2. Theories Related to Grief Flashcards
Who created the Grief Syndrome?
Erich Lindermann
What theory is this:
- Somatic or bodily distress
- preoccupation with of deceased
- Hostile reaction
- Guilty feeling
- Inability to function like before (esp. if they were financially dependent on deceased)
Grief Syndrome
Who created the Attachment Theory?
John Bowlby
What theory is this?
- The greater the potential for loss, the more intense the reaction
- Situations that endanger bond of attachment give rise to emotional reactions
- Attachments come from a need for security and safety
Attachment Theory
Who created the Five Stages of Grief ?
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
What are the five stages of grief?
Shock / Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance
What stage is this:
> 40% hearing loss (figuratively and literally)
2 weeks (if person had long illness prior to death or death was immenient)
3 Months
Shock / Denial
What are social factors that may keep someone from telling people of how they died?
Suicide, AIDS, COVID
What stage is this:
> Can be perceived as rude
Culturally not accepted in the U.S.
It also depends on your ethnicity and race on how people react to you in this stage (aka racism & xenophobia)
blame others for loss (deceased, doctors, minister, neighbors, God, oneself)
Easily agitated
Emotional outbursts
3-6 months
Anger
What stage is this:
> When all else fails - do this
Offer something to try to take away the reality of what has happened
Make a deal to restore our loss
3 months
Bargaining
What stage is this:
> Most people stay in this stage a long time
Ask for help if you reach extreme
If teen in this stage: NO respecting their boundaries and invade space
Changes taking place with emotions can be overwhelming
Fatigue
Rollercoaster of emotions is normal
Could commit suicide or have suicidal tendencies
2 years
Depression
Are the 5 stages of grief linear?
No
Which stage is this:
- Accustom to a new life without them
- We feel like we betray them when we have fun
- We never get over it, we just get used to it
- Forgetting is not part of the healing process
- First 365 days are the hardest
- 2-3 years
Acceptance
What should I say?
If every word is not enough, any word is to much
You don’t have to say anything
Why can some things be seen as offensive when talking to a grieving person?
Because they could interpret it as you not validating their feelings and wanting them to move on
What should you do to help someone who is grieving?
Show support
Be present
Be personal
Be persistent
Be patient
Be practical
Be positive
Be prepared
Who created the Mourning and Melancholia?
Sigmund Freud
What is this:
- Process nu which libido is withdrawn
Work that absorbs energy from the ego
A process of reliving memories
A normal appropriate, and necessary process
An extremely painful process to complete the work of mourning
Mourning and Melancholia
What are some modes of death?
Natural
Accidental
Suicide
Euthanasia
Homicide
Disaster
Who created the Tasks of Mourning?
J William Worden
What are the Tasks of Mourning
To accept reality of loss
To experience pain of grief
To express emotions associated with the death
To adjust to an environment in which deceased is missing
To withdraw emotional energy
To re-invest in another relationship
Who created the Manifestations of Normal Grief?
J William Worden
What are the manifestations of Normal Grief?
Physical Sensations (ex: dryness of mouth)
Cognition (ex: confusion)
Behaviors (ex: withdrawal)
What do emotionally well-integrated families do?
Help each other, little outside help, recover faster
What do less integrated families do?
Show minimal grief reaction at time of death
Later respond with emotional symptoms or social misbehavior
Grief longer
What are some things that affect grief?
Press/ Media
Public
Other people
What are the complicated grief reactions?
Chronic Grief
Delayed Grief
Exaggerated Grief
Masked Grief
What is Chronic Grief?
Long term grieving
What is delayed grief?
Dormant but long time
What is exaggerated grief?
Guilt and being “extra”
