14 Death and Bereavement Flashcards
What is the effect of society’s valueing of youth and health?
the dying and bereaved are marginalised
What did Sudnow say about different deaths?
Sudnow 1967
biological death is different to social death?
When might a social death precede biological death?
retirement
loss of autonomy
saying goodbye
the dying person is avoided or avoids others
What were Walter’s 3 types of death?
Walter 1996
Traditional
Modern
Postmodern
what was the difference between Walter’s modern and postmodern deaths?
modern - medical intervention, private grief
postmodern -palliative care, celebration of life, more personal
What are the different dynamics around awareness of dying?
closed awareness (only staff are aware)
suspicion (patient suspects)
mutual deception (both know but don’t talk about it)
open awareness
What are the different trajectories of dying?
gradual slant
downward slant
peaks and valleys
descending plateaus
What did Kubler-Ross state as the 5 stages of grief?
denial anger bargaining depression acceptance
these are no unidirectional
What problem is created by using ‘staged’ models?
people may be rushed through the stages to get to ‘acceptance’, for example
what is bereavement?
situtation of those who have experienced significant loss
What is grief?
range of emotions of grief or the period of time in which this happpens
What is mourning?
visible signs of grief
What did parkes say the bereaved were at a greater risk of?
depression social isolation alcohol misuse use of prescribed and OTC drugs self harm
What were Worden’s 4 tasks for the bereaved?
accept the loss
work through grief
adjust to a new environment
to find an enduring connection with the deceased