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Loss-oriented coping refers to to confronting one's pain, sadness, and the loss of a loved one and finding a place for the deceased loved one in one's thoughts and memories in order to achieve emotional health and cognitive functioning.

Loss-oriented processes is one of the two (2) complementary sets of coping processes in mourning that is concerned primarily in coping with "restoration". Loss-oriented processes involve the intrusion of grief into the life of the bereaved, grief work, the breaking of the bonds or ties to the deceased, and overcoming resistance to change.

Lou Gehrig's disease refers to the disease of the Motor System in which people experience a gradual to total loss of muscle Control and muscle function.
Moreover, Lou Gehrig's diseas

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Louche means of questionable character; dubious; disreputable.

Loudness refers to the perception of the intensity of a sound; the quality of sound that ranges from soft to loud. For a tone of a particular frequency, loudness usually increases with increasing decibels.

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Louis Pasteur proved that viruses and bacteria could cause disease. In 1878, Pasteur presented his Germ theory to the French Academy of Medicine

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Love is defined as an emotion characterized by a capacity for mutuality that transcends childhood dependency.

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Love Bombing refers to the deliberate use of an intense, concerted show of affection by a group of people, toward an individual they seek to recruit or otherwise influence. It is creating a sense of family and belonging through hugging, kissing, touching and flattery.