Issues in the Study of Loss and Grief

Losses are of various sorts, differing in their nature and their impact. Some losses don't matter that much: we've lost a small possession, or an unimportant opportunity. Other losses matter a great deal: we've lost a job, a home, or a spouse. Some of the losses that matter a lot give rise to grief; others make for a kind of distress that may be no less painful, but that is different.