Coping and Grief

Question 1

Loss can be…

Answer 1

Sudden, gradual, anticipated, uncertain, total, partial, permanent, temporary, external

Question 2

May affect…

Answer 2

physical function, intellectual function, independence, ID/self image, social roles, social activities/relationships, body image, future hopes, occupational status, socioeconomic status, and other health functioning

Question 3

Responding to loss

Answer 3

Grief- the emotional reaction to loss.

-Components of emotion: somatic, behavioral, feeling

Question 4

Grief can manifest itself in:

Answer 4

Feelings, physical sensations, cognitions, behaviors

Question 5

Stages of grieving and dying

Answer 5

Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
-not all people go through all 5 stages and the process isn’t always linear. The stages occur more as a process, there is not time sequence.

Question 6

Tasks of mourning

Answer 6

1. accept the reality of the loss
2. experience the pain associated with grief
3. adjusting to the circumstances created by the loss
4. emotionally relocating the decreased and progressing on with life

Question 7

Loss of the personal caregiver

Answer 7

• needs of this group are frequently neglected
• experience personal loss and grief: loose role and have become enmeshed in attending needs of others
• The intensity, duration, and meaning associated with their loss can result in negative outcomes
• conversely, positive outcomes can come with a sense of gratitude and a healthy prospective
• grief is a double edge sword: possibilities for empowering people to grow and mature- or give up on life.