GRIEF AND LOSS 127 C. The client's descri ption of his/her own pattern of defense mechanisms was processed within the session. D. The client denied any pattern of defense mechanisms, and this was processed as a defense mechanism itself. 19. Identify Defense Mechanisms (19) A. The client was ass isted in identifying ways in which he/she uses defense mechanisms to delay or avoid facing grief and loss issues. B. The client accepted his/her pattern of defense mechanisms to delay or avoid facing grief and loss issues, and this was processed within th e session. C. The client denied any use of defense mechanisms and was urged to apply this more appropriately to himself/herself. 20. Assign Reading on Grieving Mental Illness (20) A. The client was assigned to read material on the process of grief ass ociated with accepting his/her mental illness. B. The client was referred to sections of Grieving Mental Illness: A Guide for Patients and Their Caregivers by Lafond. C. The client has read the material on grief and mental illness issues, and the content o n that material was processed. D. The client has shown an increase in understanding of his/her losses related to his/her mental illness, and this was reviewed. E. The client has not followed through on the reading material related to grief associated wit h mental illness and was encouraged to do so. 21. List the Effects of Mental Illness (21) A. The client was requested to develop a list of ways in which his/her mental illness symptoms have affected him/her. B. The client has developed a list of the eff ects of his/her mental illness on his/her life, and these were processed. C. The client was assisted in clarifying and identifying those feelings of grief associated with the effect of mental illness, and he/she began to resolve them. D. The client has n ot followed through on listing ways in which his/her mental illness symptoms have affected him/her and was redirected to do so. 22. Review Basic Emotions (22) A. The client was assisted in reviewing a list of basic emotions. B. The client was helped to identify the social, verbal, and body language cues used to identify basic emotions. C. As the client has developed an increased understanding of basic emotions, he/she was assisted in applying this to his/her own pattern of feelings. D. The client was r einforced for improving his/her pattern of functioning as he/she has begun to express his/her emotions. 