PSY 3123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Assisted Living, Emotional Security

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3123
• Professor: carolinesullivan

Document Summary

Loss: the bigger picture: loss of significant other: death, separation or divorce, brain injury/dementia. Self-esteem: belief systems, dreams/hopes, physical part of oneself, cognitive part of oneself. Loss of external connections: home, belongings, assisted living, nursing home. Development transitions: empty nest, retirement, change of career, childhood to adulthood. Grief vs mourning: grief is what we feel and mourning is the acting expression of what we feel. "mourning is grief gone public: going to a grave yard, crying or going to a support group. Secondary losses: dreams for future, worldview (especially in cases of sudden, traumatic deaths, self-esteem and confidence. Identity- as an individual but also as a family: emotional security. Risk factors: an unnatural or untimely death, personality of the bereaved person, relationship with person who died. Inability to express grief: use of drugs or alcohol. Disenfranchised grief: death that is not recognized and validated by rest of society, ex.