Who Invented Ambiguous Loss?

In the 1970s, Dr. Pauline Boss coined the term ambiguous loss.

What is ambiguous loss theory?

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ambiguous loss is a loss that occurs without closure or clear understanding. This kind of loss leaves a person searching for answers, and thus complicates and delays the process of grieving, and often results in unresolved grief.

What is ambiguous loss Covid?

However, not all COVID-19 losses are related to the loss of life. Ambiguous grief, a concept developed by Dr. Pauline Boss, is as the name indicates, loss that we cannot easily describe or resolve. It can be described as experiencing the feelings of grief without knowing exactly what or why we are grieving.