To list and describe Erik Erikson's psychosocial stages of adult development.
To identify the kinds of losses experienced in adulthood.
To distinguish the particular characteristics of parental bereavement and to identify the types of support available.
To compare and contrast the emotional responses to miscarriage, abortion, stillbirth, neonatal death, sudden infant death syndrome, and the loss of the "perfect" child.
To describe disenfranchised grief, with examples of its occurrence, and to identify how grief resulting from such losses can be facilitated.
To explain family interaction patterns that may be observed when a child is terminally ill.
To compare and contrast ways of caring for the dying child.
To identify the factors influencing grief in response to the death of an adult child.
To describe the factors influencing spousal bereavement and to summarize the types of social support available.
To distinguish the factors influencing the response to the death of a parent.
To identify the factors influencing grief in response to the death of a friend.
