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acceptance of a loss
Closure
A state of calm
Relaxation response
A part you play in your relationships.
Role
Overly forceful, pushy, or hostile
Aggresive
Anything that causes stress
Stressor
The act of showing sorrow or grief
Mourning
A prolonged feeling of helplessness, hopelessness, and sadness.
Depression
A variety of reactions that may surface as an individual makes sense of how a loss affects them.
Stages of grief
The condition of feeling uneasy or worried about what may happen.
Anxiety
Dealing successfully with difficult changes in your life.
Coping
A mark of shame or disapproval that results in an individual being shunned or rejected by others.
Stigma
"I" message
A series of suicides occurring within a short period of time and involving several people in the same school or community.
Cluster Suicides
Expressing your views clearly and respectfully.
Assertive
The use of certain medications to treat or reduce the symptoms.
Drug Therapy
An unfair opinion or judgement of a particular group of people.
Prejudice
An illness of the mind that can affect the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of a person, preventing him or her from leading a happy healthy, and productive life.
Mental Disorder
A condition in which real or imagined fears are difficult to control.
Anxiety Disorder
A significant relationship between two people that is based on trust, caring, and consideration.
Friendship
Deliberately harming or threatening other people who can't easily defend themselves.
Bullying
A physical reaction that results from stress rather than from an injury or illness.
Psychosomatic Response
Focuses on helping the family function in more positive and constructive ways by exploring patterns in communication and providing support and education.
Family Therapy
Is a problem-solving method in which each participant gives up something to reach a solution that satisfies everyone.
Compromise
A treatment method designed to identify and correct distorted thinking patterns that can lead to feelings and behaviors that may be troublesome, self-defeating, or self-destructive.
Cognitive Therapy
Nonverbal communication through gestures, facial expressions, behaviors, and posture.
Body language