Grief

thumb|A detail of the 1672 sculpture Entombment of Christ, showing Mary Magdalene crying

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Swiss-American psychiatrist and pioneer in near-death studies (1926-2004)

Grief is the response to the loss of something deemed important, in particular the death of a person or animal to which a bond or affection was formed. Although conventionally focused on the emotional response to loss, grief also has physical, cognitive, behavioral, social, cultural, spiritual, political and philosophical dimensions. While the terms are often used interchangeably, bereavement refers to the state of loss, while grief is the reaction to that loss.

series of emotional stages experienced when faced with impending death or death of someone

Condolences (from Latin con (with) + dolore (sorrow)) are an expression of sympathy to someone who is experiencing pain arising from death, deep mental anguish, or misfortune.

tourism involving travel to sites associated with death and tragedy

love that is not reciprocated by the receiver

thumb|right|Jan Kochanowski with dead daughter in painting inspired by the poet's Laments

group where various types of help, usually nonprofessional and non-material, are provided for a particular shared, usually burdensome, characteristic

The year of death of Muhammad's wife Khadija and uncle Abu Talib

a hand made art doll created from a blank kit or a manufactured doll that has been completely transformed by an artist to resemble a human infant with as much realism as possible

sculpture

Symbol of mourning

mental disorder resulting in a pathological grief reaction

English language phrase used when offering condolences

psychological response to loss caused by environmental destruction or climate change

event of great loss, usually of human life

psychotherapy for physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and cognitive responses to loss

pregnancy in which the mother or fetus are at greater than normal risk

thumbnail|right|Young Girl Weeping for her Dead Bird by Jean-Baptiste Greuze In psychology, meaning-making is the process of how people (and other living beings) construe, understand, or make sense of life events, relationships, and the self.

collective trauma on a national scale

loss without closure or clear understanding

American poet and author (1937–2016)