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Characteristics |
Somatic distress
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- Occurs in waves lasting from 20 minutes to 1 hour.
- Deep, sighing respirations most common when discussing grief.
- Lack of strength.
- Loss of appetite and sense of taste.
- Tightness in throat.
- Choking sensation accompanied by shortness of breath.
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Preoccupation with image of deceased
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- Occurs in waves lasting from 20 minutes to 1 hour.
- Deep, sighing respirations most common when discussing grief.
- Lack of strength.
- Loss of appetite and sense of taste.
- Tightness in throat.
- Choking sensation accompanied by shortness of breath.
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Preoccupation with image of deceased
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- Similar to daydreaming.
- May mistake others for deceased person.
- May be oblivious to surroundings.
- Slight sense of unreality.
- Fear that he or she is becoming “insane”.
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Feelings of guilt
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- Accuses self of negligence.
- Exaggerates existence and importance of negative thoughts, feelings, and actions toward deceased.
- Views self as having failed deceased-“If I had only...""
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Feelings of hostility
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- Irritability, anger, and loss of warmth toward others.
- May attempt to handle feelings of hostility in formalized and stiff manner of social interaction.
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Loss of patterns of conduct
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- Inability to initiate or maintain organized patterns of activity.
- Restlessness, with aimless movements.
- Loss of zest-tasks and activities are carried on as though with great effort.
- Activities formerly carried on in company of deceased have lost their significance.
- May become strongly dependent on whomever stimulates him or her to activity.
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