Exam #4

Question 1

Illness: 3 Periods

Answer 1

• Transitional (healthy to ill)
• Treatment (adjustment for family)
• Convalescent (another adjustment)

Question 2

Illness: Voice of reason for family regarding…

Answer 2

• Sound decision making
• Organizing the family
• Management of finance
• Evaluating medical options
  (SOME for short)

Question 3

Illness: Considerations when pertaining to children

Answer 3

• Family will experience fluctuating emotions
  > Discouragement, depression, denial, anxiety and anger
• Children’s understanding is limited
  > lack of maturity
  > consider developmental stage
  > child’s thoughts and feelings are crucial in case of hospitalization

Question 4

Death through illness: Stages

Answer 4

• Denial
• Anger
• Negotiation
• Guilt
• Depression
• Resignation
  (DANGeR stages for short)

Question 5

Death: Affects view

Answer 5

• Culture
• Family
• Believer vs non
• Mortal illness vs not

Question 6

Grief: Biblical 8-stage response (Name & Describe)

Answer 6

1. Candor - Honesty w/myself
2. Complaint - Honesty with God
3. Cry - Asking God for help
4. Comfort - Receiving God’s help
5. Waiting - Trusting with faith
6. Wailing - Groaning with hope
7. Weaving - Perceiving with Grace
8. Worshiping - Engaging with Love

Question 7

Grief: Things to keep in mind

Answer 7

• steps are relational, not sequential;
• Grieving and growing is messy because life is messy. It is not a neat procedure
• We don’t “conquer a stage” and never return to it.
• 3-dimensional as opposed to linear. Possible to reside in more than one “stage” at a time.