or any issues with her urine production. Mrs. L stated that she does not urinate excessively and that she has never noticed an extreme change in color of her urine. A urinary tract infection or yeast infection is not something that Mrs. L said she has experienced in the past. Mrs. L stated that she is not currently sexually active because of her age and it is more difficult than it used to be. She has never had any sexually transmitted infections or other issues with her genital health. Mrs. L stated that she does have arthritis in her feet and hips. She has never had a muscle tear or tore a ligament or tendon. Mrs. L also said that she has never had any issues with her ACL. Her back surgeries are the only things Mrs. L stated that have been …show more content…
L’s psychological health it was found during the interview that she has a possibility for complicated grieving related to the death of many of her close friends. A handful of times throughout the interview Mrs. L explained the grief that she has related to the death of many of her close friends and family. One activity that Mrs. L could do would be to talk to a priest at her church. She stated during the interview that she enjoys going to church and members of the clergy are able to meet with people to help them deal with grief. If Mrs. L is able to talk about her grief and the death of so many of her family members and friends in recent years, it may help her deal with any remaining grief that she still has. During the interview, there were pictures of Pope John Paul II and the current pope, Pope Francis. So, it is clear that her religion is very important to Mrs. L and this intervention would have the potential to help her a great deal. Mrs. L could also deal with her grief by talking about it in a support group that included other older adults in a similar situation (Grief: Helping Older Adults With Grief). By being a part of a specifically designated support group, there may be a professional who can offer advice and support that may truly be able to help Mrs. L. Also, being in a group that includes older adults would give Mrs. L a chance to talk with people who truly understand that amount of loss she is experiencing. While other people, such as her …show more content…
L showed a risk for loneliness related to the death of her friends and family in recent years. She spoke many times during the interview about those she had lost recently and things they had done together in the past. To help with this loneliness it may benefit Mrs. L to spend more time with the family she has left, especially her kids and grandkids (Grief: Helping Older Adults With Grief). If they were to take some time out of their lives and do some activities with Mrs. L, even if it is just eating a meal or sitting to talk for a few hours, this may help Mrs. L to not feel as lonely. This intervention would also help Mrs. L because she spoke of in the interview how she often used to talk on the phone with her friends and go out to lunch every month. If her family was willing to do these activities with Mrs. L now, it may fill some of the gap she has in her life. To combat her loneliness, Mrs. L could also get a small pet or plant to take care of and have around. It is thought that having something like these around help older adults to “. . . remain engaged socially, have less depression, suffer less loneliness. . . gives a reason to get up in the morning. . .” (Anderson). By having a pet or plant to take care of. Mrs. L would have something to look forward to and know that there is at least one thing in the world that depends on her and craves her
Grief is a multi-faceted response to loss. Although primarily focused on the emotional reaction to loss, it also carries a physical, cognitive, behavioral, social, and philosophical connotation. Doctor Elisabeth Kübler-Ross introduced the idea of the stages of grief in her 1969 book, On Death and Dying. Although it has received much criticism since then, the Kübler-Ross model remains to be the most widely accepted model of grief today. However, as most psychological research conducted in the 20th century was based on people living in the North America and Western Europe, the Kübler-Ross model could be culturally biased. In the Laws of Absence, Ahmed El-Madini introduces the readers to grief and mourning in the Islamic culture. Through this journey with the narrator, the readers realize that despite cultural and chronological differences, human nature is essentially the same in regards to coming to terms with loss.
Breavement is handeled differently in different generations. Weather it is a kid that has a terminal illness or an elderly person who is diagnosed with a terminal illness, each breave differently. Breavement deals with not just someone clsoe dying but, someone themselvs who is diagnosed with a life threatening illness.
Thesis statement: Research suggests that individuals with developmental disabilities require better access to adapted grief counseling because there is an increased risk of behavioral and emotional disturbances, they have a smaller support network, and their caregivers assume that they don 't understand loss.
Back in November I wrote about how the field is shifting it’s thinking on complicated grief and some of the controversy surrounding the changes to grief as an exclusionary criteria for depression. I still agree that the change was a step in the right direction and with that in mind, we’re going to look at how CBT can be useful in addressing avoidance behaviors within the context of complicated grief.
Grief is considered a nature process that is usually associated with the death of someone close to you. With every life there is death, this is a fact of nature, but why do we grieve this natural process? When we are born we all have an expiration date. For some this expiration date is quickly approaching while for others it seems it may never come.
Moving into a personal experience, as I watched my mother slowly succumb to cancer, what I perceived as isolation slowly turned into loneliness. An event that was supposed to bring family closer knitted only made that bond drift away. As the loneliness took a toll on me, my health felt the effects. I gained fifty pounds and was on the brink of acquiring type-2 diabetes. At age fifteen who knew that the fact that I was lonely brought such turmoil to my health.
What do the overwhelming feelings of intense anger with the world, denial, potentially paralyzing fear and anxiety about what is to come have in common? They are all potential symptoms that an individual can battle when faced with a tragedy. In this case, my client, Bruce Wayne, has just recently dealt with the trauma of witnessing his parents being murdered in cold blood. Undoubtedly, even though the majority of people cannot begin to fathom what Bruce is going through, any person can point to this as a horrid tragedy that could have dire impacts on any adult, let alone a young child. For this reason, it is imperative that my client undergoes a process of effective counseling, and is treated with warmness, acceptance and empathy. As this tragedy can possibly be giving Bruce a complex myriad of emotions and struggles, the counseling process should be multifaceted for him. Grief counseling, along with an emphasis on positivity, would be a smart approach to this situation, and because Bruce both demonstrates high intelligence and shows great interest in intellectual matters, existential counseling could possibly be a highly effective option to use
The non-fiction book, A Grief Observed, by C.S. Lewis was written in 1961 in a first-person point of view. It was a reflection of his own experience of bereavement from the loss of his wife and the adversity he dealt with during his hardship. C.S. Lewis's purpose of writing this book was to express his thoughts and feelings during his grieving period and to educate others of possible things that may occur in someone's mind after the loss of a loved one. It reveals how Lewis was affected by bereavement and what it can do to a person. This book really emphasizes how an individual's thoughts on different things can completely change when coping with a loss and how many questions slowly start to be considered in one's head. The intended audience
“Grief and Recovery: The Prevalence of Grief and Loss in Substance Abuse Treatment,” is an article about how the research was conducted to understand how grief influences with addiction. This study evaluates how grief of loss affects the different stages of before substance abuse treatment, mid-progress of substance abuse treatment and the termination of substance abuse treatment. “Sixty-eight participants completed the Experience of Loss in Addictions Inventory and were engaged in one of four treatment modalities: (a) adult residential, (b) substance abuse comprehensive outpatient (SACOT), (c) substance abuse intensive outpatient (SAIOP), or (d) aftercare” (Furr, Johnson, & Goodall, 2015). There is a need for coping skills to help undergo
Prompt: “Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life’s search for love and wisdom.” – Rumi The essence of my favorite flower carries on in my mind forever, sunflowers. Sunflowers often have no scent but I picked up one full of fragrance, sweet like honey. Mercy is a constant reminder of that sunflower because it blossoms in the hardest of times and it stands on its own as one of the most powerful and compassionate things humans are capable of offering to one and another.
Grief can be defined as the natural reaction to loss. Grief is both a universal and personal experience (Mayo Clinic, 2014). Individual experiences of grief vary and are influenced by the nature of the loss (Mayo Clinic, 2014). There are multiple different theories that have attempted to explain the complex process of grief and loss. Theorists such as Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, William Worden and John Bowbly explain in their theories how they believe an individual deals with the grieving process. In this essay, I will be focusing on William Worden’s theory and will be discussing the process for a child aged nine to eleven.
Older adults who live alone tend to participate more in community social events and use social networking to keep in more constant contact with others. Previous research suggests that older adults who live alone may not be completely satisfied with aging or living alone, but they still feel like their life is meaningful (Koopman-Boyden & Moosa, 2014). Many older adults believe that living alone gave them freedom and provided them with the motivation to do what they wanted and many prefer it this
Introduction As the average life expectancy continues to rise, health care providers are challenged with providing both physical and emotional care for the elderly. Loneliness and isolation is becoming a growing concern for this population. The purpose of this article is to answer, what is an effective intervention to reduce loneliness and isolation in the elderly? Literature Review
Death is something that many people have a hard concept grasping. The fact that a loved
While being social has many benefits to the health of a person, it can have a negative effect if there is any financial stress, increased burdens, or ailing family member or partner (Annear et al., 2012). Caring for others as an elderly person can have both negative and positive effects while providing companionship and a sense of purpose, it can also make the elderly carers life more stressful and can sometimes make the carer feel emotionally isolated (Annear et al., 2012). Joining social groups will get encourage participation and interaction with other members of their social group; this will help in minimising the potential for social isolation and detachment. Barriers to having an active social health are living in rural or remote areas, long distances to services and social networks. It is important for elderly people to feel they still have some form of connection with their friends and family and feel that are still connect to