Chapter 36

Question 1

What does bereavement mean?

Answer 1

when the owner suffers more from the death of their pet because of the many roles the pet had for the owner

Question 2

What are the stages of grief?

Answer 2

Denial
bargaining
Anger
Depression
Resolution

Question 3

What is denial?

Answer 3

a normal defense mechanism that buffers humans from some unbearable news or reality
The client will move out of this stage when they are ready.

Question 4

What is bargaining?

Answer 4

when the client shows various impotent attempts to control or reverse the reality

Example: seeking to replace the lost animal without grieving at all is a form of bargaining

Question 5

What is anger in the grief process?

Answer 5

a process that clients will move in and out of
- anger will show up in a variety of ways such as guilt, complaining about disease not found soon enough, blaming someone else (vet, vet tech)

Question 6

What is depression in the grief process?

Answer 6

mood may be described as complete, overwhelming sadness, appetite is changed, energy level is lowered, the client withdraws from others; sometimes client is unable to go to work. Other symptoms - irritability, sleep irregularity, restlessness, and inability to concentrate

Question 7

What is resolution or acceptance?

Answer 7

marked by the belief that everything is ok, normal functioning is restored and emotional energy is reinvested

Question 8

What is depression in the grief process?

Answer 8

mood may be described as complete, overwhelming sadness, appetite is changed, energy level is lowered, the client withdraws from others; sometimes client is unable to go to work. Other symptoms - irritability, sleep irregularity, restlessness, and inability to concentrate

Question 9

What is resolution or acceptance?

Answer 9

marked by the belief that everything is ok, normal functioning is restored and emotional energy is reinvested