Stages of Grief
This stage of grief is marked by sadness as the reality of the loss sets in. Signs include: sadness, regret, loneliness, difficulty functioning, social withdrawal, changes in sleep and appetite
Depression Stage
Identify 3 common emotions people may experience and struggle with following loss
Examples: anger, guilt, loneliness, despair, emptiness, regret
When I am advocating for myself and expressing my emotions and needs while also being mindful of how my words land with the other person, I am using which communication style?
Assertive communication
Who created the 2010 album, Recovery, which focuses heavily on his journey through sobriety, relapse, and rebuilding his life and features songs like "Not Afraid" and "Going through Changes"
This class of drugs, which includes LSD and psilocybin, alters a person's perception of reality
Hallucinogens
This stage of grief is characterized by strong feelings of frustration, resentment, rage, of injustice after a significant loss
Anger stage
The following are common characteristics of what physical and emotional response to loss: fatigue, lack of energy, depression, hopelessness
Physical and Emotional Exhaustion
This style of communication is where a person avoids expressing their true thoughts, feelings, or needs, usually to prevent conflict, rejection, or discomfort
Passive communication
This 2000 American psychological drama follows 4 residents of Coney Island whose lives spiral into devastation as they sink deeper into different forms of addiction and obsession
Requiem for a Dream
This term refers to the painful physical and psychological symptoms that occur when a dependent person stops using a substance
Withdrawal
This stage of grief occurs when a person struggles to accept the reality of a significant loss, shock, or trauma
Denial stage
The following are common characteristics of what term we discussed this week: disbelief, fear, doubt, confusion, panic, disorientation, agitation
Emotional Shock
Identify 2 barriers to seeking support from those in your close relationships
Fear of rejection, belief they will say no, not knowing how to ask, believing it is weak to ask for help, etc.
Edie Falco stars as Jackie Peyton, a brilliant New York City emergency room nurse secretly addicted to Vicodin and Adderall, in this long running medical drama
Nurse Jackie
What year was NA founded?
1953
This stage of grief is characterized by coming to terms with the permanent reality of the loss, stopping the fight against what cannot be changed, and learning how to live forward in a world altered by loss
Acceptance Stage
The following are common characteristics of what emotional experience following loss: rumination, worry, oversensitivity, prolonged stress, guilt
Emotional Disorganization
Identify an example of a boundary that is important to your recovery
Examples: boundaries with time, boundaries with money, boundaries within relationships
This 2021 Hulu miniseries starring Michael Keaton explores how Purdue Pharma's aggressive marketing of OxyContin triggered the American opioid crisis
Dopesick
The practice of taking active steps to protect, maintain, and improve your physical, mental, emotional, and social health
Self care
This stage of grief occurs when someone tries to make deals to change or undo their loss and grief
Bargaining stage
This is the general term for describing when people adjust poorly to a loss; they may experience challenges with grieving more intensely or for a longer duration of time than would be typical
Complicated Grief
Identify 2 traits of codependency
Poor boundaries with others, people pleasing, having an exaggerated sense of responsibility for others, tendency to confuse love and pity, tendency to minimize personal needs for others
The Social Dilemma
This term is defined as the experience of finding new meaning and a deeper appreciation for life following trauma
Post traumatic growth