Question 1

Other than a strong faith, other variables that influence a healthy bereavement period include:

Accepted Answer

A) Effective coping strategies 
B) Strong ties with family and a circle of friends 
C) Successful methods used in coping with past crises 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) Effective coping strategies 
B) Strong ties with family and a circle of friends 
C) Successful methods used in coping with past crises 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 2

Behaviors in the bereaved such as searching for the dead person and calling out for that person are:

Accepted Answer

A) Abnormal 
B) Normal 
C) Pathological 
D) Delusions 
E) Melancholia 
A) Abnormal 
B) Normal 
C) Pathological 
D) Delusions 
E) Melancholia

Question 3

Continuing bonds with an internal representation of the deceased are _________.

Accepted Answer

A) usually dynamic, rather than static 
B) evidence of psychopathology 
C) central to Freud's doctrine of "grief work" as it moves toward completion 
D) entanglements with the person who died in unhealthy ways 
E) found in children, but not in adults 
A) usually dynamic, rather than static 
B) evidence of psychopathology 
C) central to Freud's doctrine of "grief work" as it moves toward completion 
D) entanglements with the person who died in unhealthy ways 
E) found in children, but not in adults

Question 4

According to Attig, mourning involves "relearning the world." By doing this, we _________.

Accepted Answer

A) engage in an oscillation between loss-oriented and restoration-oriented processes 
B) move from loving in presence to loving in separation 
C) develop an unfavorable account of the significance of the loss 
D) relinquish a continuing bond with the deceased 
E) focus on negative benefits to those left behind 
A) engage in an oscillation between loss-oriented and restoration-oriented processes 
B) move from loving in presence to loving in separation 
C) develop an unfavorable account of the significance of the loss 
D) relinquish a continuing bond with the deceased 
E) focus on negative benefits to those left behind

Question 5

In Chapter 9, we described four new models of active coping and personal pathways in bereavement: Tasks in mourning, the dual process model, adaptive grieving styles, and meaning reconstruction. Chose two (2)of these theories and explain them. Carefully describe the nature, components, and purpose(s)of the theories you select. 
Explain whether the two theories fit together.

Accepted Answer

The dual process model and meaning recon

Question 6

The only alternative to experiencing the pain of loss would be _________.

Accepted Answer

A) to form multiple attachments 
B) to remain impervious to love 
C) to restrict and impoverish one's life 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) to form multiple attachments 
B) to remain impervious to love 
C) to restrict and impoverish one's life 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 7

The term "mourning" as used in our textbook refers to _________.

Accepted Answer

A) reactions to a loss 
B) interpersonal and intrapersonal processes in coping with loss 
C) a rejection of the assumptive world 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) reactions to a loss 
B) interpersonal and intrapersonal processes in coping with loss 
C) a rejection of the assumptive world 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 8

A traumatic loss is _________.

Accepted Answer

A) usually not perceived as preventable 
B) ordinarily associated with death, but not with destruction of property 
C) typically linked to a single death 
D) one that supports our notions of an assumptive world 
E) often one that involves a significant threat to personal survival 
A) usually not perceived as preventable 
B) ordinarily associated with death, but not with destruction of property 
C) typically linked to a single death 
D) one that supports our notions of an assumptive world 
E) often one that involves a significant threat to personal survival

Question 9

Identify and explain three (3)of the five (5)principal variables that appear to make a difference in the ways in which bereavement and grief are experienced.

Accepted Answer

1) Relationship to the deceased: The nat

Question 10

One of Worden's tasks in mourning is "to find an enduring connection with the deceased in the midst of embarking on a new life." Personal Insights 9.5 in the eighth edition of Death & Dying, Life & Living described how four widows dealt with their wedding rings after the death of their spouse. Which of these widows was addressing this task in mourning?

Accepted Answer

A) The one who moved her wedding ring from the third finger of her left hand to her right hand 
B) The one who removed her wedding ring and put it away in her jewelry box 
C) The one who had her wedding ring and her husband's fashioned into a pendant 
D) The one who continued to wear her wedding ring on the third finger of her left hand 
E) All of the above 
A) The one who moved her wedding ring from the third finger of her left hand to her right hand 
B) The one who removed her wedding ring and put it away in her jewelry box 
C) The one who had her wedding ring and her husband's fashioned into a pendant 
D) The one who continued to wear her wedding ring on the third finger of her left hand 
E) All of the above

Other than a strong faith, other variables that influence a healthy bereavement period include:

Behaviors in the bereaved such as searching for the dead person and calling out for that person are:

Continuing bonds with an internal representation of the deceased are _________.

According to Attig, mourning involves "relearning the world." By doing this, we _________.

The only alternative to experiencing the pain of loss would be _________.

The term "mourning" as used in our textbook refers to _________.

A traumatic loss is _________.

Identify and explain three (3)of the five (5)principal variables that appear to make a difference in the ways in which bereavement and grief are experienced.

Education About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Changing Encounters With Death

Changing Attitudes Toward Death

Death-Related Practices and the American Death System

Cultural Patterns and Death

Coping With Dying

Coping With Dying: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Dying: How Communities Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help

Children

Adolescents

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Older Adults

Legal Issues

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Aided Death: Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, and Aid in Dying

The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

Illustrating the Themes of This Book: Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders

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Exam 9: Coping With Loss and Grief

Other than a strong faith, other variables that influence a healthy bereavement period include:

Behaviors in the bereaved such as searching for the dead person and calling out for that person are:

Continuing bonds with an internal representation of the deceased are _________.

According to Attig, mourning involves "relearning the world." By doing this, we _________.

The only alternative to experiencing the pain of loss would be _________.

The term "mourning" as used in our textbook refers to _________.

A traumatic loss is _________.

Identify and explain three (3)of the five (5)principal variables that appear to make a difference in the ways in which bereavement and grief are experienced.

Education About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Changing Encounters With Death

Changing Attitudes Toward Death

Death-Related Practices and the American Death System

Cultural Patterns and Death

Coping With Dying

Coping With Dying: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Dying: How Communities Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help

Children

Adolescents

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Older Adults

Legal Issues

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Aided Death: Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, and Aid in Dying

The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

Illustrating the Themes of This Book: Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders

Filters