Grief/Loss(30%) Flashcards
Actual loss
Def/examples
Recognized by others as well as person experiencing the loss
Example: limb, child, job, money
Perceived loss
Def/Ex.
Experienced by the person. It so easily recognized by others
Ex: loss of youth, finical independence
Maturational loss
Def/example
Any loss normally EXPECTED due to development processing of life
Ex: Empty-nesting, child with blanket
Situational loss
Def/ex
Unanticipated loss caused by an external event
Ex: fire, child death, divorce, disaster/car crash
Anticipatory loss
Def/Ex:
Loss you know that is going to happen
Ex: serious life threatening illness/ cancer
Grief
Def/Ex:
Internal EMOTIONAL reaction to loss
Ex: insomnia, fatigue, isolation, sad
Mourning
Def/Ex:
Actions/expressions of grief
Ex: crying, anxiety
5 stages of Grief
Examples:
Denial- not worried, back to normal Anger- lash out Bargaining- negotiates Depression- withdrawn. Isolation Acceptance- plans for future
Complicated grief
3 examples / time frame
Feeling of loneliness, disturbance in personal life, intense thoughts last longer than 6 months after loss
Examples of complicated grief (4)
CHRONIC- grieving longer than 6 months, reduced ability to return to normal
INHIBITED -unable to work through grief/ mourning
DELAYED- may not grieve initially, extreme grief later
EXAGGERATED-celebrity death) mourning may not correlate with degree of loss
Definition of death
Not breathing, no response to painful stimuli or lack of reflexes and spontaneous movement
Definition of good death
Allows person to die on ones own terms, with dignity and free of pain
Signs of approaching death(7)
Decrease LOC Cheyne stokes breathing Cool extremities Perspiration Decrease output Inability to swallow Mottling
Definition of Palliative Care
Time frame offered: goal
Offered right when person gets diagnosed
Give someone with a life threatening illness best quality of life with aggressive management of their symptoms
Definition of Hospice Care
End of life care for someone less than 6 months to live
