Module Summary

• Grief can be defined as an individual’s emotional reaction to loss. 
• With grief can come a wide variety of emotions.
• There are many types of grief: complicated, chronic, absent, delayed, inhibited, anticipatory, and disenfranchised.
• While depression and grief can appear similar, they are not the same.

In the next module… 

In the next module, we will discuss the causes of grief, the physical and emotional symptoms that often come with grief, and the long-term impacts of grief.