ABSTRACT
This chapter deals with functioning in terms of loss-reactions and discusses the measures of physical and psychological health. It examines different aspects of social functioning and also discusses three aspects that reflect the attitude to the death: anger, guilt and relief. Intrusive thoughts were common among the bereaved. Differences between groups in the intensity of intrusions were assessed with an analysis of variance with mode of death, kinship and sex as independent variables, showing main effects for kinship and sex on both interviews. The mode of death often appears to have more influence on the themes of the bereavement process than on its intensity. In some respects, the results differ from the findings of other research: C. M. Sanders found more anger among bereaved from sudden deaths. In other studies, differences were found between kinship groups: Fish found greater anger among mothers.
