4800 Midterm Study Guide S’20In order to prepare for your midterm, familiarize yourself with the following terms andconcepts. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list; your best source of informationare your own notes, textbook chapters and PDF articles. They will also be included onthe test.-Definitions of grief, loss, bereavement and mourningGrief: An experience that results from the lo
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4800 Midterm Study Guide S’20
In order to prepare for your midterm, familiarize yourself with the following terms and
concepts. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list; your best source of information
are your own notes, textbook chapters and PDF articles. They will also be included on
the test.
-Definitions of grief, loss, bereavement and mourning
Grief: An experience that results from the loss of a significant person or object.
Mourning: The outward expression of grief.
Bereavement: The state of having suffered a loss and the experiences that follow the
death of a loved one.
-theoretical frameworks explaining grief and loss
FREUD- “Mourning and Melancholia”, Identification with the loved one, finding a
substitute person for the one we loved, seeing aspects of the deceased person within
ourselves, behavior, mood, resemblance, memories. Pathological Grief (melancholia
according to Freud) is where the person has a lack of self-esteem, is self-critical and
develops pathological melancholia.
ERICH LINDEMANN AND CRISIS THEORY- Coined the term “grief work”, Grief is
resolved on completing three tasks; 1. Relinquish the attachment to the person, 2. ReAdapt to life without the loved one, 3. Establish new relationships with others. ACUTE
GRIEF: Physical distress, Ruminations about the deceased, Survival guilt, Angry
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