Final Exam pt 2 Flashcards
(10 cards)
Intuitive and instrumental grievers
Both examples of ADAPTIVE grieving styles
Intuitive = someones outward expression matches inner feelings
Instrumental = when it does not match and they focus on activities / problem solving
Dual Process Model
- loss oriented activities
- restoration oriented activities
Identity foreclosure
change in a person’s social status resulting from a loss
Worden’s Task of Mourning
1) accept the loss
2) work through the pain of grief
3) adjust to the absence
4) find a connection w/ deceased
Describe the pathways model
Grief model by Martin and Elder
Person follows non linear pathway in grief process
as you move different trajectories you are engaging in meaning making related to the loss
Secondary trauma
emotional impacts of exposure to the suffering of others
core categories of symptoms for PTSD
- re experiencing
- avoidance
- emotional numbing
- arousal
compassion fatigue
healthcare workers inability to extend compassion to their patients as a result of workplace conditions and secondary trauma
moral distress
- distressed feelings associated w/ being unable to provide optimal care to patients
- feeling obligated to perform interventions that result in patient suffering
Death care workers complications w/ bereaved families
- secondary trauma
- compassion fatigue