Grieving processes

RSHE (PSHE)

Separation and sudden changes

Death, grief and loss

This unit discusses managing separation and sudden changes.

Healthy relationships: How do separation and change affect relationships?

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of mental health issues

the experience of losing a person who is important and significant

a ceremony held to remember and say goodbye to someone who has died

everyone goes through the same stages in the same order

people may move through stages in different orders and times

What does it mean when people say grieving is not linear?

Which of these is one of the common stages of grief?

What is true about the time it takes to grieve?

Which of these can be a healthy coping strategy for grief?

Ongoing {{}} can help someone manage long-term grief.

because only certain people are allowed to feel it

because everyone experiences it in their own way

What emotion might someone feel during grief, besides sadness?

they can influence the traditions or ways people express grief

they make everyone grieve in the same way

How can culture or beliefs affect how someone grieves?

Grief is a natural and {{}} response to loss.

that she’s finding a healthy way to remember

After the family dog dies, Priya feels sad for weeks but later starts drawing pictures of her pet to remember the good times. What does this show about her grief?

that it’s normal for grief to bring mixed emotions

that he should try to ignore how he feels

After his grandad dies, Leo sometimes feels angry at small things, then guilty for feeling that way. What does this show about grief?

Exit Quiz

Match the term to the definition.