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Grief And Loss In Adolescence

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Adolescence is the time when grief and loss is accepted as being a part of life and is seen as something that inevitably happens to everyone. They are becoming much more aware of what is happening and may become more interested on the cause of death and what happens after life. However they may struggle to find a meaning in death and may be contemplating larger questions about the purpose of life. Each person is different and each will have different reaction which may fluctuate being a mixture of earlier age group reactions and reactions that are more adult. Adolescents and adults deal with grief much the same way however as adolescents are still maturing mentally and emotional they may be resistant to expressing their emotions.
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