Types of grief. Grief comes at different points along the journey of loss, but the primary points are the period that begins at diagnosis and the period that begins at the death of a loved one. From the point of diagnosis to death, there are two types of grief: preparatory and anticipatory. Preparatory grief is experienced by the person who is ill as they grieve the loss of their health, independence, and the shortened time they will have with others.
adâ¢apâ¢taâ¢tion. 1. the act of adapting or the state of being adapted. 2. something produced by adapting: an adaptation of a play for television. 3. a. any beneficial alteration in an organism resulting from natural selection by which the organism survives and multiplies in its environment.hese traits are adaptations âcharacteristics or behaviors that give an organism an edge in the struggle for survival. Darwinian theory holds that adaptations are the result of a two-stage process: random variation and natural selection.
(3) The exact adjustment of bands to teeth. Supplement. (ecology) According to Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, the organisms adapt to their environment to become better fitted to survive and passing their genes on to the next generation. Word origin: Latin: adaptare = to fit. Related forms: adaptational (adjective), adapt (verb). Related terms: general adaptation syndrome, reality adaptation, social adaptation, light adaptation, reproductive adaptation, space adaptation syndrome, dark adaptation, photopic adaptation. Please contribute to this project, if you have more information about this term feel free to edit this page. This page was last modified on 5 August 2008, at 06:25.This page has been accessed 354,272 times. What links here | Related changes | Permanent link.