Glossary / Lexicon

Tasks in mourning describes mourning as involving a series of tasks; Worden suggested four (4) tasks: 1. to accept the reality of the loss ; . 2. to work through the pain of grief ; . 3. to adjust to an environment in which the deceased is missing; . 4. to emotionally relocate the deceased and move on with life. Tasks in mourning is one of the interpretations or theories of mourning.