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| Identify the five stages of death and dying. |
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| Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance |
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| A client has been told a positive breast biposy report, She ask no questions and leaves the health care providers office, She is overrheard telling her husband, "the doctor didnt find a thing." what coping style is operating at this stage of grief? |
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| Your client, an incest survivor is speaking of her deceased father, the perpetrator "he was a wonderful man, so good and kind. Everyone thought so.: what would be the most useful intervention at this time? |
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Definition
| Gently point out both the positive and negative aspects of her relationship with her father. try to minimize the idealization of the deceased |
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| Your client feels responsible for his sisters death bc he took her to the hospital where she died. "if i hadnt tken her there, they couldnt have killed her." it has been 1 month since her death, Is this response indicative of a normal or a complciated grief reaction? |
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| This is a normal expression of anger and guilt that occurs. try to minimize rumination on theses thoughts |
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| Mrs. Green lost her husband 3 yrs ago. She has not disturbed any of his belongings and continues to set a place at the table for him nightly. Is this response indicative of a normal or a complicated grief reaction? |
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| This is a dysfunctional grief reaction. Mrs. Green has never moved out of the denial stage of her grief work. |
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