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# Stress, coping and grief

The stress response, coping, the reaction to illness, and grief.

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## Concept

- [**Coping and resilience** Coping is what people think and do to handle stress](https://durgical.com/en/behavioral-science/coping-and-resilience/)
- [**Life events and social support** Big life changes and daily hassles add up to stress](https://durgical.com/en/behavioral-science/life-events-and-social-support/)
- [**Normal grief, prolonged grief and depression** Grief is the normal reaction to loss](https://durgical.com/en/behavioral-science/normal-grief-prolonged-grief-and-depression/)
- [**Psychological factors in physical illness** Mind and body interact: stress, mood and behavior can bring on or worsen physical illness, and…](https://durgical.com/en/behavioral-science/psychological-factors-in-physical-illness/)
- [**Stress: the general adaptation syndrome and allostatic load** Stress is the body's and mind's response to a demand](https://durgical.com/en/behavioral-science/stress-the-general-adaptation-syndrome-and-allostatic-load/)
- [**The reaction to illness: sick role, illness behavior and hospitalization** Falling ill changes a person's role, behavior and feelings](https://durgical.com/en/behavioral-science/the-reaction-to-illness-sick-role-illness-behavior-and-hospitalization/)

## Theory

- [**Kübler-Ross's stages of dying and their limits** Kübler-Ross described five emotional reactions in dying patients](https://durgical.com/en/behavioral-science/kubler-ross-s-stages-of-dying-and-their-limits/)

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Educational content on behavior and the clinical relationship; not a diagnostic or treatment guide and no substitute for assessment by a health professional. If you or someone near you is at risk, seek help now from an emergency service or a mental-health helpline.

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