The nation mourned the loss of President Kennedy and those who died in the Challenger incident. A worldwide outpouring of grief was the overwhelming response to the deaths of Princess Diana and Mother Theresa. Coping with Loss Hill and Hansen's ABCX model of coping provides a simple and clear way to observe and understand the coping process. For example, the death of an elderly person is viewed differently than the death of a child. Therapeutic Intervention Therapy is often an appropriate avenue open to those who have suffered a loss.
Therapeutic intervention can occur at any stage during the grieving process.
Often therapy begins shortly following the loss, and this is most likely to be in the form of crisis intervention. During the weeks following the death, therapy might be useful in facilitating the mourning process. Re-grief therapy may be called for to help individuals who, even years after the loss, have not successfully completed their grieving. Support groups are another means of assisting people to cope with a particular type of diagnosis or loss. Summary In sum, grieving is a uniquely individual process.