Coping Mechanisms
Refusing to acknowledge reality.
What is denial?
“Letting go” before death occurs.
What is anticipatory grief?
First stage of grief.
What is denial?
Asking open-ended questions is this type.
What is therapeutic communication?
A turning point where coping fails.
What is a crisis?
Transferring emotions to another target.
What is displacement?
Grief that cannot be openly shared.
What is disenfranchised grief?
Feeling life is unfair.
What is anger?
Restating client’s message.
What is paraphrasing?
Trauma from witnessing others’ suffering.
What is secondary traumatic stress?
Acting like a child during stress.
What is regression?
Difficulty progressing through grief stages.
What is complicated grief?
Trying to delay loss.
What is bargaining?
Avoiding “why” questions is what type?
What is therapeutic communication?
Crisis caused by life transitions.
What is maturational crisis?
Turning emotional conflict into physical symptoms.
What is conversion?
Typical emotional response to loss.
What is normal grief?
Deep sadness and hopelessness.
What is depression?
Giving advice is this type.
What is nontherapeutic communication?
Crisis due to external events.
What is situational crisis?
Modeling behavior after another person.
What is identification?
Example—secret relationship loss.
What is disenfranchised grief?
Final stage of grief.
What is acceptance?
Showing understanding of feelings.
What is empathy?
Care focused on comfort and quality of life.
What is palliative care?