Different models help to explain how bereaved persons cope with loss. Some models are descriptive, while others are prescriptive. All grief models however believe that a person’s emotion and cognition are both involved and that grieving is a process. Yet some individuals are never allowed that process. For some bereaved individuals, the grieving process never comes to an end and would require professional help. This is known as complicated grief or prolonged grief disorder. A bereavement counselor/healthcare professional could help monitor individuals with complicated grief or prolonged grief disorder by determining (a) the depth of their loss and (b) the progress made in coping with their loss. In this regard, a proposed “disruption in daily functioning scale in bereavement” could help.