Concept; Grief and Loss - Lecture 4

Question 1

type of loss that is recognized by others

Answer 1

actual los

Question 2

type of loss that is experienced by one person but cannot be verified by others

Answer 2

perceived loss

Question 3

type of loss that is experienced before the loss actually occurs.

Answer 3

anticipatory loss

Question 4

(a) Loss of aspect of oneself - a body part, a physiological function, or a psychological attribute.
(b) loss of an object external to oneself
(c) separation from an accustomed environment
(d) loss of a loved one or valued person

Answer 4

Sources of Loss

Question 5

total response to emotional experience of loss

Answer 5

grief

Question 6

subjective response by survivors

Answer 6

bereavement

Question 7

behavioral process of grief resolution

Answer 7

mourning

Question 8

occurs when a person is unable to acknowledge the loss to other people

Answer 8

disenfranchised grief

Question 9

grief that is extended in length and severity

Answer 9

unresolved or chronic grief

Question 10

type of grief that occurs when feelings are purposely or subconsciously suppressed until a much later time.

Answer 10

delayed grief

Question 11

type of grief where many of the normal symptoms of grief are suppressed until a much later time.

Answer 11

inhibited grief

Question 12

stage of grief where one refuses to believe that the loss is happening. Is unready to deal with practical problems, such as prosthesis after the loss of a leg. May assume artificial cheerfulness to prolong this particular stage.

Answer 12

denial

Question 13

stage of grief where the client or family may direct anger at nurse or staff about matters that normally would not bother them

Answer 13

Anger

Question 14

stage of grief that one seeks to bargain to avoid loss

Answer 14

Bargaining

Question 15

Stage of grief that one grieves over what has happened and what cannot be. May talk freely or may withdraw

Answer 15

Depression

Question 16

Stage of grief that one comes to terms with loss. May have decreased interest in surroundings and support people. May wish to begin making plans

Answer 16

Acceptance

Question 17

What are the signs and symptoms of complicated grief?

Answer 17

Failure to grieve
avoids visiting brave/participating in the memorial services
symptomatic on anniversary of loss/holidays
minor events trigger grief response

Question 18

Does not understand the concept of death; believes death is reversible, a temporary departure, or sleep.

Answer 18

infancy to 5 years

Question 19

understands that death is final. believes own death can be avoided. associates death with aggression or violence

Answer 19

5 to 9 years old

Question 20

understands death as the inevitable end of life. beings to understand own mortality, expressed as interest in afterlife or as fear of death.

Answer 20

9 to 12 years old

Question 21

fears a lingering death. may fantasize that death can be defied, acting out defiance through reckless behaviors, seldom thinks about death

Answer 21

12 to 18 years old

Question 22

has attitude toward death influenced by religious and cultural beliefs

Answer 22

18 - 45 years old

Question 23

accepts own mortality and encounters death of parents and some peers. experiences peaks of death anxiety.

Answer 23

45 - 65 years old

Question 24

fears prolonged illness. encounters death of family members and peers. sees death as having multiple meanings

Answer 24

65+ years