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bereavement and grief  

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  • Grief can be defined as a type of stress reaction, a highly personal and subjective set of responses that an individual makes to a real, perceived, or anticipated loss. Grief reactions may occur in any loss situation, whether the loss is physical or tangible, such as a death, significant injury, or loss of property, or symbolic and intangible, such as the loss of a dream. [Source: Encyclopedia of Lifestyle Medicine & Health; Bereavement and Grief]

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