NURS 221 Liberty University - Questions with complete solution 2024/2025 NURS 221: 36, loss and grief
Necessary loss - correct answer losses that every person experiences
Situational loss - correct answer experienced as a result of an unpredictable event
perceived loss - correct ans...
NURS 221: 36, loss and grief
Necessary loss - correct answer ✔losses that every person experiences
Situational loss - correct answer ✔experienced as a result of an
unpredictable event
perceived loss - correct answer ✔uniquely defined by the person
experiencing the loss and is less obvious to other people
Grief - correct answer ✔bewildering cluster of ordinary human emotions
arising in response to a significant loss, intensified and complicated by the
relationship to the person or the object lost
Mourning - correct answer ✔outward social expressions of grief and the
behavior associated with the loss.
bereavement - correct answer ✔combination of emotions responses and
outward behavior changes
Normal (uncomplicated) grief - correct answer ✔common, universal reaction
characterized by disbelief, yearning, anger, and depression
anticipatory grieving - correct answer ✔acknowledging that the loss is
inevitable and preparing emotionally for it
disenfranchised (ambiguous) grief - correct answer ✔grief involving a
deceased person that is a socially ambiguous loss that can't be openly
mourned or supported
, complicated grief - correct answer ✔people have a prolonged or significantly
difficult time moving forward after a loss. It impacts quality of life..
chronic grief - correct answer ✔extends for longer period of time
exaggerated grief - correct answer ✔often exhibits self-destructive or
maladaptive behavior, obsessions, or psychiatric disorders. Suicide is a risk
for these people.
delayed grief - correct answer ✔inhibited, suppressed or postponed
response to a loss
masked grief - correct answer ✔behaves in ways that interfere with normal
functioning but is unaware that the disruptive behavior is a result of the loss
and ineffective grief resolution
You are caring for a pt. who is depressed because the only child has gone
away to college. The nurse will assess this type of depression as: - correct
answer ✔maturational loss
Attachment theory - correct answer ✔theory based on John Bowlby's work
that protects the person from the loss by numbing, going into a yearning and
searching stage, leading to despair
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