Psychology of Grief Glossary Flashcards

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an individual’s ability to adjust to the psychological and emotional changes brought on by a stressful event (i.e. a loss)

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adaptation

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outward expression of emotion

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affect

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counseling that occurs after the funeral

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aftercare

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providing a choice of services and merchandise available as families make a selection and complete funeral arrangements, formulating different actions in adjusting to a crisis

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alternatives

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blame directed towards another person

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anger

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grief where mourning customs are unclear due to an inappropriate death and the absence of prior bereavement experience

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anomic grief

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grief in anticipation of death or loss, often manifests as anxiety

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anticipatory grief

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an emotion characterized by a vague fear or premonition that something undesirable is going to happen

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anxiety

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funeral director consulting with the family from the time the death

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at-need counseling

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the tendency to make strong affectional bonds with others coming from the need for security and safety

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attachment (Bowlby)

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giving undivided attention by means of verbal and non-verbal behavior

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attending (listening)

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the act or event of separation or loss that results in the experience of grief

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bereavement

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anger directed outward

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blame

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excessive in duration and never coming to a satisfactory conclusion

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chronic grief

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a non-directive method of counseling which stresses the inherent worth of the client and the natural capacity for growth and health

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person centered (client centered) counseling (Rogers)

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from the Latin, “to know;” the study of the origins and consequences of thoughts, memories, beliefs, perceptions, explanations, and other mental processes

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cognitive psychology

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grief that interferes with normal life functions without progressing towards resolution

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complicated grief (also referred to as abnormal or unresolved grief)

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the necessary quality of a counselor being in touch with reality and other’s perception of oneself

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congruence (Rogers)

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characteristic ways of responding to stress

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coping

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the individual seeking assistance or guidance

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counselee

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advice, especially that given as a result of consultation

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counseling (Webster)

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any time someone helps someone else with a problem

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counseling (Jackson)

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good communication within and between men; or, good (free) communication within or between men is always therapeutic

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counseling (Rogers)

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the individual providing assistance and guidance

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counselor

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a highly emotional temporary state in which an individual’s feelings of anxiety, grief, confusion or pain impair his or her ability to act

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crisis

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interventions which help individuals in a crisis situation

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crisis counseling

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a learned emotional response to death-related phenomenon which is characterized by extreme apprehension

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death anxiety

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inhibited, suppressed or postponed response to a loss

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delayed grief (Worden)

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the defense mechanism by which a person is unable or refuses to see things as they are because such facts are threatening to the self

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denial

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feelings of sadness, loss, anger, and persistent feelings of worthlessness and low self esteem

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depression

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counselor takes an active speaking role, asking questions, suggesting courses of action

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directive counseling

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the ability to perceive another’s experience and communicate that perception back to the person

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empathy (Wolfelt)

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an act or practice of allowing or causing the death of persons suffering from a life-limiting condition

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euthanasia (right to die)

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reactions that are excessive and disabling

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exaggerated grief (Worden)

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strong emotion marked by such reactions as alarm, dread or disquiet

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fear

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a characteristic of presenting oneself clearly – desirable quality in a funeral director

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genuineness (Wolfelt)

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an emotion or set of emotions due to loss

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grief

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helping people facilitate grief to a healthy resolution

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grief counseling

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a set of symptoms associated with loss

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grief syndrome (Lindemann)

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specialized techniques which are used to help people with complicated grief reactions

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grief therapy (Worden)

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a process occurring with losses aimed at loosening the attachment to that which has been lost for appropriate reinvestment

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griefwork (Lindemann)

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blame directed toward one’s self based on real or unreal conditions

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guilt

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a philosophy of care used in treating the terminally ill

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hospice

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counseling in which a counselor shares a body of special information with a counselee

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informational counseling

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experiencing symptoms and behaviors which cause difficulty but not attributing them to the loss

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masked grief (Worden)

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any event, person or object that lessens the degree of pain in grief

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mitigation

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outward expression of grief

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mourning

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that which is expressed by posture, facial expression, actions, physical behavior

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non-verbal communication

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expressing a thought or idea in an alternate and sometimes shortened form

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paraphrasing

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a non-directive method of counseling which stresses the inherent worth of the client and the natural capacity for growth and health

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person centered (client centered) counseling (Rogers)

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counseling which occurs before a death

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pre-need counseling

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attribution of one’s unacceptable thoughts, feelings, or behaviors to someone else

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projection

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the scientific study of behavior and mental processes

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psychology

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intervention with people whose needs are so specific that usually they can only be met by specially trained physicians or psychologists. The practitioners in this field need special training because they often work with deeper levels of consciousness

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psychotherapy (Jackson)

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a relation of harmony established in any human interaction

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rapport

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supplying a logical, acceptable reason rather than the real reason for an action

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rationalization

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returning to more familiar and often more primitive modes of coping

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regression

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blocking of threatening material from consciousness

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repression

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the ability to communicate the belief that everyone possesses the capacity and right to choose alternatives and make decisions

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respect (Wolfelt)

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compulsive need to go after and retrieve that which has been lost

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searching

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blame that is perceived to be directed toward one’s self by others

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shame

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the reaction of the body to an event often experienced emotionally as a sudden, violent and upsetting disturbance

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shock

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Help related to specific situations in life that may create crises and produce human pain and suffering

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situational counseling

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the mental and physical condition that occurs when a person must adjust or adapt to the environment

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stress

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any event capable of producing physical or emotional stress

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stressor

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the sudden, unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant, remains unexplained after autopsy and review of the circumstances around the death

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sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS or crib death)

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a deliberate and voluntary act of taking one’s own life

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suicide

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sincere feelings for the person who is trying to adjust to a serious loss

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sympathy

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an irrational, exaggerated fear of death

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thanatophobia