Title: Grief Counseling: The Grief Process, Models of Grief, and Grief Therapy
Headings: Grief, Loss, and Bereavement
Grief, Loss, and Bereavement
Grief, Loss, and Bereavement
Grieving Thoughts and Behaviors
Models of Grief
The Process of Recovering from Grief
Complicated Grief
Broken Heart Syndrome
Depression and Grief
Bereavement and Culture
Disenfranchised Grief
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Last Update: 11-05-2019

Content: But when symptoms persist without improvement for an extended period, they may qualify as complicated grief. In addition, the symptoms of complicated grief to be more severe. Complicated grief often dominates a person’s life, interfering with their daily functioning. Prolonged symptoms may include: Intense sadness and emotional pain
Feelings of emptiness and hopelessness
Yearning to be reunited with the deceased
Preoccupation with the deceased or with the circumstances of the death
Difficulty engaging in happy memories of the lost person
Avoidance of reminders of the deceased
A reduced sense of identity
Detachment and isolation from surviving friends and family
Lack of desire to pursue personal interests or plans
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5) does not classify complicated grief as a clinical condition. Yet it does include diagnostic criteria for “persistent complex bereavement disorder” in the section of conditions requiring further study. Broken Heart Syndrome
Generally speaking, grief cannot kill a person. That said, there are cases in which severe stress could harm an otherwise healthy person’s heart. When a person experiences a shocking event, their body fills with stress hormones. These hormones can cause part of a person’s heart to briefly swell and stop pumping.