Grief (Mourning)
Loss
Terminology
Grief
a feeling of profound loss
Mourning
The external expression of grief through ...
rituals
including funerals
for remembrance
for saying Goodbye
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specific behaviors
sharing memories
...
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The shared, social response to loss.
Grief vs. Mourning
Some make the disctinction as follows:
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The Cambridge Dictionary does not make this distinction, however.
Grief:
"very great sadness, especially at the death of someone" (Cambridge Dictionary)
Mourning:
"great sadness felt because someone has died" (Cambridge Dictionary)
Sorrow
Accompanying Mourning / Grief
Complicated Grief
Causes
mourning is destructive only when mixed with guilt, shame, helplessness
"Mourning Well"
Summary
this can be very different from person to person, but there are patterns
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