ACUTE GRIEF – strong sudden emotional grief as awareness increases *ANGER – blame directed toward another person ANOMIC GRIEF – the experience of grief where mourning customs are unclear due to an inappropriate death and the absence of prior bereavement experience. Typical in society that has attempted to minimize the impact of death thru medicine ANTICIPATORY GRIEF – presence of grief in anticipation of death or loss attachment theory (Bowlby) – human making strong affectional bonds COMPLICATED GRIEF – (unresolved, chronic) – grief extending over a long period of time without resolution DENIAL – defense mechanism by which person is unable or refuses to see things as they are because such facts are threatening to the self DISPLACED AGGRESSION – defense mechanisms; anger is redirected toward a person or object other than the one who caused the anger originally EMPATHY – the ability to enter into and share feelings of others GRIEF COUNSELING – helping people facilitate uncomplicated grief to a healthy completion of the tasks of grieving within a reasonable time frame GRIEF THERAPY (WORDEN) – specialized techniques which are used to help people with complicated grief reactions *GUILT – blame directed toward one’s self HOSPICE – used to treat patients with a life-limiting condition PSYCHOTHERAPY (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 deeper levels of consciousness *SHAME - assumption of blame directed toward one’s self by others SHOCK – reaction of the body to an event often experienced emotionally SURVIVOR GUILT – guilt felt by the survivors SYMPATHY – sincere feelings for the person who is trying to adjust
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