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1. What is grief, and how does it typically work?

"Grief is a complex emotional experience. It is also a common one, occurring frequently through every person's life, and one that marks us in permanent ways, changes us, and ultimately is a defining part of who we are and how we live.

====  Grief is not a uniform emotion; it has many facets. The experience can differ according to who or what has been lost, when that loss happens in our lives, and in what setting it occurs." ====

Prieto, Loreto R. "Introduction to the special section on grief, loss, and bereavement." // Journal of Mental Health Counseling // 33.1 (2011): 1+. // Student Resource Center - Gold //. Web. 6 Apr. 2011.

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2. What is the usual for a child grieving the loss of a parent?

Most children who go through the death of a parent will find a way to adjust to their life in one year, but some children can develop long lasting academic difficulties, social withdrawal, and major depressive symptoms.

Howarth, Robyn A. "Promoting the adjustment of parentally bereaved children." // Journal of Mental Health Counseling //33.1 (2011): 21+. // Student Resource Center - Gold //. Web. 6 Apr. 2011.

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3. How does grief carry on into the rest of a person's life?

"The long-term effects from parental death are an important consideration for counselors. Adults who were parentally bereaved as children may present with issues that are not directly linked to but have been influenced by their loss."

Howarth, Robyn A. "Promoting the adjustment of parentally bereaved children." // Journal of Mental Health Counseling //33.1 (2011): 21+. // Student Resource Center - Gold //. Web. 6 Apr. 2011.

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4. What is the link between grief and depression?

Grieving the loss of a loved one can cause depression. Also, it can cause a reaction known as complicated grief. Complicated grief is a lot like depression as it is long lasting. It is the constant longing for a loved one that does not go away. Complicated grief can occur without any signs of depression. Sometimes, complicated grief can be mistaken for typical grief.

Bower, Bruce. "Grief sometimes heads down a grievous path." // Science News // 14 Jan. 1995: 22. // Student Resource Center - Gold //. Web. 6 Apr. 2011.  Document URL http://find.galegroup.com/gps/infomark.do?&contentSet=IAC-Documents&type=retrieve&tabID=T003&prodId=IPS&docId=A16424927&source=gale&srcprod=SRCG&userGroupName=pl7053&version=1.0 

5. How can a person overcome grief?

It is hard to overcome grief, and to many sufferers it seems impossible. However, it is possible for a person's life to go back to normal after grief, and it is possible for a person to grow and learn from grief. It will take different amounts of time to overcome grief with different people and different situations. It usually takes six months to a year for a person to feel normal again, but it is not a bad thing if it takes longer.

"Friends will say, 'You have to get out more, stay busy.' That's usually the opposite of what the person needs," says Sanders. "They're exhausted and fatigued. They just need someone to stay with them and listen."

Wartik, Nancy. "Grief Follows a More or Less Predictable Pattern." //Opposing Viewpoints: Death & Dying.// Ed. Paul A. Winters. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 1998. //Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center.// Web. 10 Apr. 2011.

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6. Grief can show itself differently in different situations. What can affect grief?

"A wide range of factors determines the course of bereavement, including the mourner's ethnic and religious background, the quality of his or her relationship to the deceased, and the role the deceased played in the mourner's life. Age affects the mourning process (though adults need to recognize that children grieve deeply too), as does gender... Certain circumstances prolong mourning. Rando cites seven: the death of a child; sudden death leaving no time to prepare; a death perceived as preventable, as with suicide; a death occurring after a long illness such as cancer; a difficult, ambivalent or overly dependent relationship between the mourner and the deceased; a lack of social support in the griever's life; and a griever's preexisting mental illness (such as depression) or extreme life stresses (such as divorce of job loss)."

Wartik, Nancy. "Grief Follows a More or Less Predictable Pattern." //Opposing Viewpoints: Death & Dying.// Ed. Paul A. Winters. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 1998. //Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center.// Web. 10 Apr. 2011.

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7. What are typical feelings of a child being separated from their family?

A child separated from their family can feel shocked, upset, and unloved. Many times, parents will think their children are fine with separations when the children are actually struggling. Divorces and separations can have the worst affect on children in a family that does not see a lot of conflict because it is a surprise to them that will make them feel especially shocked and unprepared.

<span style="color: #474e49; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">Michelle Bryant. "Divorce Hurts Children." // Opposing Viewpoints: Divorce //. Ed. Mike Wilson. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009. // Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center //. Web. 10 Apr. 2011. <span style="display: block; line-height: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 1em;"><span style="color: #474e49; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">Document URL http://find.galegroup.com/gps/infomark.do?&contentSet=GSRC&type=retrieve&tabID=T001&prodId=IPS&docId=EJ3010571207&source=gale&srcprod=OVRC&userGroupName=pl7053&version=1.0 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">8. What affects can come from a child who has been separated from their family because of divorce?

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Studies have shown that children could develop phycological issues or problems with learning from a divorce. However, these ideas are doubted now. It has been recognized that some children with separated families have probably had long term problems because of the types of families they were raised. This makes it so that children with such issues are often in families that will separate. It is also noted that it can have worse affects for a child to live with married parents who are fighting a lot than with separated peaceful parents.

Ram, Bali, and Feng Hou. "Changes in family structure and child outcomes: roles of economic and familial resources."// Policy Studies Journal // 31.3 (2003): 309+. // Student Resource Center - Gold //. Web. 10 Apr. 2011. <span style="display: block; line-height: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 1em;">Document URL http://find.galegroup.com/gps/infomark.do?&contentSet=IAC-Documents&type=retrieve&tabID=T002&prodId=IPS&docId=A109740168&source=gale&srcprod=SRCG&userGroupName=pl7053&version=1.0 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">9. How often did married couples separate in the early 1960s?

In the 1960s and 70s, the divorce rate raised dramatically in America. Strangely, however, the raise was not seen in other countries. Many of the reasons for the raise were results of the female role changing in the United States and women becoming more financially independent.

<span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #474e49; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 29px;"> <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Kesselring, Randall G., and Dale Bremmer. "Female income and the divorce decision: evidence from micro data."//<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Applied Economics // 38.14 (2006): 1605+. //<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Student Resource Center - Gold //. Web. 10 Apr. 2011. <span style="display: block; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 1em;">Document URL http://find.galegroup.com/gps/infomark.do?&contentSet=IAC-Documents&type=retrieve&tabID=T002&prodId=IPS&docId=A151607130&source=gale&srcprod=SRCG&userGroupName=pl7053&version=1.0 10. Why have divorce rates changed?

There are many reasons for the change in divorce rate that has appeared. There is the lengthening of lifespan, which gives more of a chance for couples to run into conflict. Also, as divorce became more common, it was more socially accepted. It can also be noted that in modern times, almost all couples marry for love, whereas in the 1800s and before, there were may couples that married for social reasons. Marriages were often chosen by families. As the reason for marriage changed, the trends in separation changed as well.

<span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #474e49; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 29px;"> <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Campbell, Kelly, and David W. Wright. "Marriage today: exploring the Incongruence between Americans' beliefs and practices." //<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Journal of Comparative Family Studies // 41.3 (2010): 329+. //<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Student Resource Center - Gold //. Web. 10 Apr. 2011. <span style="display: block; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 1em;">Document URL http://find.galegroup.com/gps/infomark.do?&contentSet=IAC-Documents&type=retrieve&tabID=T002&prodId=IPS&docId=A231753630&source=gale&srcprod=SRCG&userGroupName=pl7053&version=1.0 I am having a lot of trouble creating questions for my topic because it is mainly a personal situation.