Mourning is the process of incorporating the experience of the loss into ongoing lives; the outward acknowledgement and expression of the loss; or the social customs and cultural practices that follow a loss. Bereavement is the state of having experienced the death of a significant person/object. Loss is the generic term that signifies the absence of an object, person, position, ability or attribute. It signifies the absence of a possession or future possession. The meaning of the loss is determined primarily by the individual sustaining it.