Grief Pysch Chapter 4

In Weisman's conclusion which degree does the patient deny facts and diagnosis of terminal illness?

1st

Patient accepts the diagnosis, but refuses to believe it is terminal in what degree of denial according to Weisman?

2nd

What are the 3 clinical phases' E.M. Pattison divided the dying process into?

Acute phase(person learns of illness), Chronic (living-dying phase), Terminal

Who concluded there are 3 degrees of denial?

Avery Weisman

Who developed the idea of the 4 factors of an "appropriate death"

Avery Weisman

Who reported 4 "contexts of awareness" between terminal patients and hospital staff members?

Barney Glasser & Anselm Strauss

According to Lyn Lofland the term "been dying" refers to what?

Being terminally ill or having a limited life expectancy

What are the 5 stages of loss acceptance Kubler-Ross identified?

Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance

Who was the pioneer in the field of death and dying?

Dr. Elizabeth Kubler- Ross

According to Lyn Lofland the term "dying script" refers to what?

How a patient decides to live out their last days

Stance according to Lofland?

It varies from person to person. "unfinished business", religion. It is the method by which the dying person assumes the role of dying.

Who proposed a "stage" approach to dying to describe dying in our modern culture?

Lyn Lofland

Lyn Lofland suggests the use of "Construction Materials" to understand the personal and social decisions of a patient. What are these construction materials?

Space, Population, Knowledge, & Stance

In Lofland's "construction material" method what is the "space" time?

The are within one's life that is dedicated to the "dying" role

Population according Lofland refers to what?

Whether the patient chooses to die privately or in the company of loved ones, public sitting (hospital, nursing home, hospice) or at home.

According to Lofland what does the "knowledge" phase mean?

Who is to be told the patient is dying

The role of the funeral director during this time is what?

caregiver, planner, advisor, and counselor