Grief Counseling Exam 1 Flashcards

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the scientific study of human behavior

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psychology

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the study of human behavior as related to funeral service

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Funeral service psychology

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the experience of the emotion of grief… a state of deprivation of something valuable

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Bereavement

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an adjustment process which grief and/or sorrow over a period of time and helps in the reorganization of the life of an individual following a loss or death of someone loved

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Mourning

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5
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an emotion or set of emotions due to a loss

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Grief

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6
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the study of death

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thanatology

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7
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an irrational, exaggerated fear of death

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thanatophobia

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advice, especially that gives as a result of consultation

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counseling- webster

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anytime someone helps someone else with a problem

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counseling- Edgar Jackson

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10
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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- Carl Rogers

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an individual who provides assistance and guidance

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Counselor

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12
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a treatment for emotionally disturbed persons who seek (or are referred for) assistance before they develop serious neurotic, psychotic, or character disorders

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psychotherapy

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13
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What are the needs of the bereaved

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  1. to confirm reality
  2. to establish stability and security
  3. to receive emotional support
  4. to express emotions
  5. to modify emotional ties to the deceased
  6. to provide a basis for building new inter-personal relationships
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What are the Purposes and Values of the Funeral Rite

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  1. the opportunity to receive and express love
  2. to show respect for the family, friends, and the deceased
  3. To provide an opportunity to express grief
  4. provides for a face to face confrontation with death… confirm the reality that death has occurred
  5. to gain emotional support through sharing…“Joy expressed is joy increased, grief shared is grief diminished”
  6. Theological, psychological and social needs of those who mourn are nourished
  7. provides an opportunity for farewell through ritual
  8. Provides a dramatic presentation of the fact that a life has been lived by reflecting upon memories of the deceased
  9. Helps establish emotional stability through social support network
  10. Establishes a socially accepted climate for mourning and expression of feelings
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15
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The Symptomatology and Management of Acute Grief; he introduced the Grief Syndrome?

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Eric Lindemann

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16
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Eric Lindemann discovered 5 patterns of behaviors what are they?

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  1. Somatic or bodily distress of some type
  2. Preoccupation with the image of the deceased
  3. Guilt relating to the deceased or circumstances of the death
  4. Hostile reactions
  5. Inability to function as before the loss
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17
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Who developed the attachment theory… Post Loss Grief

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John Bowlby

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What make up the attachment theory

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  1. attachments come from a need for security and safety
  2. Situations that endanger the bond of attachment give rise to emotional reactions
  3. the greater the potential for loss, the more intense the reaction
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19
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Who developed the 5 stages of Death and Dying

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Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

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What are the 5 Stages of Death and Dying

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  1. Denial and Isolation
  2. Anger
  3. Bargaining
  4. Depression
  5. Acceptance
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21
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Who developed the Four Tasks of Mourning

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William Worden

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22
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What are the 4 tasks of Mourning

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  1. to accept the reality of the loss
  2. to work through the pain and grief
  3. to adjust to an environment in which the deceased is missing
  4. to emotionally relocate the deceased and move on with life
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23
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who wrote the early paper “Mourning and Melancholia;”

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Sigmund Freud

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24
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Freud called depression what?

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melancholia

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25
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Freud pointed out that depression (melancholia) was a _________ form of normal grief

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Pathological

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26
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who came up with the concept of grief work

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Sigmund Freud

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27
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Grief work implies what?

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that the mourner needs to take action

28
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Who developed the four phases of mourning

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C.M. Parks

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What are the 4 phases of mourning

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  1. period of numbness
  2. phase of yearning
  3. Phase of disorganization and despair
  4. Phase of reorganization behavior
30
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who developed the manifestations of normal grief?

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William Worden

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what are the manifestations of normal grief?

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  1. Feelings
  2. Physical Sensations
  3. Cognitions
  4. Behaviors
32
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what is the most common feeling in William Worden’s manifestations of normal grief?

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Sadness

33
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What are the feelings of William Worden’s manifestations of normal grief?

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Sadness*
Anger*
Guilt*
Self-reproach
Anxiety
Loneliness
Fatigue
Helplessness
Shock
Yearning
Emancipation
Relief
Numbness
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What are the physical sensations of William Worden’s manifestations of normal grief

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Hollowness in the stomach
tightness in the chest
tightness in the throat
oversensitivity to noise
sense of depersonalization
feeling short of breath
weakness in the muscles
lack of energy
dry mouth
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What are the Cognitions of William Worden’s manifestations of normal grief

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Disbelief
Confusion
Preoccupation with thoughts of the deceased
Sense of presence
Hallucinations
36
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Cognitions are something that you told… they cannot be observed

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True

37
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What are the behaviors of William Worden’s manifestations of normal grief

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Sleep disturbances
appetite disturbances
absentminded behavior
social withdrawal
Dreams of the deceased
avoiding reminders of the deceased
searching and calling out
sighing
restless over activity
visiting places or carrying objects that remind the survivor of the deceased
treasuring objects that belonged to the deceased
38
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Behaviors are something that you can observe

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True

39
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Who developed the Mediators of Mourning

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William Worden

40
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What are the 8 Mediators of Mourning

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  1. Who the person that died was
  2. ** Nature of the attachment
  3. ** Mode of death
  4. Historical antecedents
  5. Personality variables
  6. Social variables
  7. Concurrent stresses
  8. Circumstantial factors influencing grief
41
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strength and security of the attachment, ambivalence in relationship, conflicts with the deceased, dependent relationships

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Nature of the attachment

42
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Natural (long or short duration), accidental, suicide, homicide

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Mode of Death

43
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previous losses and how these were grieved

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Historical antecedents

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age and gender of the survivor, person’s coping style, attachment style, cognitive style, self-esteem, self-efficacy, and person’s beliefs and values

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Personality variables

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support availability, support satisfaction, social role involvements, religious resources, and ethnic expectations

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Social variables

46
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involvement of hospice, use of a living will

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Circumstantial factors influencing grief

47
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the intense physical and emotional expression of grief occurring as the awareness increases of a loss of someone or something significant

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Acute Grief

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Blame directed toward another person

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Anger*

49
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a term describe the experience of grief, especially in young bereaved parents where mourning customs are unclear due to an inappropriate death and the absence of prior bereavement experience; typical in a society that has attempted to minimize the impact of death through medical control of disease and social control of those who deal with they dying and the dead

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Anomic Grief

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a syndrome characterized by the presence of grief in anticipation of death or loss; the actual death comes as a confirmation of knowledge of a life-limiting condition

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Anticipatory Grief

51
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the tendency in human beings to make strong affectional bonds with others coming from the need for security and safety

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Attachment Theory (Bowlby)

52
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the act of event of separation or loss that results in the experience of grief

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Bereavement

53
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grief extending over a long period of time without resolve

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Complicated (unresolved, chronic) Grief

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a therapeutic experience for reasonably healthy persons

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Counseling (Ohlsen)

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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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a defense mechanism in which anger is redirected toward a person or object other than the one who provided the anger originally

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Displaced Aggression

57
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the ability to enter into and share the feelings of others

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Empathy (Wolfelt)

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helping people facilitate uncomplicated grief to a healthy completion of tasks of grieving within a reasonable time frame

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Grief counseling

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

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Guilt**

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historically an inn for travelers, especially one kept by a religious order; also used to indicate a concept designed to treat patients with a life-limiting condition

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Hospice

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an adjustment process that involves grief or sorrow over a period of time and helps in the reorganization of the life of an individual following a loss or death of someone loved

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Mourning

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intervention with people whose needs are so specific that usually they can only be met by specially trained physicians or psychologist. 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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the assumption of blame directed toward one’s self by others

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Shame**

65
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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

66
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guilt felt by family and friends after a death

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Survivor Guilt

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

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Sympathy