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The Cocoanut Grove Fire

The Cocoanut Grove Fire. The Study of the Psychology of Grief. The Cocoanut Grove Nightclub. Boston College and Holy Cross . vs. Boston Fire Department. November 28, 1942 - 10:15 pm. Floor Map of the Cocoanut Grove. The Fire and Aftermath. Massachusetts General Hospital.

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The Cocoanut Grove Fire

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  1. The Cocoanut Grove Fire The Study of the Psychology of Grief

  2. The Cocoanut Grove Nightclub

  3. Boston College and Holy Cross vs.

  4. Boston Fire Department

  5. November 28, 1942 - 10:15 pm

  6. Floor Map of the Cocoanut Grove

  7. The Fire and Aftermath

  8. Massachusetts General Hospital

  9. Dr. Lindemann & Dr. Jackson

  10. Symptomatology and Management of Acute GriefBy Dr. Erich LindemannAmerican Journal Of Psychiatry101, (1944), 141-148

  11. Symptoms of Acute Grief • Somatic distress – people just didn’t feel right. • Guilt relating to death/life circumstances. • Pre-occupation with the deceased. • Hostile reactions/anger. • Depression • Hallucinations – hearing and/or seeing the deceased. • Inability to function as they had before the loss.

  12. Jackson’s 5 Steps for Helping the Bereaved • You are someone to talk to • You offer the bereaved a way to express feelings • You offer the bereaved something to hold onto • You give the bereaved something to do • You offer the bereaved something to believe in

  13. Discussion Questions: • Have you ever felt uneasy in a new or unfamiliar surrounding or building? • Do you always check for alternative fire exits? • What do you think are more permanent – physical wounds or psychological wounds? • Have you ever heard of a person’s grief driving them to take their own life? • What is your personal evaluation of the symptoms of Acute Grief that are presented in this program? • Have you ever experienced Acute Grief symptoms? • Discuss Dr. Jackson’s five steps for helping the bereaved. Which ones do you think are valid and which ones are not?

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