Things that Influence Grief
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Characteristics
and meaning of the lost relationship; was their unfinished business; role of
the deceased one in your life, your family system and/or social system
Your personal characteristics; how you cope; what your mental health is;
your social, cultural, ethnic and religious background; past experiences
with loss/death; sex-role conditioning; your age
The specific circumstances of the death; was it sudden; was it preventable;
was it expected
Your social support system
Your ethnic background
Your religious/philosophical background
Your educational, economic and occupational status
The funerary rituals
Are you taking drugs or sedatives
Are you getting adequate nutrition
Do you get enough rest and sleep
Do you get exercise
Is the death recognized socially/culturally