PSYC 2219 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Magical Thinking, Dysfunctional Family
28 Oct 2016
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Psyc 2219 chapter 10 exam notes midterm 2. Chapter 10 death in the lives of children and adolescents. Children as survivors of a close death: bereaved child"s experience of grief. Influences of age/stage of mental and emotional development, family interaction, relationship with deceased. Older children: anger, health concerns, school problems. Adolescents engage in more effective cognitive coping strategies. Ex. help seeking, problem solving, expressing feelings, acceptance. Adolescents" feeling of control, sense of mastery, ability to predict events is compromised by death. Sometimes selectively forget/reconstruct reality in a more desirable/comfortable way. Significance of loss should be recognized as a natural occurrence for mourning. Loss of security, nurture, affection, emotional and psychological support. Memories/feelings/actions can be used as inner representation to sustain relationship with the deceased parent. May shatter trust in a benign, innocent universe. Children with life-threatening illness: the child"s coping mechanisms. Regressing to behaviour patterns from a more comfortable time. Substituting activities: decisions about medical treatment.
