HLT 302 Grand Canyon Week 7 Assignment Stages of Grief Paper

Write a 750-1,000 word paper analyzing Woterstorff’s reflections in Lament For a Son. In addition, address Kubler-Ross’ five stages of grief, as they are expressed throughout Lament for a Son, and respond to the following questions:

1- How does Wolterstorff find joy after his loss?

2- What is the meaning and significance of death in light of the Christian narrative?

3- How does the hope of the resurrection play a role in comforting Wolterstorff?

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Kubler-Ross’ five stages of grief

Introduction

Grief is a process. It’s not a race, and there’s no timetable for how long it should take. Although you may experience some of these stages during the first days or weeks after your loss, each person grieves differently, so don’t worry if your own grief experience looks different from someone else’s.

Denial

Denial is the first stage of grief, and it’s a common initial response to loss. You may be surprised to learn that denial can lead to isolation—and even depression. If you’re in denial about your loved one’s death, try not to let yourself get caught up in this negative thinking process; instead, try to focus on what you can do for yourself now that your loved one is gone.

Denial can be helpful in the short term because it helps us cope with reality by avoiding thinking about painful things until they’ve passed over us like a wave on our shoreline (or at least until something else comes along). It’s also often useful during an intense grieving period: Denial helps us avoid taking action toward any kind of change that could upset our current routine or comfort level while we process our emotions and thoughts about losing someone close to us.

Anger

Anger is a natural reaction to loss. It can be directed at many things: the person who died, the circumstances surrounding the death, God, or even ourselves (if we feel that we didn’t do enough).

Anger can be expressed in many different ways and there are no hard and fast rules about how people should respond to their loss.

Bargaining

In the bargaining stage, people may try to bargain with their loved one or God. They might pray that someone else would take their place in the relationship so they wouldn’t have to grieve anymore. Or they may say something like: “I don’t want you anymore; I’m sorry I hurt your feelings.”

A common way people deal with this stage is by asking themselves questions like: “What if he’d lived?” or “What if she’d lived?” In other words, we live our lives vicariously through others’ lives—and sometimes we go back and forth between living vicariously through them and living vicariously through ourselves (in order to avoid being hurt).

Depression

Depression is a normal part of the grieving process. It can be mild, moderate or severe, and it may last for months or years. Depression is not just sadness—it’s a medical condition that can be treated with medication and/or therapy.

Depression affects how you feel about yourself and your life circumstances; it changes how you think about things in general (e.g., relationships) as well as specific situations (e.g., death).

Acceptance

The final stage of grief is acceptance. It’s not the same as forgetting, but it does mean accepting your loss and moving forward. Acceptance is not about condoning what happened—it means acknowledging that something has happened, but then moving on with life.

Acceptance doesn’t mean you have to forget your loved one or stop feeling sad every now and then; it’s just another step in healing from grief so that you can be happy again!

Grief is a process, and there’s no timetable for how long it should take.

While it’s true that acceptance and moving forward are the final stages of grief, they’re not necessarily the last ones. The stages of grief can be experienced in any order. For example:

• Denial may come first, followed by anger at having lost someone so suddenly or feeling betrayed by your loved one’s death (if you were close).

• Bargaining: You’re thinking about how things might have turned out differently if there had been some way to prevent this tragedy from happening—and what will happen if no one comes forward with information about who committed the crime or why? You’ll try anything! But then again…maybe not everything would be better off if we all just stayed home on Saturday nights instead of going out with friends…or did nothing at all because our lives could just continue as normal without anyone else involved?

• Depression: This stage includes sadness over losing someone who was very important to you; guilt that maybe something could have been done differently during those final days/weeks before death occurred; feeling helpless due to feelings like hopelessness when faced with such devastating news (this means it may take longer than usual for yourself or others who are grieving).

Conclusion

Grief is a process, and there’s no timetable for how long it should take. You may be experiencing one or more of these stages right now. It can be helpful to remember that each stage represents a different phase in the grieving process, which will eventually end with acceptance. The best thing you can do during this time is listen to yourself and take care of yourself by acknowledging your feelings without judging yourself as bad or unworthy of love because of them; this helps us move forward instead!