“The Tasks of Grief”
- To accept the reality of the loss
- Experience the pain of the loss
- Adjust to the new environment without your loved one
- Reinvest in the new reality
Speaker
Susan J. Lamanna, RN, MSN, MA, CNE
Professor Emeriti, Nursing
Onondaga Community College
About this Video
This video introduces families and loved ones to “bereavement” and “grief”. Coping with the loss of a loved one is an undoubtedly painful experience. This video explains the phases of grief, how we experience it, how we can cope, and how we can comfort others through the grieving process.
Chapters
Introduction : (0:00)
Four Tasks of Grieving : (0:26)
Accept the Loss : (0:32)
Acknowledge the Pain of the Loss : (0:48)
Depression : (4:02)
Adjust and Reinvest : (5:01)
Reinvest Emotions : (5:50)
Different Experiences with Grief : (8:45)
Taking Care of You : (13:29)
"Bitter or Better" : (16:42)
Grief is Love : (19:00)
Comforting Others : (19:30)
What not to say : (19:40)
What to say : (20:50)
Conclusion : (21:47)
Key Concepts
- Explanation of J. William Worden’s Four Tasks of Grieving
- What is grief?
- How to adjust to loss
- Different experiences with grief
- Examples of how to comfort others
- Examples of how not to comfort others
Resource Links
- J. William Worden Four Tasks of Grief
- The 4 Tasks of Grieving - Psychology Today
- Interview with J. William Worden - 4 Tasks of Grief
- Complicated grief - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
- Depression (clinical depressive disorder) - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
- Dealing With Grief, Loss and End of Life Planning (aarp.org)
- We don't "move on" from grief. We move forward with it | Nora McInerny - YouTube
- The Anthropology of Grief - Word on Fire
- Prayer and Grief - Fr. Kevin Vogel
