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335 Exam 2
335 Grief and Loss
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| grief | deep mental and emotional anguish that is a response to the subjective experience of the loss of something significant |
| grief | subjective state that accompanies mourning; essential for health, there is no correct way |
| bereavement | period of grief and sadness, can manifest mentally, socially and physically |
| mourning | psychological process that one experiences to adapt successfully to the loss of a valued object |
| loss | separation from something of importance |
| sources of loss | self, object external to self, accustomed environment |
| actual loss | identified and recognized by others |
| anticipatory loss | when a loss is coming |
| perceived loss | felt by an individual but cannot be verified as a loss from outside (self esteem or control) |
| disenfranchised grief | cannot express loss to others, ambiguous loss |
| complicated grief | multiple losses, debilitating |
| normal presentation of grief | sadness and anxiety, anger, sleep disturbance, difficulty concentrating |
| delayed grief | remains fixed in the denial stage, may be triggered much later in response |
| distorted (exaggerated) grief | individual becomes incapable of managing activities of daily living, fixed in the anger stage |
| normal vs maladaptive grief | loss of self esteem precipitates depression |
| age 3 to 5 children and death | believe death is reversible, difficulty distinguishing between fantasy and reality |
| age 10 to 12 death | death is final and that it affects everyone |
| normal grief resolves | 6 to 8 weeks |
| anticipatory grief | can become more intense as the expected loss draws near, acts as a defense for some individuals to ease the burden of loss |
| elisabeth ross | denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance |
| john bowlby | numbness or protest, disequilibrium, disorganization and despair, reorganization |
| george engel | shock and disbelief, developing awareness, restitution, resolution, resolution of the loss, recovery |
| j william worden | accept reality of the loss, process the pain of grief, adjust to the world, find a connection with the loss and let go |
| distorted grief | fixed in the anger stage, depressed mood |
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