Psychosocial Aspects of Death and Dying Chapter 8

Question 1

A normal reaction to loss

Answer 1

Grief

Question 2

The emotional response to loss

Answer 2

Grief (Raphael)

Question 3

The processes whereby the bereaved gradually undoes the psychological bonds that bound them to the deceased

Answer 3

Mourning (Raphael)

Question 4

Five Characteristics of Grief - Lindemann

Answer 4

Somatic Distress
Preoccupation with the image of the deceased
Guilt 
Hostile Reactions
Loss of patterns of conduct

Question 5

The cognitive process of confronting a loss, of going over the events before and at the time of death, focusing on memories and working toward detachment from the loss

Answer 5

Grief Work - Lindemann

Question 6

Wordon’s 4 primary requirements for the successful completion of grief work

Answer 6

Accept the reality of the loss
Experience the pain of grief
Adjust to an environment without the deceased
Withdraw emotional energy and reinvest in another relationship