The Book of Job is a story of human trauma. In this story the main character‚ Job‚ was subjected to extreme suffering‚ loss of material possessions and‚ psychological anguish. Job is a character who demonstrates the symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and is provided with a variety of psychic outlets which function to alleviate the stress of the trauma. According to the article “A Phonological Existential Analysis to the Book of Job‚” Jobs friends‚ Eliphaz‚ Zophar and Bildad‚ utilize a variety
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“God’s Struggle with Chaos in the Book of Job” The Book of Job introduces us to a side of God that is very rarely depicted in the Bible. For the first time‚ the notion that God protects the good and punishes the evil is challenged. In the Book of Job a mythical sea creature‚ referred to as a Leviathan‚ is referred to multiple times. This creature represents the chaos in this world that is outside of God’s control. In the Book of Job an honest God fearing man‚ Job‚ losses all his material possessions
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“Healthy Grief” HLT 310-V Grieving is a natural part of life. Everyone grieves at some point in their lives‚ whether it’s the loss of a beloved 1st pet fish or a loss of a loved one’s life‚ everyone grieves differently and everyone requires different approaches during the grieving process. This paper will describe the various stages of grief and what to expect with each stage. This paper will also compare and contrast the grieving process as defined by Kubler-Ross‚ the
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Running head: DEALING WITH GRIEF Dealing with Grief Mary Ann Jones Grand Canyon University Foundations of Spirituality in Healthcare HLT 310v Marie Ambruster December 22‚ 2012 Dealing with Grief Healthcare provider interact with people who are experiencing and dealing with grief every day. Stress and grief are normal reactions when someone has died‚ diagnosed with a critical illness‚ or even sent home on hospice knowing that death is imminent. “Grief is a normal and natural internal reaction
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Stages of Grief Paramjit Gill Todd Forest Grand Canyon University HLT-310V June 14‚ 2015 The stages of grief are common for all human beings. Once experiencing a tragic loss‚ or trauma‚ many of us go through steps that help us except what has happened and to move on. Some of these stages last longer than others‚ depending on how the person follows each stage. In this paper‚ we will cover the different stages of grief and how author Nicholas Wolterstorff reflections in the book of Lament
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The Five Stages of Grief Across Cultures Every culture experiences grief and has certain practices for mourning. Mourning is a series of behaviors following the individual’s terminal illness diagnosis‚ the death of a loved one‚ human or animal (Axelrod‚ 2016). Every culture expresses the different stages of grief in different ways. Even within the culture there can be varying levels of discipline that change the way the community grieves. Though‚ Kübler-Ross’ Five Stages of Grief sound simple and
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Does the Book of Job strengthen your faith in God’s justice? Why does God allow Satan to cause such tragedy in Job’s life‚ a man whom God has already acknowledged as "my servant Job‚ that there is none like on the earth‚ a blameless and upright man‚ who fears God and turns away from evil?"(1.8) From the beginning‚ it is known that Job is in no way deserving of his injustices‚ so a reason must be given. God gives Job an opportunity to prove that under any circumstances Job will still have faith
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Grief Reaction Process The way we grieve for our losses tend to vary by culture‚ religion‚ sex‚ and even geography. However‚ the fundamental reaction to loss of a loved one is essentially about accepting that “none of us make it alive” from this life. The grieving process is a series of behaviors and attitudes that help to deal with stressful experiences and change/cope with the status of the current stressful situations. The seven behaviors and feelings from Kavanagh‚ shock and denial‚ disorganization
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important concept addressed in J.B. J.B. is a play written in verse by Archibald MacLeish which tells the same story of the Book of Job. However‚ J.B. is written in a more modern day version with some important changes made to the characters. MacLeish made significant changes to the characters of Bildad‚ Eliphaz‚ Zophar‚ from their roles in the Bible. J.B. who represents Job‚ similarly loses everything; his wife‚ children‚ his bank‚ and ultimately his good health. He endures this suffering through
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their grief response as a journey. The stages of mourning are universal and are experienced differently depending on many circumstances that the mourner is experiencing. As an example in The Year of Magical Thinking‚ Joan Didion attempts to come to terms with her grief over the sudden death of her husband. After losing my father‚ I have learned there are five stages of grief: denial/shock‚ pain/guilt‚ anger‚ depression‚ and acceptance. There are books‚ novels‚ poems that iterate each stage of
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