Short Assignment:
“Neurologist Oliver Sacks On The Hallucination That Saved His Life”: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/915224016
In this interview, Oliver Sacks discussed in depth of hallucinations, and its extensive range from “the terrifying to the transcendent.” What caught my attention the most was the topic of bereavement and its common symptom of hallucination.
Academic articles on Bereavement:
https://academic.oup.com/schizophreniabulletin/article/46/6/1367/5939754
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2691160/
“Wish You Were Here” series
Bereavement. n. the condition of having lost a loved one to death. The bereaved person may experience emotional pain and distress (see grief; traumatic grief) and may or may not express this distress to others (see mourning; disenfranchised grief); individual grief and mourning responses vary. Bereavement may also signify a change in social status (e.g., from wife to widow). —bereaved adj.
APA Dictionary of Psychology
