Glossary G
Glossary G
Deutsch: Trauern / Español: Duelo / Português: Luto / Français: Deuil / Italiano: Lutto
Grieving is a a term used by some writers to designate the internal or intrapsychic aspects of grief and mourning. It can also be defined as processes of experiencing and expressing grief and mourning. --->Grief.
In the context of psychology, grieving refers to the emotional process that individuals go through after experiencing a loss, typically the death of a loved one. This process involves various emotional, cognitive, physical, and behavioral responses as the individual comes to terms with their loss.
- GRIT (Graduated and reciprocated initiative in tension reduction) : GRIT which is the acronym of Graduated and reciprocated initiative in tension reduction is a strategy for resolving a mixed-motive dilemma, in which one party announces its intention to cooperate and then behaves cooperatively. If exploited, the party temporarily retaliates, then resumes cooperative behavior.
Grooming is the term refers to the process by which child sex offenders/abusers ensnare their victims by befriending them. The abuser will usually pretend to share a common interest with the child or offer them support and advice before persuading them to meet one-to-one. When using the internet for Grooming, the offenders also usually pretend to be children, too. Following a number of cases where Pedophiles have used internet chatrooms or email to befriend children in order to abuse them, public awareness of "Grooming" has grown.