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Palliative Care: Grief Process and Self-Care of the Health Professional

Palliative Care · Clinical Specialties

How it begins

Un compendio técnico y exhaustivo que aborda la neurobiología del estrés secundario, los modelos contemporáneos de la reconstrucción del significado ante la muerte, las patologías del duelo y los protocolos basados en la evidencia para mitigar el agotamiento psicofísico y la injuria moral en los equipos de soporte vital y oncología paliativa.

What it covers

  1. Physiology and Neurobiology of Chronic Stress in Palliative Care
  2. · The Neuroendocrine Response and Deregulation of the HPA Axis
  3. Burnout Syndrome in Palliative Care Practice
  4. · The Three Dimensions of the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) Scale
  5. Compassion Fatigue and Moral Injury
  6. · Dynamics of Empathic Burnout and Mirror Neuron Theory
  7. Theoretical Models of Grief I: From Freud to Kübler-Ross
  8. · Classical Psychoanalysis: Sigmund Freud and Grief Work
  9. Theoretical Models of Grief II: Contemporary Approaches
  10. · The Four Tasks of Grief by J. William Worden
  11. Pathological, Complex and Prolonged Grief (ICD-11 / DSM-5-TR)
  12. · Diagnostic Criteria for Prolonged Grief Disorder (PDD - DSM-5-TR)
  13. Anticipative Grief in Patients and Families
  14. · Multidimensional Dynamics of Anticipatory Duel
  15. The Process of Unauthorized Grief or Social Disauthorization
  16. · The Classic Categories of Unauthorized Grief
  17. Grief in the Health Professional (Cumulative Grief)
  18. · Physiopathological Mechanisms of the Impact of Consecutive Grief
  19. Cognitive-Behavioral Coping Strategies for Professionals
  20. · The Lazarus and Folkman Coping Model Applied to Palliative Medicine
  21. Mindfulness, Neffian Self-Compassion and Emotional Regulation
  22. · The Self-Pity Triad by Kristin Neff
  23. Emotional Ergonomics and Professional Limits
  24. · Dynamics of the Therapeutic Relationship: Transference and Countertransference
  25. Organizational Intervention Programs I: Clinical Debriefing and Balint Groups
  26. · Critical Incident Debriefing (CISD) Adapted to Palliative Units
  27. Organizational Intervention Programs II: Spaces for Reflection and Commemoration
  28. · The Schwartz Sessions Model (Schwartz Rounds)
  29. Pharmacotherapy and Psychiatric Approach to Extreme Burnout
  30. · Clinical Indications of the Pharmacotherapeutic Approach in the Healthcare Professional
  31. Ethical Aspects and End of Life Decisions
  32. · The Critical Distinction: Palliative Sedation vs. Euthanasia
  33. Communication of Bad News and Family Interaction Protocols
  34. · The SPIKES Protocol (EPICEE) by Robert Buckman
  35. The Impact of Grief on Interdisciplinary Teams
  36. · Dynamics of Roles and Horizontal Conflict in the Care Unit
  37. Clinical Resilience and Posttraumatic Growth
  38. · The Posttraumatic Growth Model (PTG) of Tedeschi and Calhoun
  39. Integrated Self-Care Plan and Quality Indicators
  40. · Structure of the Professional's Self-Care Plan (Multilevel)

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Subject
Palliative Care
Category
Clinical Specialties
Type
Study Guide
Sections
40
Reviewed
2026-08-02
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