Grief Flashcards
John Bowlby’s four stages of grief
- Shock-numbness
- Yearning-searching
- Disorganisation-despair
- Reorganisation
Kubler-Ross five stages of grief
- Denial
- Anger
- Bargaining
- Depression
- Acceptance
Type of abnormal grief where there is an absence of expected grief symptoms at any stage
Inhibited
Type of abnormal grief where there is an avoidance of painful symptoms within the first two weeks of the loss
Delayed
Type of abnormal grief where there are continued and significant grief related symptoms six months after the loss
Chronic/prolonged
Features suggestive of normal grief reaction rather than depression
Hallucinations of the loved one which are known not to be real
Feelings of guilt specifically relating to actions taken around the time of the death
Avoidance of activities relating to the death (e.g. avoiding going in cars shortly following a car crash)
Thoughts of death only relating to wanting to be with the deceased person
Features suggestive of depression rather than a normal grief reaction
Generalised feelings of guilt Generalised thoughts of death Feeling worthless Psychomotor retardation Prolonged functional impairment Hallucinations (other than of the deceased person)
5 stages of bereavement described by Parkes
Alarm Numbness Pining Depression Reorganisation
Lindemann’s stages of grief
Shock
Intense sadness
Anger/protest
Normalisation
Stage of bereavement where there is an emotional numbness
Stage 1
Stage of bereavement where there is a longing to be with the person, their presence may be felt, and there may be upsetting dreams about them
Stage 2
Factor found to have the largest impact in reducing depression and complicated grief of family members of those who have completed suicide
Mutual support
Type of grief reaction where there is attentional bias towards the objects of the person who died
Incentive salience
