Types of Loss
Any loss of a valued person, item, or status that others can recognize
What is actual loss?
Acknowledges what is happening and makes plans for the future.
What is acceptance?
Use this to facilitate mourning
What is silence and presence?
The primary focus after postmortem care
Who is the famiiy?
This grief is considered uncomplicated
What is normal grief?
This type of loss is experienced before it happens
What is anticipatory loss?
Negotiates for more time or a cure
What is bargaining?
When interacting with the bereaved, avoid this
What is cliches?
Postmortem care is also referred to as this
What is after-death care?
Somatic complaints include
What is chest pain, palpitations, headaches, nausea, changes in sleep patterns and fatigue?
A loss normally expected due to the developmental processes of life.
What is maturational or developmental loss?
Directs anger towards self, others, a deity, objects, or the current circumstances
What is anger?
When using therapeutic communication, use this
What is open-ended questions?
Only trained personnel can discuss this topic
What is organ/tissue donation?
This grief implies the "letting go" of an object or person before the loss
What is anticipatory grief?
A loss that is not obvious or verifiable to others.
What is a perceived loss?
Difficulty believing in an expected or actual loss
What is denial?
Identify some expected grieving behaviors
What is crying, somatic manifestations, anxiety?
These are conducted to advance scientific knowledge
What are autopsies?
This grief entails an experienced loss that cannot be publicly shared or is not culturally accepatable
What is disenfranchised grief?
An unanticipated loss caused by an external event.
What is situational loss?
Overwhelmingly saddened by the inability to change the situation
What is depression?
For individuals having difficulty resolving grief, you can initiate this referral
What is psychotherapy?
This is a very important part of postmortem care
What is documentation?
The client can develop suicidal ideation, intense feelings of guilt, and lowered self-esteem
What is complicated grief?