Denial
What is denial when grieving?
It is when a person refuses to accept the reality of the situation.
What causes anger to occur when grieving?
When you finally accept the reality of the death and understand the information that is being told.
What is the main reason that depression happens during grief?
Feeling too deeply: if emotions become too overwhelming and the sadness never stops for a moment, they can make one become depressed.
Why does Belly link everything to Susannah's death?
She feels alot of sadness and guilt so, talking about the death helps her feel emotions deeply.
How is denial a normal and helpful period for grief?
It helps people process the difficult situation better.
Who do most people tend to express and dirrect their anger towards when they are grieving? (5 options)
Themselves, family members, doctors, God and the deceased person.
What is the percentage of widows and widowers who experience depression during the first fiew months, after losing their spouse?
Up to 50%.
What is something that Conrad first expeinced when his mom had cancer, and that continues to happen after her death?
Panic attacks.
How is denial a defense mechanism?
It helps individuals to protect themselves from the shock of the troubling disaster.
FILL IN THE BLANK:
Anger is a ____ step of the grieving process, even if it might hurt or be offensive to loved ones.
Answer: Normal
What is the percentage of widows and widowers who experience depression by the one-year mark, after losing their spouse?
Down to 10%.
What is Conrad's main coping mechanism?
Self isolation: deeling with everything on his own.
What are exemples of denial in grief?
A) Refusing to accept or acknowledge the death
B) Refusing or avoiding the topic of the person's death when it is brought up in conversations
C) Seeking help from friends and family to process feelings
D) A and B
E) A and C
Answer:
D) A and B
What is the most common form of blame used against others when an individual is feeling anger during grief?
A) Blaming a doctor for not provoding enough medical help
B) Blaming a family member for not carring or supporting enough
C) Blaming God for taking the person away from you
D) All of the above
Answer:
D) All of the above
What are symptoms of depression after losing a loved one?
A) Constantly feeling sadness
B) Always feeling energized
C) Changes in weight
D) A and C
E) A and B
Answer:
D) A and C
What is Laurel's main coping mechanism?
Never allowing herself to feel emotions: not talking about her best friend's death to anyone. (denial)
What is not considered denial in grief?
A) Going to therapy to help understand and accept the situation
B) Convincing yourself that the loss of the person is not true (that it never happened)
C) Believing that the deceased person will come back at any moment
D) None of the above
Answer:
A) Going to therapy to help understand and accept the situation
Which of these is not a most common reasons people feel angry towards the person who has died?
A) They feel abandoned
B) They hate how their life is now forever changed and impacted
C) They dislike the feeling of being lost and empty
D) They understand that it is for the best and that everything happens for a reason
D) They understand that it is for the best and that everything happens for a reason
What is a prolonged grief disorder?
It is a medical condition that can become a disability if it is not well managed.
How does Jeremiah cope with his mom's loss?
He talks about her, the way he is hurting and he doesn't let her spirit die.