chapter 27 med occ vocab

Anticipatory grief

A period of morning when the dying person or his family is expecting the death

Autopsy

An examination of a body by a pathologist to try to determine the cause of death

Bereavement

The period following a loss in which morning occurs

Cremation

The process of burning a dead body until it turns to ash

death

The end of life; the cessation of all body functions

Grief

A deeply emotional process that is response to loss

Grief counseling

Therapy to try to help a person cope after someone has died

Grief process

The varying emotional response to Greek

Hospice care

Holistic, compassionate care given to people who have approximately six months or less to live

Mourning

The period in which people work to adapt to loss; Influenced by culture, tradition, and society

Palliative care

Care that focuses on pain, relief, controlling symptoms, preventing side effects and complications, and maintaining quality of life for a person who is very ill and or is dying

Pathologist

A doctor with advanced training in the examination of organs and tissues

Postmortem care

Care of the body after death

Prolonged grief disorder

A type of disorder characterized by intense, emotional pain that last at least 12 months after a person dies, significantly impacting daily function

rigor mortis

The Latin term for the condition after death in which the muscles in the body becomes stiff and rigid

Terminal illness

A disease or condition that will eventually cause death