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Key Terms G&C Mod 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adaptation | the individual’s ability to adjust to the psychological and emotional changes brought on by a stressful event such as the death of a significant other. |
| Affect | external expression of emotion |
| Aftercare (Post-Funeral counseling) | those appropriate and helpful acts of counseling that come after the funeral. |
| Aggression | the intentional infliction of physical or psychological harm on another. |
| Alienation | the state of estrangement an individual feels in social settings that are viewed as foreign, unpredictable or unacceptable. |
| Anger | blame directed towards another person. |
| Anomic grief | grief where mourning customs are unclear due to an inappropriate death and the absence of prior bereavement experience |
| Anticipatory Grief | Grief in anticipation of death or loss |
| Anxiety | an emotion characterized by a vague fear or premonition that something undesirable is going to happen. |
| At-need counseling | Funeral director consulting with the family from the time the death occurs until the final disposition. |
| Attachment | the tendency to make strong affectional bonds with others coming from the need for security and safety. |
| Attending | giving undivided attention by means of verbal and non-verbal behavior. (listening) |
| Attitude | a learned tendency to respond to people, objects, or institutions in a positive or negative |
| Chronic Grief | excessive in duration and never coming to a satisfactory conclusion |