grief

Question 1

stages of grief
-Kübler Ross

Answer 1

denial
anger
bargaining
depression
acceptance

Question 2

denial

Answer 2

shock, disbelief

Question 3

anger

Answer 3

resentment, envy, blaming, idealized image of what was lost
-reality starts to settle in

Question 4

bargaining

Answer 4

usually not visible
bargaining with God

Question 5

depression

Answer 5

full impact of loss is felt
-sadness & grief : expected

Question 6

acceptance

Answer 6

feelings of peace

Question 7

resolution

Answer 7

-new life without entity lost
-pursue new interests/relationships
-regained sense of organization

Question 8

anticipatory grieving

Answer 8

-experiencing feelings & emotions of the normal grieving process before loss actually occurs
-may become more intense as expected loss becomes imminent

Question 9

maladaptive grief responses

Answer 9

-inability to progress through stages of grief & achieve resolution
-fixated in one of the stages of grief

Question 10

delayed/inhibited grief

Answer 10

-remains in denial stage
-emotional pain is not experienced
-absence of evidence of grief
-“stiff upper lip”
-overreaction to another’s loss may be a sign

Question 11

distorted/exaggerated grief

Answer 11

-remains in anger stage
-normal grieving feelings are exaggerated & out of proportion
-despair & pathological depression can result

Question 12

chronic/prolonged grief

Answer 12

intense preoccupation with memories of the lost entity many years after loss