J: Bereavement- Wolfe

Question 1

Describe what is meant by the term “crisis”

Answer 1

An unstable or crucial time or state of affairs whose outcome will make a decisive difference for better or for worse

Question 2

What are the 4 different types of stories people tell?

Answer 2

Signature stories
Public vs. private (surface v. deep)
Secret Stories
Untold stories

Question 3

What is the Iceberg theory?

Answer 3

What you see is not always obvious! Find the rest of the story, loose the stethoscope and have a meaningful conversation

Question 4

What is family mobile?

Answer 4

Many different times throughout evolution of the family, there are different weights on the mobile, every part is affected in some way

changing family roles
even when someone dies they stay on the mobile

Question 5

What are the three phases associated with life-threatening illness?

Answer 5

Period of Impact- anticipatory mourning from all perspectives

The battle- 3 windows (opportunity, rituals, rest of our life)

Period of defeat- not giving up hope, but realizes they will die from the disease

Question 6

What are the four different types of losses and their impact on the patient/ family

Answer 6

loss of possessions
loss of self
Developmental loss (cooping tools in the tool box)
Loss of significant others

Question 7

Describe the importance of utilizing a person’s lifeline as an assessment tool

Answer 7

Start at 0, go to age now, mark down positive and negative experiences and how you coped with them