week 3 Flashcards
wordens 7 mediators of mourning
- who the person who died was
- the nature of the attachment
- how the person died
- historical antecedents
- personality variables
- social variables
- concurrent stressors
mediator 1; who the person was who died
- kinship defines the deceaseds relationship to the survivor
- the stronger the relationship, the harder the grief
- age of the person also influences how we go through the loss
mediator 2; the nature of the attachment (5)
- strength of the attachment
- security of the attachment
- ambivalence in the relationship
- conflicts with the deceased
- dependent relationship
- mediator 3; how the person died (2)
2. factors influencing mediator 3 (7)
- mode of deaths (Nash or humans)
- -Natural, accident, suicide, homicide
- -homicide, undetermined, medical misadventure, accident, natural, suicide - factors influencing mediator 3
- -proximity
- -suddenness/unexpectedness
- -violent/traumatic deaths
- -multiple losses lead to bereavement overload
- -preventable deaths
- -ambiguous deaths
- -stigmatized deaths
mediator 4; historical antecedent
- what came before?
- how were previous losses handled?
- mental health history
- family issues
mediator 5; personality variables (6)
- bowlby suggests “taking the mourners personality structure into account when understanding the mourning process for an individual”
- variables to consider-
- age/gender
- coping style
- attachment style
- cognitive style
- ego strength
- core beliefs and values
mcrae’s 5 factors of personality
ocean
- openness
- conscientiousness
- extraversion
- agreeableness
- neurticism
(m5) Gender
women are more emotional, care taking, asking for help, grieving, companionship
- socialization differs greatly between genders
- when did we see a grieving patterns for men and women in similar ways? Ancient Greece**
- during industrial revolution** is where the change began to occur since men became more focused on work rather than emotion (all work and no play)
- today between 12-18 gender differences become apparent
- incongruent grieving
- women often receive more social support
- men after 50 are more effective in coping with loss
- grieving practices of men-
men and women are out of sync with each other when it comes to their grieving practices
incongruent grieving
-grieving practices of men-
- avoiding grief process
- taking on more responsibility
- problem solving
- throwing self into more work
- give more advice,
- restoration oriented
- trying to get things back on track
-grieving practices of women-
- more expressive
- emotional
- reading non verbal
- more intuitive with grief and people
- seek support
- feel out emotions
- make connection
- socially grieve with others
- allowing tears and crying to emerge
- seek therapy
(M5) Coping style (3)
coping- changing thoughts and acts that an individual uses to manage the external and internal demands of stressful situations
- types of coping styles-
1. problem solving
2. active emotional coping
3. Avoidant emotional coping
using the skills at ones disposal to solve problems; issues when using ineffective techniques; individuals tend to give up when its not working
problem solving
most effective style since always redlining the situations and look for redemptive qualities even in bad times; open to support
active emotional coping
eludes the issues at all costs; a maladapted behavior causing the person to withdraw and fear commitment, typically a cause for anxiety
(-trying to escape the problem)
avoidant emotional coping
