Death + Dying Flashcards
Something that you experience, but others can validate. (Loss of leg, loss of job, loss of person)
Actual Loss
A personal loss that can only be validated by the person who is experiencing it. (when you lose yourself, loss of financial independence, loss of personal environment–elderly)
Perceived Loss
Loss of sight, hearing, sense. May combine with Actual Loss.
Physical Loss
Emotional aspect of loss, altered self image, feeling of hopelessness/powerlessness. Mental/emotional loss (injury preventing someone from returning to work) Feeling of worthlessness.
Psychological Loss
Actual loss has not yet occured but we believe it will. (Chronic illness; death will come at some point but we don’t know when. Eventually your parents are going to die. Going in for surgery and having the possibility that you will be losing a bod part.
Anticipatory Loss
The loss of a person, thing, or quality, resulting from alteration of a life situation, including changes related to illness, body image, environment, and death.
Situational Loss
A personal, emotional reaction to a loss
Grief
Period during which mourning for a loss takes place
Bereavement
Actions and expressions of grief, including the symbols and ceremonies that make
up the outward expressions of grief
Mourning
There is no time limit on __________ .
Grieving
Occurs when a valued person, object, or situation is changed or made inaccessible
Loss
The time period of grief depends on…
- The significance of the loss
- The person’s emotional stability and maturity
- The person’s coping abilities
- Preparation of the loss
Normal Grief (2)
Abbreviated
Anticipatory
Short period of grieving; though still genuine.
Abbreviated Grief
We know that death is inevitable, we know a person is going to die in a time frame, we begin to prepare for the loss.
Anticipatory Grief
Dysfunctional grief is _________ or _________ .
Abnormal or distorted grief
Dysfunctional Grief (2)
Unresolved
Inhibited
Extends over a long period of time; years later still trying to come to terms with the loss.
Unresolved Grief
Suppressing grief, may lead to physical manifestations. (Young child dies, mother has physical ailments as milestones pass that the child would have experienced; i.e. graduation, marriage, etc.
Inhibited Grief
Spiritual response to grief
losing faith or looking toward your faith to see why things happened.
Negative ways to bereave
Neglecting own health
Drinking/drugs
Malnutrition or overeating
Positive ways to bereave
Feeling of relief
May get involved in activities
Self-reflection on deceased’s life
Examples of mourning
Funerals, wakes, ceremonies honoring person
Kubler-Ross stages of dying
- Denial
- Anger
- Bargaining
- Depression
- Acceptance
Engel Stages of Grief 6
- Shock and disbelief
- Developing awareness
- Restitution
- Resolving the loss
- Idealization
- Outcome
Refusing to admit that they are dying, may lead to social isolation.
Denial
Why me? What did I do to deserve this? I did everything I was supposed to do, so why am I dying? Upset with God, doctors, family, themselves.
Anger
If you just let me live until next week and let me do this, I will accept my death. Just let me get through my son’s graduation.
Bargaining
Idea of death is starting to set in, individual feels defeated, begins grieving the loss of their own life.
Depression
I am going to die, and it is going to be okay. I am ready to die. There is nothing i can do, I am happy where I am.
Acceptance
Kubler-Ross stages of dying are experienced by…
Actual individual who is dying