Grief Flashcards
Five stages of grief
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
the period of grief and sadness that is the normal process of reacting to a loss and may include mental, physical, social, and emotional reactions
Bereavement
Deep mental and emotional anguish that is a response to the subject experience of loss or something significant
Grief
Experiencing of the feelings and emotions associated with the normal grief response before the loss actually occurs
Anticipatory grieving
Grieving that is fixated in the denial stage of the grief process
Delayed grieving
Grieving that is fixated in the anger stage of the grief response
Exaggerated or distorted grief
Age group unable to recognize or understand
Birth to age two
Age group that experiences regressive behaviors, changes in eating and sleep patterns
Ages three to five
Age group where children believe that this contagious death is personified and a form of a monster, and can include regressive and aggressive behaviors withdrawn, School phobias, somatic symptoms, and clinging behavior
Ages six to nine
Age where they are finally able to understand that is final. Feelings of anger, guilt, and depression are common. Peer relationships and school preformance may be disrupted
Ages 10 to 12
Individuals in this age group have a attitude of immortality. May withdrawal into themselves or attempt to go about usual activities in the effort to avoid dealing with the pain of the loss
Adolescence
Multiple losses that result in the person being less able to adapt and reintegrate, complicated grief response, and mental and physical health may be jeopardized
Bereavement overload
Self-esteem intact, May openly Express anger, has a mixture of good and bad days able to experience moments of pleasure, except comfort and support from others, maintains feelings of hope, May Express guilt feelings over some aspects of the loss, relates feelings of depression to specific loss experience may experience Transit physical symptoms
Normal grief
Self-esteem is Disturbed usually does not directly Express anger, persistent state of dysphoria, does not respond to social interaction and support from others, feelings of hopelessness prevail, has generalized feelings of guilt, does not relate feelings to a particular experience, expresses chronic physical complaine
Clinical depression