A period of mourning when the dying person or his/her family is expecting the death.

An examination of a body by a pathologist to try to determine that cause of death.

The period following a loss in which mourning ocurs.

The process of burning a dead body until it turns to ash.

The end of life; the cessation of all body function.

A deeply emotional process that is a response to loss.

Therapy to try to help a person cope after someone has died.

Th varying emotional reponses to grief.

The period in which people work to adapt to a loss; influenced by culture tradition, and society.

Care that focuses in pain relief, controlling symptoms,preventing side effects and complications, and maintaining quality of life for a preson who is very ill and/or is dying.

A doctor with advanced training in the examination of organs and tissues.

The Latin term for the condition after death in which the muscles in the body beecome stiff and ridgid.

A disease or condition that will eventually cause death.

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CNA Ch.27

Ch.27

Term	Definition
anticipatory grief	A period of mourning when the dying person or his/her family is expecting the death.
autopsy	An examination of a body by a pathologist to try to determine that cause of death.
bereavement	The period following a loss in which mourning ocurs.
cremation	The process of burning a dead body until it turns to ash.
death	The end of life; the cessation of all body function.
grief	A deeply emotional process that is a response to loss.
grief counseling	Therapy to try to help a person cope after someone has died.
grief process	Th varying emotional reponses to grief.
mourning	The period in which people work to adapt to a loss; influenced by culture tradition, and society.
palliative care	Care that focuses in pain relief, controlling symptoms,preventing side effects and complications, and maintaining quality of life for a preson who is very ill and/or is dying.
pathologist	A doctor with advanced training in the examination of organs and tissues.
postmortem care	Care of the body after death.
rigor mortis	The Latin term for the condition after death in which the muscles in the body beecome stiff and ridgid.
terminal illness	A disease or condition that will eventually cause death.

Created by: Susan Lanning

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