Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
- Textbook: Chapter 20
- Lesson
- Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)
Initial Post Instructions
Coping with the grief of losing a loved one can be one of the most devastating and life-altering experiences of a person’s life. As a health care professional, you will witness and experience, first-hand, the loss that your patients and their families will have to learn to cope with. Based on the textbook and what current research suggests, how can your patient’s family use the dual-process model to cope with and make sense of the world?
ANSWER
Undoubtedly, the most devastating encounter in life is the death of a close friend or family member, and it can genuinely affect a person’s short-term and long-term health and wellbeing. Bereavement can be associated with difficulty adjusting to the loss, which, if not addressed, can result in poor health outcomes such as isolation, depression, anxiety, and feelings of anger (Santrock, 2019). The dual-process model posits that bereaved people usually employ coping processes due to the stressors of loss and restoration (Patterson et al. 2021). As such, to be able to cope with the loss, … To access full answer, click on the purchase button below.