Question

7. Explain which are the main functional manifestations that occur
in the individual during grief: cognitive, emotional, physical and social.

8. What are the types and signs of death?

Answer 1

7.GRIEF

It is an individuals state of emotional,physical and social loss of a valued entity suc as death of loved one,loss of personal possessions or it may be perceived by the idividual alone,unable to shared by others or identified by others.

MANIFESTATIONS

1. COGNITIVE
2. EMOTIONAL
3. PHYSICAL
4. SOCIAL

COGNITIVE

Disbelief

In this the person can not be able to belief the shocking news which hear.This is the fisrt manifestation which happens.Eg:death of loved one

Confusion

In this the person is experiencing a confused thinking.Eg:if a fatal diseased is diagosed for a loved one the personal will be very confused and also again and again asking to the nurse's wheather the report is correct or not.

Preoccupation

This is a manifestation in which the person speands lots of time thinking about the diseased or obsessing about their suffering and dying.

Hallucinations

It is mostly happened after the death of the loved one,the person see or hear a loved one,usually within a few weeks after the death.

EMOTIONAL

Shock

This occurs mostly in case of a sudden death of a loved one.

Numbness

It is a manifestation where suddently after hearing the shocking news the person wil feel loss of sensation feeling in a part of the body.

Sadness

This is the manifestation in which the person feels so sad about the incident which happend or and this feeling will be expressed wih tears.

Irritability and Anger

It s comes from two sources.First, we feel frustrated that we couldn't prevent the death.Second,it is normal regressive experience to feel anger at the person that"abandoned" us.It is very common to displace anger onto other target,such as paramedics or other health care personnel.If anger is turned inward toward ourselves,it may develop into suicidal behaviour.

Anxiety

This person will be very anxious about how to take care by own incase of the death of loved one happened.

Loneliness

This occurs purticularly a problem for surviving spouses or in other close day to day relatioships

Helplessness

The person will be helpless that there is nothing we can do to reverse the death.

Emancipation

It is a positive feelinf that may come after a death,purticularly in a difficult or highly conflicted relationships

PHYSICAL

• Tightness in the forhead, throat and chest
• Dry mouth
• Breathlessness
• Nausea and hollow feeling in the stomach
• Hypersensitivity to noise
• Lack of energy
• Weakness
• Sence of depersonalization

SOCIAL

• Loss of normal pattern of conduct
• Loss of communication
• Restlessness or inability to sit still
• Lack of ability to initiate and maintain organized patterns of activities
• Social withdrawal

8.DEATH

Death is a termination of all biological funtions of a living organism.

SIGNS OF DEATH

• Loss of appitite
• Excessive fatigue and sleep
• Increased physical weakness
• Disorientation and mental confusion
• Laboured breathing
• Social withdrawal
• Changes in urination habit
• Swelling in the feet and ankles
• Coolness in the tips of the finger and toes.
• Mottled veins

TYPES OF DEATH

It is mainly devided into 2 types

• INDIVIDUAL DEATH
• EXTINCTION

INDIVIDUAL DEATH

It is the death which occur only for an individual that is the complete termination of all biological functions within a living organism.

EXTINCTION

It means the death of the whole species or more, that means the complete death of the last number of a specie.

Eg:Dinosaurs

Types of Extiction

Extinction Event - It is a widespread and a fast decrease in the amount of a purticular species from the earth.

Human Extinction - It is a complete end of the human species due to the natural calamites such a volcanos.

Local Extinction - In this the purticuar species exists in some localities but vanished from other areas.It can be reversed by the arrival of purticular species from one place to another place.

TYPES BASED ON THE CAUSES OF DEATH

NATURAL

It means the death usually occur due to the aging or due to any disaeses.

UNNATURAL

• Suicidal
• Homicidal
• Accidental
• Unexplained

OTHER TYPES

• SOMATIC DEATH

It occurs due to the complete and irriversible stoppage of circulation,respiration and brain function.

• MOLECULAR DEATH

The molecular death occurs after the somatic death. It refers to death of the individual cells.It happens due to the stoppage of the aerobic processes.It also associated with the death of cells.Hense,it is also known as Cellular death.