Loss and Grief- Test2 Flashcards
Any situation in which a valued object is changed or is no longer accessible to the individual
loss
death of a family member/loved one, theft of property, loss of car to wreck
actual loss
Loss of something not tangible to others, only experienced by individual themselves. Loss of confidence, loss of self-esteem, loss of prestige (with economic turn)
Percieved loss
Loss of a body part
physical loss
Felt by the individual, PTSD impacts, menopause–emotional loss woman feels- inadequate, unattractive to spouce
Psychological loss
loss that results from moving from one developmental stage to another, graduation from high school- time of transition. Loss of way of life/routine
Maturational Loss
Response to external event- hurricane, earthquake, house fire- loss sensed from divorce or traumatic injury
Situational Loss
Series of intense physical and psychological responses that occur following a loss
Grief
Emotional response to loss as well as outward behaviors, encompasses grief and mourning
bereavement
Period of time that person is going through grief. Varies from culture to culture
Mourning
type of grief in which person shows sadness, crying, particularly when talking about deceased. Up to a year.
Normal grief
Occurs when patient is in the dying stages, end of life care, has terminal illness and family is preparing themselves, almost done their grieving and the patient hasn’t died yet. See frequently in cancer patients esp if dying process is long. Family comes to terms with it and wants to get on with their life. May lead to dying person to feel family has distanced themselves
Anticipatory grief
Experience grief but not able to open up and acknowledge this grief (Ex loss of person to HIV when person’s lifestyle has not been open. Common with suicides or loss of ex-spouce) Elongates grief and causes psychological problems. Or loss with uncertainty- missing people, POW, severe dementia/brain injury
Disenfranchised grief
Loss that is not really understood by other people
Ambiguous loss
exaggerated response, self destructive, maladaptive behaviors, obsessions, psychiatric conditions. Biggest problem is the risk of suicide.
Exaggerated Grief
