A MODEL OF WORK WITH LOSS IN THE PRACTICE OF A CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST OF A HEALTHCARE INSTITUTION
The article is devoted to the problem of loss. The study involved 57 patients, among them there were 39 women (the average age is 52 years) and 18 men (the average age is 37 years). All the patients had a history of loss, say, a loved one, relationships (a divorce), a pet, one’s own health (an incurable disease). According to the results of the study, types of loss have been identified. Correlations between complicated grief and age, symptoms of depression, and positive identity tendencies have been established. A loss-handling model has been developed, stages of loss-handling have been determined.