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TABLE 31 The Grieving Process as Described by Various Theorists
RODENBAUGH’S STAGES OF GRIEVING Reeling (stunned disbelief ) Feelings (emotionally experiencing the loss) Dealing (taking care of the details, taking care of others)
KÜBLERROSS’S STAGES OF GRIEVING
HARVEY’S PHASES OF GRIEVING Shock, outcry, and denial (external response to loss) Intrusion of thoughts, distractions, and obsessive reviewing of the loss (internal response, isolation) Confiding in others to emote and cognitively restructure (integration of internal thoughts and external actions to move on)
EPPERSON’S PHASES OF GRIEVING
RANDO’S REACTIONS OF BEREAVED PARENTS Avoidance (confusion and dazed state, avoidance of reality of loss) Confrontation (intense emotions, anger, sadness, feeling the loss)
High anxiety (physical response to emotional upheaval) Denial (protective psychological reaction)
Denial (shock and disbelief )
Anger (toward God, relatives, the health-care system)
Reestablishment (intensity declines, and the parents resume their lives)
Anger (directed inwardly, toward another family member, or toward others)
Bargaining (trying to attain more time, delaying acceptance of the loss)
Healing (recovering and reentering life)
Remorse (feelings of guilt and sorrow)
Acceptance (readiness to move forward with newfound meaning or purpose in one’s own life)
Grief (overwhelming sadness) Reconciliation (adaptation to existing circumstances)
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Case Study Family Conflict and Communication
The Riveras are a blended family in which the father brings two sons and the mother brings one son and one daughter. The children range in age from 3 to 15 years old. Mr. Rivera has re- cently become disabled and is unable to work. Mrs. Rivera works outside of the home five evenings per week as a waitress. Mr. Rivera is an autocratic disciplinarian, and Mrs. Rivera’s style is more democratic. The children have not bonded as a family, despite being blended for 3 years. Mr. Rivera’s physical situation does not allow him to do much around the home, except driving the children to their many after-school activities. Family conflicts are the result of many different personalities, financial concerns, differences in values, and differences in child-rearing. 1. Identify the conflicts in this family that have fostered poor communication. 2. What are the parent–child power struggles in play in this scenario? 3. What factors hinder the discussion of family values, issues, and other important topics? 4. What are the potential parental conflicts within this scenario?
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