- aggression
- behaviors intended to harm or assert dominance over others
- anger
- subjective, emotional state characterized by antagonism toward someone or something perceived as causing harm or offense
- assisted dying
- intentionally ending a life to prevent further pain and suffering
- burnout
- state of chronic physical and emotional exhaustion often associated with feelings of cynicism and detachment from work
- compassion fatigue
- decreased capacity for empathy over time due to repeated exposure to traumatic events or losses
- complicated grief
- type of grief characterized by prolonged and intense mourning
- de-escalation
- recognizing early signs of agitation or aggression, such as changes in a client’s body language, tone of voice, or behavior to prevent an escalating situation from becoming harmful or violent by reducing the intensity and reestablishing communication with the individual involved
- disenfranchised grief
- type of grief that is not openly acknowledged or socially supported
- emotional abuse
- (also: psychological abuse) involves a person subjecting or exposing another individual to behavior that can result in psychological trauma
- emotional dysregulation
- inability to manage or appropriately express emotions
- grief
- natural emotional response to loss
- loss
- actual or perceived deprivation of someone or something valued, leading to an experience of grief
- physical abuse
- intentional use of physical force that results in injury, pain, or impairment
- psychological abuse
- (also: emotional abuse) involves a person subjecting or exposing another individual to behavior that can result in psychological trauma
- restraint
- technique where physical or mechanical means restrict a client’s movement
- seclusion
- confining a client in a room from which the client cannot freely exit