... few (Rando, 1984). To understand how to apply these concepts to the care work practice, the terms grief and bereavement must be defined and differentiated. Grief is defined as "the process of psychological, social and somatic reactions to the perceptions of loss" (Rando, 1984). This definition provides explanation of the holistic impact that grief has on an individual. Grief is noted to affect not only the psychological aspects of the person but to also impact the social and somatic reactions of an individual. Bereavement is defined as "the state of having suffered a loss" (Rando, 1984 Most of our understanding about grief has been drawn from psychoanalytical sources (e.g., the work of Freud or Klein) and later from attachment theory (e.g., the work of Bowlby). These sources have emphasised the role of the emotions and psychological defences. Research commonly focused on particular populations (such as children, the terminally ill, the mentally ill, ...

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