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Paul and Douglas have been in a relationship for three years and Paul had been hoping that they would be getting married. Douglas has been offered a new job and wants them to move, however the new role is in Scotland. Paul is reluctant to move as he would have to leave his job and would be a long way from his family who all live in London. Douglas will not budge on his decision.

Questions

1. Using one appropriate theory, analyse how this move might impact upon Paul and his wider social network.

2. Identify and analyse 3 coping strategies that Paul may use to cope with the possible move.

For task one, you will be expected to provide an introduction to the case study in which you show an understanding of loss and grief in a wider context by providing a definition and further explanation. You should then use one of the theories (for example Kubler-Ross or Bowlby etc.) that were covered in the module in terms of loss or grief and apply it to the case study. You should include all the stages of the model and discuss them in relation to Paul and Douglas and their wider network of friends and family. Additionally, you will be expected to include a critique of the chosen model.

In task two, you will need to define coping and coping mechanisms before going on to explain how they might be categorised. You will then need to choose three specific coping strategies and for each explain how it might be categorised and why Paul might choose to use it. It is expected that you will also consider both short- and long-term advantages or disadvantages related to each coping mechanism chosen. It will be important to give context to this explanation by relating it to the case study.