Terms 1
A term for a loss that is not openly acknowledged, socially validated, or publicly mourned, leading the bereaved to feel unsupported and misunderstood
What is Disenfranchised Grief
A continuous presence of loss that is often hidden, invisible, and ongoing in nature
What is Non-Finite Loss
Internalized explanations about how the world works, expectations we have in our interactions with others, and our view of ourselves in relation to others; based primarily on early attachment relationships/experiences.
What is the Assumptive World
A profound sense of loss without closure or clear understanding, often because the loss itself lacks definition or certainty
What is Ambiguous Grief
The interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependents systems of discrimination or disadvantage
What is Intersectionality
Within a social context, the ability to have influence, control, superiority, or an advantage over others. On an individual basis, the freedom to choose and/or having access to a larger array of options than is available to those with less power.
What is Power
The emotional expression in response to a significant life event, such as grief or loss. It typically occurs as a result of someone's death
What is Mourning
Full and equal participation of all groups in a society that is mutually shaped to meet their needs. This includes a vision of society in which the distribution of resources is equitable and all members are physically and psychologically safe and secure.
What is Social Justice
External factors that influence the physical, mental, and emotional health of individuals or groups; these influences may arise from social policy or practice at multiple levels (e.g., local infrastructure for sanitation and clean water; opportunities for education based on gender).
What are the Social Determinants of Health
Mental or emotional suffering or distress caused by loss or regret. It's mainly used to refer to the feeling of sorrow and loss from the death of a loved one.
What is Grief
Family and friends may serve an important role in enfranchising grief and increasing their understanding of the survivors story by engaging in ________
What is Cultural Humility
Term originally developed to encapsulate the pronounced worries and fears of African Americans concerning health care settings due to legacies of unjust practices that persist today; may be extended to include any pattern of fear or distrust by members of a minority culture toward members of the majority culture and toward institutions that are largely controlled by the majority culture.
What is Cultural Mistrust
The emotional process of grieving an impending loss, such as the death of a loved one, before the actual death occurs.
What is Anticipatory Grief
Individual expression of grief is punished or constrained when penalties are imposed for this expression
What is suffocated grief
Denial of individual human attributes to individuals and groups, making them seem less than human and hence not worthy of humane treatment; often results in behaviours such as exclusion, violence, and support for violence against others.
What is Dehumanization