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