Exam 14: Grieving Throughout the Life Cycle

Bonding between parent and child first occurs

The process of bonding with a child begins at the time of birth.

Studies of siblings of dying children found that parents tend to provide the siblings with less attention,thus the siblings often feel lonely and neglected.

Pet bereavement is often similar to the experience of loss associated with the death of a significant other.

The sudden unexplained death of an infant where no cause is found through a postmortem examination is called __________.

The death of a parent of adult children often leads to more problematic relationships between siblings,especially if the relationship between those siblings was not close before the death.

With regard to perinatal bereavement,parents must say "hello" before they can say "good-bye."

The death of a spouse is usually regarded as the most difficult of all deaths.

SIDS is the most common cause of death of infants in the Western world between the ages of one month and one year.

The bonding between parents and children begins at the moment of birth.

Guilt feelings are noticeably absent in parents of SIDS children.

The death of a child symbolically threatens the family's hope for a future.

The death of a child also has dysfunctional consequences for family systems such as separation and divorce.

In talking to a parent after the loss of a child,the text advises that

For bereaved parents there is a positive relationship between satisfaction with comfort and support provided by health care professionals and psychological well-being.

When a sibling is dying,

Because induced abortions involve intentionality,there is never a need to grieve the loss.

Spouses often grieve the loss of a child differently.

Lawrence discovered that students who lost a father were more likely to report symptoms of depression,hopelessness,and suicidal ideation than students who lost a mother.

According to Oliver,fathers often feel a stronger need to talk about the death of a child.