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Acute Grief
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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affect
feelings and their expression
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anger
blame directed toward another person
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anxiety
a state of tension, typically characterized by rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath and other similar ramifications of arousal of the autonomic nervous system; an emotion characterized by vague fear or premonition that something is going to happen
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Bereavement
the experience of the emotion of grief; the act of separation or loss that results in the experience of grief; the condidion arising from an event producing acute deprivation due to loss of someone or something in which emotional capital has been invested.
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AKA for complicated grief
unresolved or chronic grief
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Complicated grief
grief extending over a long period of time without resolution
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coping
characteristic ways of responding to stress
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crisis
a highly emotional temporary state in which an individuals feelings of anxiety, grief, confusion or pain impair his or her ability to act
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Death anxiety
a learned emotional response to death related phenomena which is characterized by extreme apprehension; used synomously with death fear
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delayed grief reaction
inhibited, suppressed or postponed response to a loss
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denial
a protective coping mechanism characterized by an inability to perceive external reality. 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(ego): a defense mechanism, closely related to repression, in which the individual simply denies the existence of the events that have aroused anxiety
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emotion
the outward expression or display of mood or feeling states
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empathy
the ability to enter into and share the feelings of others; a basic level of empathy is a counselors capacity to understand the subjective world of the client and communicating this deep understanding to the client
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facilitate
to assist understanding of the circumstances or situations the individual is experiencing, and to assist that person in the selection of an alternative adjustment if necessary
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fear
stron emotion marked by suck reactions as alarm, dread, and disqiueting
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feelings
pleasant or unpleasant experiences occurring when an individual is awake and conscious
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frustration
the state of being prevented from attaining a purpose; thwarted; the blocking of motive satisfaction by some kind of obstacle
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funeral service psychology
the study of human behavior as related to funeral service
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Genuineness
the ability to present ones self sincerely
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goals
objectives or adjustments to be achieved
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grief
a state defined by webster as intense emotional suffering caused by loss; an emotion or set o emotions due to a loss that is involved in the work of mourning
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grief syndrom per lindemann
set of symptoms associated with loss
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grief work per lindemann
a process occurring with loss aimed at loosening the attachment ot the dead for reinvestment in the living
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Hospice
a specialized health care program that servies patients with illnesses such as cancer during the last days of their lives; historically an Inn for travelers, especially one kept by a religious order; also used to indicate an institution designed to treat patients with a life-limiting condition.
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Motivation
the proces that initiates, directs, and sustains behavior satisfying physiological or psychological needs
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mourning
an adjustment process which involves grief or sorrow over a period of time and helps in the reorganization of the life of an individual following a loss; the process of working through grief
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Projection
attribution of ones unacceptable thoughts, feelings, or behaviors to someone else
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psychiatrist
a medical doctor with a specialty in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
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psychology
the study of human behavior; the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
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psychotherapy per jackson
intervention with people whose needs are so specific that usually they can only be met by specially trained physicians or psychologists. the practitioners in this field need special training because they often work with deepers levels of consciousness
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rationalization
supplying a logical, rational, socially acceptable reason rather than the real reason for an action
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regression
a defense mechanism used in grief to return to more familiar and often more primitive modes of coping
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repression
blocking of threatening material from consciousness
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respect per wolfelt
the ability to communicate the belief that everyone possesses the capacity and right to choose alternatives and make decisions
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Stress
life events and minor hassels that exert pressure or strain.
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Supression
a conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns
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sympathy
sincere feelings for the person who is trying to adjust to a serious loss or the death of close friend or relative
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thanatology
the interdisciplinary study of death related behavior including actions and emotions concerned with dying, death, and beravement. the study of death, especially the medical emotional and final problems associated with dying
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thanatophobia
an irrantional, exaggerated, abnormally great fear of death
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