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A period of mourning when the dying person or his family is expecting the death
Anticipatory Grief
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An examination of a body by a pathologist to try to determine the cause of death
Autopsy
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The period following a loss in which mourning occurs
Bereavement
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Alternating slow, irregular respirations followed by rapid,
shallow respirations
Cheyne-Stokes Respirations
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Grief complicated by disorders or conditions, such as depression and substance abuse
Complicated Grief
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The process of burning a dead body until it turns to ash
Cremation
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A deeply emotional process that is a response to grief
Grief
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Therapy to try to resolve problems due to separation from the deceased
Grief Therapy
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The period in which people work to adapt to a loss; influenced by culture, tradition and society
Mourning
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Care given to people who have serious, life-threatening disease; goal are to control symptoms, reduce suffering, prevent side effects and complications, and maintain quality of life
Palliative Care
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A doctor with advanced training in the examination of organs and tissues
Pathologist
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Care of the body after death
Postmortem Care
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Causing or approaching death
Terminal
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Grief that continues beyond what is considered a reasonable period of time; can affect the person’s
ability to function normally
Unresolved grief
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