1. Explain in your own understanding what grief is.

2. What help can you give to someone who is experiencing grief?

3. What can you do to maintain a healthy mind?

4. How are you going to prevent and control mental illness? cite an example.

Grief is the response to loss, particularly to the loss of someone or some living thing that has died, to which a bond or affection was formed. Although conventionally focused on the emotional response to loss, grief also has physical, cognitive, behavioral, social, cultural, spiritual and philosophical dimensions.

2.

Be a good listener. ...

Be a good listener. ...Respect the person's way of grieving. ...

Be a good listener. ...Respect the person's way of grieving. ...Accept mood swings. ...

Be a good listener. ...Respect the person's way of grieving. ...Accept mood swings. ...Avoid giving advice. ...

Be a good listener. ...Respect the person's way of grieving. ...Accept mood swings. ...Avoid giving advice. ...Refrain from trying to explain the loss. ...

Be a good listener. ...Respect the person's way of grieving. ...Accept mood swings. ...Avoid giving advice. ...Refrain from trying to explain the loss. ...Help out with practical tasks. ...

Be a good listener. ...Respect the person's way of grieving. ...Accept mood swings. ...Avoid giving advice. ...Refrain from trying to explain the loss. ...Help out with practical tasks. ...Stay connected and available. ...

Be a good listener. ...Respect the person's way of grieving. ...Accept mood swings. ...Avoid giving advice. ...Refrain from trying to explain the loss. ...Help out with practical tasks. ...Stay connected and available. ...Offer words that touch the heart.

3.

Exercise regularly. The first thing I tell my patients is to keep exercising. ...

Exercise regularly. The first thing I tell my patients is to keep exercising. ...Get plenty of sleep. Sleep plays an important role in your brain health. ...

Exercise regularly. The first thing I tell my patients is to keep exercising. ...Get plenty of sleep. Sleep plays an important role in your brain health. ...Eat a Mediterranean diet. Your diet plays a large role in your brain health. ...

Exercise regularly. The first thing I tell my patients is to keep exercising. ...Get plenty of sleep. Sleep plays an important role in your brain health. ...Eat a Mediterranean diet. Your diet plays a large role in your brain health. ...Stay mentally active. ...

Exercise regularly. The first thing I tell my patients is to keep exercising. ...Get plenty of sleep. Sleep plays an important role in your brain health. ...Eat a Mediterranean diet. Your diet plays a large role in your brain health. ...Stay mentally active. ...Remain socially involved.

4.

There's no sure way to prevent mental illness. However, if you have a mental illness, taking steps to control stress, to increase your resilience and to boost low self-esteem may help keep your symptoms under control.