Baycrest - End of Life Volunteer Manual
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PERSONAL FEELINGS ABOUT DEATH AND EMOTIONAL
REACTIONS
Answer the following questions and identify the underlying personal
emotions. Indicate how you would express this emotion.
For example: crying, staring into space, becoming aggressive, or
talking a lot. Possible emotions: sadness, fear, pain, joy,
nervousness, shock, anger, loneliness, discomfort, despair, elation,
etc.
1. Being in the hospital:
I think being in the hospital is ________________________________
Seeing someone in the hospital makes me feel: __________________
I would show this emotion by: _______________________________
__________________________________________________________
2. Death
I think that death is: ________________________________________
Death makes me feel: _______________________________________
I would show this emotion by: _______________________________
__________________________________________________________
3. Cemeteries
I think cemeteries are: ______________________________________
They make me feel: _________________________________________
I would show this emotion by: _______________________________
__________________________________________________________
4. Mourning and grieving
I think that mourning and grieving are: ________________________
Mourning and grieving make me feel: _________________________
I would show this emotion by: _______________________________
__________________________________________________________
