Mental Process
grief
grief [ greef ]
Subclass of:
Bereavement
Definitions related to grief reaction:
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(grief) A broad range of reactions to bereavement, including sadness, tears, shock, confusion, and anger, among others.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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(grief) Alteration in mood and affect consisting of sadness appropriate to a real loss; normally, it is self-limited. See also depression and mourning.Sadock's Comprehensive Glossary of Psychiatry and PsychologyBJ Sadock Titles Press, 2012
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(grief) Normal, appropriate sorrowful response to an immediate cause. It is self-limiting and gradually subsides within a reasonable time.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(grief) Sorrowful response to an immediate cause; self-limiting and gradually subsides within a reasonable time.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(grief) Suffering and distress associated with loss.The Omaha SystemOmaha Systems, 2005
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