13. Death Care Professional and Grief Flashcards
What is the highest stressor for death care professionals?
Death
What are ways to avoid risks for death care professionals?
Know personal limitations
Avoid burnout
Practice active grieving
Reach out for help
Know own support system
What are the 3 awarenesses to discover in the Funeral Practitioner’s own grief?
Awareness of previous loss
Awareness of feared losses
Awareness of personal death anxiety
What are characteristics of stress and burnout?
▪️ Exhaustion and loss of energy
▪️ Irritability and impatience
▪️ Cynicism and detachment
▪️ Physical complaints
▪️Disorientation and confusion
▪️ Omnipotence and feeling indispensable
▪️ Minimization and denial of feelings
▪️ Depression
▪️Acute vs chronic
How does one begin to feel indispensable?
You get so attached to the family and feel you have to be with them the entire time, it drains you
What are the 5 categories of self care for the caregiver?
Physical
Mental
Emotional
Social
Spiritual
What are ways to self care physically?
Fitness and exercise
Avoid substances
Diet and nutrition
What are substances to avoid to self care physically?
Alcohol
Drugs (legal and illegal)
Tobacco
Caffeine
What are ways to self care mentally?
Self Appreciation
Idealized and actualized self
Answering the “inner critic”
What are ways to self care emotionally?
Identification and expression of feelings
Anxiety and Anger (just no hurting yourself or others)
Forgiveness
What’s important to remember about forgiveness?
Can forgive but don’t have to reconnect
Forgive for your peace of mine, not for them
What are ways to self care socially?
Communication
Bonding and trust
Building bridges to others
What are ways to self care spiritually?
Philosophy of life
Purpose in life
Prayer and Higher Power
What are some simple self care ideas?
Look at something nice
Smell something nice
Feel something nice
Listen to something nice
Taste something nice
What are things to do when you feel anxious?
Go outside
Ask for help
Create something
Drink water
Write how you feel
Listen to music
Positive distraction
