FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING YOOST CH 42:
GRIEF, LOSS, BEREAVEMENT FLASHCARDS
This premium study guide features over 70 high-yield flashcards in clear
vertical Q&A format (Question – ANS ✓ Answer), covering all key
concepts on loss, grief, death, bereavement, and end-of-life care. Ideal
for NCLEX-RN preparation, university exams, HESI/ATI review, and
clinical confidence. Major topics included: Core definitions: Loss, grief,
anticipatory grief, mourning, bereavement Grief models: Kübler-Ross’s 5
Stages, Bowlby’s phases, Sheldon’s stages, Worden’s tasks of
mourning Complicated & dysfunctional grief: Chronic, delayed,
exaggerated, masked, disenfranchised (Doka) Cultural & religious
responses to death: African American, Asian American, European
American, Hispanic/Latino, Native American, Buddhism, Christianity,
Hinduism, Islam, Judaism Post-mortem changes: Algor mortis, livor
mortis, rigor mortis
,Kubler-Ross's Five Stages of Grief
✅ CORRECT ANSWER: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance Rationale:
Kubler-Ross's model describes the emotional stages individuals may experience when facing
death or significant loss, progressing from denial to acceptance.
Bowlys model of grief
✅ CORRECT ANSWER:
shock and numbness: immediately after loss, person feels numb
searching and yearning: grieving person longs for deceased (anger, fear, anxiety, and
confusion may occur)
disorganization and despair: yearning for deceased decreases
reorganization: decreased intensity of emotions related to loss, enjoyment begins
again Rationale: Bowlby's attachment theory-based model outlines phases of grief
focusing on separation anxiety and eventual emotional recovery.
Sheldons stages of grief
✅ CORRECT ANSWER:
initial shock: numbness, disbelief, and relief task: accept the reality of loss
pangs of grief: sadness, anger, guilt, vulnerability, anxiety, insomnia, searching
behaviors tasks: experience the pain of grief
despair: loss of meaning and direction in life task: adjust to environment without
deceased
, adjustment: develop new relationships or interests task: emotionally relocate deceased
to an important but not central place in bereaved persons life Rationale: Sheldon's
model emphasizes tasks associated with each stage to facilitate grieving and
adaptation.
How do African Americans deal with death?
✅ CORRECT ANSWER:
often gather at home of deceased to offer support
music is common
visitation at funeral home followed by religious service
meal is often shared after wake and funeral Rationale: African American cultural
practices around death emphasize community support, music, religious rituals, and
shared meals to honor the deceased and comfort the bereaved.
How do asian American deal with death?
✅ CORRECT ANSWER:
respect is shown by providing warm clothes for burial
shrines are used in home Rationale: Asian American traditions often include honoring
the deceased with appropriate burial attire and home shrines for remembrance.
How do European Americans deal with death?
✅ CORRECT ANSWER:
friends/fam gather at home of deceased
GRIEF, LOSS, BEREAVEMENT FLASHCARDS
This premium study guide features over 70 high-yield flashcards in clear
vertical Q&A format (Question – ANS ✓ Answer), covering all key
concepts on loss, grief, death, bereavement, and end-of-life care. Ideal
for NCLEX-RN preparation, university exams, HESI/ATI review, and
clinical confidence. Major topics included: Core definitions: Loss, grief,
anticipatory grief, mourning, bereavement Grief models: Kübler-Ross’s 5
Stages, Bowlby’s phases, Sheldon’s stages, Worden’s tasks of
mourning Complicated & dysfunctional grief: Chronic, delayed,
exaggerated, masked, disenfranchised (Doka) Cultural & religious
responses to death: African American, Asian American, European
American, Hispanic/Latino, Native American, Buddhism, Christianity,
Hinduism, Islam, Judaism Post-mortem changes: Algor mortis, livor
mortis, rigor mortis
,Kubler-Ross's Five Stages of Grief
✅ CORRECT ANSWER: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance Rationale:
Kubler-Ross's model describes the emotional stages individuals may experience when facing
death or significant loss, progressing from denial to acceptance.
Bowlys model of grief
✅ CORRECT ANSWER:
shock and numbness: immediately after loss, person feels numb
searching and yearning: grieving person longs for deceased (anger, fear, anxiety, and
confusion may occur)
disorganization and despair: yearning for deceased decreases
reorganization: decreased intensity of emotions related to loss, enjoyment begins
again Rationale: Bowlby's attachment theory-based model outlines phases of grief
focusing on separation anxiety and eventual emotional recovery.
Sheldons stages of grief
✅ CORRECT ANSWER:
initial shock: numbness, disbelief, and relief task: accept the reality of loss
pangs of grief: sadness, anger, guilt, vulnerability, anxiety, insomnia, searching
behaviors tasks: experience the pain of grief
despair: loss of meaning and direction in life task: adjust to environment without
deceased
, adjustment: develop new relationships or interests task: emotionally relocate deceased
to an important but not central place in bereaved persons life Rationale: Sheldon's
model emphasizes tasks associated with each stage to facilitate grieving and
adaptation.
How do African Americans deal with death?
✅ CORRECT ANSWER:
often gather at home of deceased to offer support
music is common
visitation at funeral home followed by religious service
meal is often shared after wake and funeral Rationale: African American cultural
practices around death emphasize community support, music, religious rituals, and
shared meals to honor the deceased and comfort the bereaved.
How do asian American deal with death?
✅ CORRECT ANSWER:
respect is shown by providing warm clothes for burial
shrines are used in home Rationale: Asian American traditions often include honoring
the deceased with appropriate burial attire and home shrines for remembrance.
How do European Americans deal with death?
✅ CORRECT ANSWER:
friends/fam gather at home of deceased
