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Attachment
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strong, persistent affectionate bonds w/ others that tend to endure throughout life
significant relationships |
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Loss
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a person OR thing lost
loved one, job, school |
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Bereavement
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the realization that there has been a loss
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Bereavement Reaction
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any psych, phys, or behavioral response to loss
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Grief
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the feelings and behaviors accompying a loss
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Grief Process
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changing affective state over time
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Mourning
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social expression of grief
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The Process
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attachment-->loss-->bereavement-->grief-->mourning
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Wound Healing Model of Grief
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can cause physical injury
normal reactions immune system~psych immune system |
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Grieving Spectrum
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there is no right or wrong way to grief
"thank god..." or "OH MY GOD!" *Depends on the nature of the relationship |
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3 Phases of Recover
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1. shock
2. preoccupation 3. resolution |
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Kubler-Ross 5 Stages of Grief
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1. denial
2. anger 3. bargaining 4. depression 5. acceptance |
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Threatened Loss
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lose state of mind that everything is ok
ie- physician getting sued |
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Symbolic Loss
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shared sense of loss, loss of security/safety
ie- Virginia Tech for some people |
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Fantasized loss
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thinking about failing a test and losing a professional/personal opportunity
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Real Losses
Unanticipated Loss |
somebody dying
MI, car wreck, stroke, etc |
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Features of Uncomplicated Grief
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trying to accept the reality of loss
work thru pain/grief adjust to the environment relocate the deceaed realization and acceptance necessary |
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adjust to the environment
emotional relocation |
ex-widow having to drive and pay the bills now that her husband is gone
accepting that certain enjoyable events will not happen in the future |
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uncomplicated grief emotions
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sadness, anger, guilt, anxiety, helplessness, lonliness, fear, emancipation, numbness
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Physical symptoms
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overall emptiness
tightness in chest, throat, dry mouth, lack of energy |
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some psychological symptoms
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cognition, confusion (esp during funeral preparations), hallucinations
sleep disturbances, dec appetite, preoccupation |
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Complicated Grief
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1. persist in denial
2. Intense Sadness-prolonged 3. Minor Losses w/ intense grief 4. radical lifestyle change 5. unusual responses |
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is bereavment a normal response?
when can it become an illness |
YES. not an illness
can lead to major depression |
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Symptoms of Bereavement v Depression
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can be very similiar. look for subtle differences
depression-morbid guilt, suicidal, morbid worthlessness, psychomotor retardation, bad hallucinations |