMBIE
PRANK!
How Do You Handel Crisis?
Take your survey to find out how well you handle crises!
Crises What are examples of crises that an
individual, couple ,or family may have to go through in a lifespan?
If a family member or loved one has died, how do you tell a small child
about this loss??
Telling Children About Death
• If a loved one dies that was a major part in a child’s life, DO NOT tell them lies such as, “mom is on a very long vacation” – This is a lie and the child will eventually learn the truth
• or “Grandma was sick and died”– This is rather harsh and if the child does not
understand the concept of sickness and dying it will confuse them
• Your best option is to relate dying with pets, flowers, etc., and that all living things have a cycle of life and then death.
Widow/ Widower• Statistics show more
marriages end by death than divorce!
• Widow= Woman survivor • Widower= Man survivor – In the average
community, there are TWICE as many widows than there are widowers
• Losing a spouse is ranked one of the highest stressors in a person’s life!!!
Society and Coping With Death• Why do you think we use “soft” words/phrases
when discussing dying? – Examples: “She passed away”, “went to heaven”,
“no longer with us”, “in a better place now” – Examples: saying “resting place” instead of “grave”
• Do you think death is more or less accepted in today’s society than it was in the past? WHY?!
Go talk to someone you haven’t talked to in class and discuss what you think! YUP, that means you
have to STAND UP!
5 Stages of Grieving DenialAnger
Bargaining/GuiltDepressionAcceptance
“DA BAD 5”
Denial
Anger
Bargaining/Guilt
Depression
Acceptance
Which Stages Do You See?!One of the most memorable scenes from any Disney movie
shows examples of some of the stages of grief. It is important to remember that these stages do NOT need to be in the order we discussed, and not every person goes through every stage…we
all respond to stress and loss differently!
So as you watch, which stages do you see?!
What Stages Do You SeeIn the movie Steel Magnolias,
a mother has just lost her daughter. Watch as she goes
through some of the stages of grief…in a very short time
frame. Which Stages Do You See?!
JournalDate: 10/30/12 Topic: Grief
1. Have you had to face a time when you went through all/any of the stages of grief? Briefly describe the process and how you felt during any of these stages.
-OR-2. If not, how do you think you would cope with loss? Do you think you would hit all of the stages or only a few? Explain.