Title: Four Phases of Grief: grieving the loss of a loved one | Office of Victim Assistance | University of Colorado Boulder
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Four Phases of Grief: grieving the loss of a loved one
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Content: Four Phases of Grief: grieving the loss of a loved one | Office of Victim Assistance | University of Colorado Boulder
Four Phases of Grief: grieving the loss of a loved one
Grieving the loss of a loved one is a painful but normal part of the human experience. While many often cite Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’ Five Stages of Grief as one common way to understand the process that happens after losing a loved one, Kübler-Ross was clear that her stages were relevant only to those coming to terms with their own impending death. When we have lost a loved one, another model for understanding the grief process may be more relevant: The Four Phases of Grief, proposed by British psychiatrists John Bowlby and Colin Murray Parkes. Shock and Numbness : This phase immediately follows a loss to death. In order to emotionally survive the initial shock of the loss, the grieving person feels numb and shut down. Yearning and Searching :