What is bereavement and what is grief?
Bereavement is defined as a state of sadness or loneliness. Grief is the collection of feelings and behaviors associated with the loss of a person. The loss is commonly caused by death of a friend or family member. However, the loss can also be caused by such events as someone moving away or by a divorce. What feelings and behaviors are associated with bereavement and grief? Some feelings associated with bereavement and grief are numbness, loneliness, sadness, guilt, shock, anxiety, depression, anger, and agitation. Some behaviors associated with bereavement and grief are crying, insomnia, restlessness, and withdrawal. What are some of the characteristics associated with grief? It is extremely common for the person who is grieving to be critical of himself/herself for either doing something to or not doing something for the person who has died or left. It is also common for the grieving person to think that he/she should have died instead of the loved one. It is not unusual for the gri
