Grief Counseling Test 1 Flashcards
the scientific study of human behavior
Psychology
the study of human behavior as related to funeral service
Funeral Service Psychology
the EXPERIENCE of the emotion of grief…a STATE of deprivation of something valuable
Bereavement
an adjustment PROCESS which involves grief and/or sorrow over a period of time and helps in the REORGANIZATION of the life of an individual following a loss or death of someone loved.
Mourning
an EMOTION or SET of emotions due to a loss
Grief
the study of death
Thanatology
an irrational, exaggerated fear of death
Thanatophobia
advice, especially that given as a result of consultation
Webster definition of COUNSELING
Advice starts with “A”…first letter in the dictionary
anytime someone helps someone else with a problem
Edgar Jackson definition of COUNSELING
good communication within and between men; or good (free) communication within or between men is always therapeutic
Carl Rogers definition of COUNSELING
Which definition is the preferred style among FD?
Carl Rogers
an individual who provides assistance and guidance
counselor
treatment of mental or emotional disorder
psychotherapy
needs of the bereaved….
- To confirm reality
- To establish stability and security
- To receive emotional support
- To express emotions
- To modify emotional ties to the deceased
- To provide a basis for building new inter-personal relationships
Do not confuse _____________ with ___________________.
counseling
psychotherapy
Review PURPOSES & VALUES OF THE FUNERAL RITE….
- The opportunity to receive and express love
- To show respect for the family, friends and the deceased
- To provide an opportunity to express grief
- Provides for a face to face confrontation with death…confirm the reality that death has occurred
- To gain emotional support through sharing…“Joy expressed is joy increased, grief shared is grief diminished.”
- Theological, psychological and social needs of those who mourn are nourished
- Provides an opportunity for farewell through ritual
- Provides a dramatic presentation of the fact that a life has been lived by reflecting upon memories of the deceased
- Helps establish emotional stability through a social support network
- Establishes a socially accepted climate for mourning and expression of feelings
Examples of Lindemann’s Grief Syndrome…
- Somatic or bodily distress of some type
- Preoccupation with the image of the deceased
- Guilt relating to the deceased or circumstances of the death
- Hostile reactions (anger)
- Inability to function as before the loss (sense of absolute helplessness)
Examples of Bowlby…Attachment Theory…Post Loss Grief
Attachments come from a need for security and safety (not for biological need)
Situations that endanger the bond of attachment give rise to emotional reactions
The greater the potential for loss, the more intense the reaction
Bowlby studied…
Why do people grieve?
5 stages of death & dying was put together by who and how?
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
Based on interviews w/ dying patients
5 stages of death & dying
- Denial & Isolation
- Anger
- Bargaining
- Depression
- Acceptance
