Question 1

Worden's guidelines for facilitating uncomplicated grief reactions recommend:

Accepted Answer

A) Dissipating anger 
B) Encouraging denial 
C) Reinvestment of energy in ongoing living 
D) Avoiding bereavement support groups 
E) Obtaining support from a grief therapist 
A) Dissipating anger 
B) Encouraging denial 
C) Reinvestment of energy in ongoing living 
D) Avoiding bereavement support groups 
E) Obtaining support from a grief therapist

Question 2

Chapter 10 in our textbook describes ways to help bereaved persons with four types of tasks in mourning. Explain how a helper could assist with cognitive and behavioral tasks. Give a concrete example for helping with each of these two types of tasks. Be detailed and thorough in your reply.

Accepted Answer

To assist with cognitive tasks in mourni

Question 3

Worden's guidelines for facilitating uncomplicated grief reactions recommend a person _________.

Accepted Answer

A) help the survivor repress strong feelings 
B) assign a specific meaning to the loss and determine its meaning for the individual 
C) help the survivor emotionally relocate the deceased quickly 
D) help the survivor actualize the loss 
E) encourage the survivor to move promptly in his or her grieving 
A) help the survivor repress strong feelings 
B) assign a specific meaning to the loss and determine its meaning for the individual 
C) help the survivor emotionally relocate the deceased quickly 
D) help the survivor actualize the loss 
E) encourage the survivor to move promptly in his or her grieving

Question 4

Davidson suggested that bereaved persons need _________.

Accepted Answer

A) social support 
B) nutrition and hydration 
C) exercise and rest 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) social support 
B) nutrition and hydration 
C) exercise and rest 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 5

An example of a behavioral task for bereaved persons is:

Accepted Answer

A) Writing a poem about the deceased person 
B) Attending the wake or the funeral 
C) Putting together a scrapbook of pictures and memories 
D) Tracing a family tree of the deceased 
E) All of these 
A) Writing a poem about the deceased person 
B) Attending the wake or the funeral 
C) Putting together a scrapbook of pictures and memories 
D) Tracing a family tree of the deceased 
E) All of these

Question 6

We can learn from experiences of pet loss that _________.

Accepted Answer

A) it is the object, not the relationship, that is really central in appreciating loss 
B) bereavement will usually not be affected by the way the loss occurred 
C) when a child's dog dies, a new animal should be promptly provided 
D) people are typically relieved when they no longer have to bear the burden of caring for a pet 
E) the circumstances of the survivor are critical 
A) it is the object, not the relationship, that is really central in appreciating loss 
B) bereavement will usually not be affected by the way the loss occurred 
C) when a child's dog dies, a new animal should be promptly provided 
D) people are typically relieved when they no longer have to bear the burden of caring for a pet 
E) the circumstances of the survivor are critical

Question 7

Condolence letters are examples of useful commemorative activities when they

Accepted Answer

A) come from individuals who are known to the bereaved person 
B) share some memory of the life or legacy of the person who died 
C) turn the attention of the bereaved person to the life that lies ahead 
D) include a collage that symbolizes the life of the deceased 
E) encourage the bereaved person not to focus on what has been lost 
A) come from individuals who are known to the bereaved person 
B) share some memory of the life or legacy of the person who died 
C) turn the attention of the bereaved person to the life that lies ahead 
D) include a collage that symbolizes the life of the deceased 
E) encourage the bereaved person not to focus on what has been lost

Question 8

Your close friend has been notified that her husband committed suicide at work. Your most helpful response would be:

Accepted Answer

A) To express your concerns for her and her family 
B) To offer to collect donations from neighbors and friends 
C) To listen to her fears, needs, and feelings 
D) To encourage her and others not to talk about this horrible type of death 
E) To tell her you understand what she is going through 
A) To express your concerns for her and her family 
B) To offer to collect donations from neighbors and friends 
C) To listen to her fears, needs, and feelings 
D) To encourage her and others not to talk about this horrible type of death 
E) To tell her you understand what she is going through

Question 9

In our society, unhelpful messages to bereaved persons typically include _________.

Accepted Answer

A) recognition of time needed to cope with loss 
B) acknowledgement of the importance of the loss that has been experienced 
C) admonitions not to feel the strong grief reactions that one is experiencing 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) recognition of time needed to cope with loss 
B) acknowledgement of the importance of the loss that has been experienced 
C) admonitions not to feel the strong grief reactions that one is experiencing 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 10

Explain Worden's distinction between grief counseling and grief therapy.

Accepted Answer

Worden's distinction between grief couns

Worden's guidelines for facilitating uncomplicated grief reactions recommend:

Chapter 10 in our textbook describes ways to help bereaved persons with four types of tasks in mourning. Explain how a helper could assist with cognitive and behavioral tasks. Give a concrete example for helping with each of these two types of tasks. Be detailed and thorough in your reply.

Worden's guidelines for facilitating uncomplicated grief reactions recommend a person _________.

Davidson suggested that bereaved persons need _________.

An example of a behavioral task for bereaved persons is:

We can learn from experiences of pet loss that _________.

Condolence letters are examples of useful commemorative activities when they

Your close friend has been notified that her husband committed suicide at work. Your most helpful response would be:

In our society, unhelpful messages to bereaved persons typically include _________.

Explain Worden's distinction between grief counseling and grief therapy.

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

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 10: Coping With Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help

Worden's guidelines for facilitating uncomplicated grief reactions recommend:

Chapter 10 in our textbook describes ways to help bereaved persons with four types of tasks in mourning. Explain how a helper could assist with cognitive and behavioral tasks. Give a concrete example for helping with each of these two types of tasks. Be detailed and thorough in your reply.

Worden's guidelines for facilitating uncomplicated grief reactions recommend a person _________.

Davidson suggested that bereaved persons need _________.

An example of a behavioral task for bereaved persons is:

We can learn from experiences of pet loss that _________.

Condolence letters are examples of useful commemorative activities when they

Your close friend has been notified that her husband committed suicide at work. Your most helpful response would be:

In our society, unhelpful messages to bereaved persons typically include _________.

Explain Worden's distinction between grief counseling and grief therapy.

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

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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