Click on the links below and listen to the audio files on each. They all relate to loss, bereavement and grief.

a) Rituals of mourning

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1428103

b) Empty Room: Loss of a sibling

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3846373

When you have listened to all the audio clips, respond to the following questions:

1. What are the three things most significant things you learned from your course materials (readings and video clips) this week? Explain why you think they are important.

2.Select one of the conceptual approaches to bereavement on page 420 of the James text and demonstrate how it might help to explain the experiences of the individuals whose stories are contained in the audio clips.