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
