Question 1

Michael White and David Epston were proponents of ______ therapy, which is widely used with individuals and families who have experienced traumatic loss.

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive behavioral 
B)  narrative 
C)  constructivist 
D)  behavioral 
A)  cognitive behavioral 
B)  narrative 
C)  constructivist 
D)  behavioral B

Question 2

How may a family with an open system cope with the death of an immediate family member?

Accepted Answer

A)  They do not accept the changes to the family system resulting from the death of a family member. 
B)  The family members can accept support from friends, extended family, and community programs in helping them find their unique coping strategies. 
C)  They continue with the same rules and roles held before the death of their family member. 
D)  They limit communication to that which is necessary for daily activities. 
A)  They do not accept the changes to the family system resulting from the death of a family member. 
B)  The family members can accept support from friends, extended family, and community programs in helping them find their unique coping strategies. 
C)  They continue with the same rules and roles held before the death of their family member. 
D)  They limit communication to that which is necessary for daily activities. B

Question 3

What is an example of ambiguous loss in which a family member is psychologically absent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Theresa has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's and has difficulty interacting with her grandchildren for whom she had previously provided childcare. 
B)  Matthew is paralyzed from waist down and is in a rehabilitation facility for two months. 
C)  Mike lives with his wife and 3 children after being in a drug treatment program for a month. 
D)  Rudy has been traveling to Asian countries and has not stayed in contact with his family. 
A)  Theresa has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's and has difficulty interacting with her grandchildren for whom she had previously provided childcare. 
B)  Matthew is paralyzed from waist down and is in a rehabilitation facility for two months. 
C)  Mike lives with his wife and 3 children after being in a drug treatment program for a month. 
D)  Rudy has been traveling to Asian countries and has not stayed in contact with his family. A

Question 4

What is therapeutically best for individuals who are grieving, according to the text?

Accepted Answer

A)  to be prescribed medication to help them cope with tasks of daily life 
B)  to be protected from exposure to reminders of the loss 
C)  to avoid spending time alone 
D)  to seek to understand their grief and process their emotions related to the loss 
A)  to be prescribed medication to help them cope with tasks of daily life 
B)  to be protected from exposure to reminders of the loss 
C)  to avoid spending time alone 
D)  to seek to understand their grief and process their emotions related to the loss

Question 5

Storytelling is a universal way of helping both the story teller and the listener feel relief and find acceptance with painful experiences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Constructive psychotherapy is based primarily on psychodynamic and psychoanalytic models with a focus on past traumatic experiences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

How does the process of restorying help clients resolve the pain and grief from loss?

Accepted Answer

A)  Being able to reframe their story helps clients find meaning and engenders hope. 
B)  Clients learn adaptive behaviors. 
C)  Clients learn problem solving strategies. 
D)  Clients are given an opportunity to delve into past trauma. 
A)  Being able to reframe their story helps clients find meaning and engenders hope. 
B)  Clients learn adaptive behaviors. 
C)  Clients learn problem solving strategies. 
D)  Clients are given an opportunity to delve into past trauma.

Question 8

What is Victor Frankl most well-known for?

Accepted Answer

A)  the book Man's Search for Meaning 
B)  the book On Death and Dying 
C)  the report to the World Health Organization, Maternal care and Mental Health 
D)  the four task model of mourning 
A)  the book Man's Search for Meaning 
B)  the book On Death and Dying 
C)  the report to the World Health Organization, Maternal care and Mental Health 
D)  the four task model of mourning

Question 9

What aspect of the human condition is universally considered to be the most painful form of loss?

Accepted Answer

A)  leaving your parents' as an emerging young adult 
B)  absence or loss of a beloved partner 
C)  losing a career in which you have invested much time and energy 
D)  your children leaving home as young adults 
A)  leaving your parents' as an emerging young adult 
B)  absence or loss of a beloved partner 
C)  losing a career in which you have invested much time and energy 
D)  your children leaving home as young adults

Question 10

What aspect of constructivist psychotherapy distinguishes it from other therapy models?

Accepted Answer

A)  the emphasis on creating contextual meaning for clients in their world 
B)  encouraging clients to express their emotions to help them let go of grief 
C)  the emphasis on setting boundaries to protect clients from intrusive family members. 
D)  the focus on rewarding desired behaviors 
A)  the emphasis on creating contextual meaning for clients in their world 
B)  encouraging clients to express their emotions to help them let go of grief 
C)  the emphasis on setting boundaries to protect clients from intrusive family members. 
D)  the focus on rewarding desired behaviors

Question 11

Ideally, when counselors assist clients to positively enhance their stories, the clients become ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  frustrated with the process 
B)  empowered to affirm themselves 
C)  dependent upon the counselor 
D)  entrenched in their grief 
A)  frustrated with the process 
B)  empowered to affirm themselves 
C)  dependent upon the counselor 
D)  entrenched in their grief

Question 12

By emphasizing context, narrative therapy accommodates the perspectives of which individuals?

Accepted Answer

A)  each person in these contexts, including children 
B)  the parents 
C)  the eldest family member 
D)  the counselor 
A)  each person in these contexts, including children 
B)  the parents 
C)  the eldest family member 
D)  the counselor

Question 13

How do mental health professionals typically present the stage and task models of grief and bereavement to their clients?

Accepted Answer

A)  as a linear progression as the individuals or families move progressively from one stage or task to the next 
B)  as a literal approach to understanding grief and bereavement with full recovery in the last stage or task 
C)  a way to understand grief without expectation of their clients and families experiencing all these stages or tasks or occurring in sequence 
D)  as the best method for their clients and families to cope with grief and loss 
A)  as a linear progression as the individuals or families move progressively from one stage or task to the next 
B)  as a literal approach to understanding grief and bereavement with full recovery in the last stage or task 
C)  a way to understand grief without expectation of their clients and families experiencing all these stages or tasks or occurring in sequence 
D)  as the best method for their clients and families to cope with grief and loss

Question 14

No matter how healthy a family is, there inevitably is ambiguity and confusion as family members go through the grieving process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

How are happiness and friend connected?

Accepted Answer

A)  Happiness and grief are exact opposites. 
B)  Feeling happiness or grief are each emotionally distinctive experiences. 
C)  Happiness and grief are interconnected in that you cannot experience one without having experienced the other. 
D)  Joy or happiness and grief are simple emotional experiences. 
A)  Happiness and grief are exact opposites. 
B)  Feeling happiness or grief are each emotionally distinctive experiences. 
C)  Happiness and grief are interconnected in that you cannot experience one without having experienced the other. 
D)  Joy or happiness and grief are simple emotional experiences.

Question 16

Which of the following statements is true, regarding how constructivist psychotherapy views a client's story about their loss?

Accepted Answer

A)  Assisting clients to face the truths and facts is the goal of therapy. 
B)  The validity of their story is not as important as the client's subjective perceptions about the loss. 
C)  This is why family members are involved from the beginning of the therapy. 
D)  Determining the reality of one's loss is critical to the successful resolution of the client's therapy. 
A)  Assisting clients to face the truths and facts is the goal of therapy. 
B)  The validity of their story is not as important as the client's subjective perceptions about the loss. 
C)  This is why family members are involved from the beginning of the therapy. 
D)  Determining the reality of one's loss is critical to the successful resolution of the client's therapy.

Question 17

Which of these client statements is an example of externalizing a problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Depressive feelings sometimes descend upon me." 
B)  "I am a depressive person." 
C)  "Sadness has always been a part of my life." 
D)  "I see myself as a despondent person." 
A)  "Depressive feelings sometimes descend upon me." 
B)  "I am a depressive person." 
C)  "Sadness has always been a part of my life." 
D)  "I see myself as a despondent person."

Question 18

What is common experience of family members who have little information about the death of a loved one?

Accepted Answer

A)  relief that they don't know what happened 
B)  freedom from feeling responsible for the death 
C)  guilt with questions about what they could have done to prevent the death 
D)  ease in navigating the stages of grief 
A)  relief that they don't know what happened 
B)  freedom from feeling responsible for the death 
C)  guilt with questions about what they could have done to prevent the death 
D)  ease in navigating the stages of grief

Question 19

Bowlby studied the impact of trauma and the aftereffects of an individual's bereavement and abandonment on ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  recovery patterns 
B)  problem solving 
C)  future attachment patterns 
D)  cognitive development 
A)  recovery patterns 
B)  problem solving 
C)  future attachment patterns 
D)  cognitive development

Question 20

Grace is 95 years old and most of her friends and many family members have died. Sudnow (1967) would say that she is experiencing ______ death.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychological 
B)  biological 
C)  social 
D)  physiological 
A)  psychological 
B)  biological 
C)  social 
D)  physiological

Michael White and David Epston were proponents of ______ therapy, which is widely used with individuals and families who have experienced traumatic loss.

How may a family with an open system cope with the death of an immediate family member?

What is an example of ambiguous loss in which a family member is psychologically absent?

What is therapeutically best for individuals who are grieving, according to the text?

Storytelling is a universal way of helping both the story teller and the listener feel relief and find acceptance with painful experiences.

Constructive psychotherapy is based primarily on psychodynamic and psychoanalytic models with a focus on past traumatic experiences.

How does the process of restorying help clients resolve the pain and grief from loss?

What is Victor Frankl most well-known for?

What aspect of the human condition is universally considered to be the most painful form of loss?

What aspect of constructivist psychotherapy distinguishes it from other therapy models?

Ideally, when counselors assist clients to positively enhance their stories, the clients become ______.

By emphasizing context, narrative therapy accommodates the perspectives of which individuals?

How do mental health professionals typically present the stage and task models of grief and bereavement to their clients?

No matter how healthy a family is, there inevitably is ambiguity and confusion as family members go through the grieving process.

How are happiness and friend connected?

Which of the following statements is true, regarding how constructivist psychotherapy views a client's story about their loss?

Which of these client statements is an example of externalizing a problem?

What is common experience of family members who have little information about the death of a loved one?

Bowlby studied the impact of trauma and the aftereffects of an individual's bereavement and abandonment on ______.

Grace is 95 years old and most of her friends and many family members have died. Sudnow (1967) would say that she is experiencing ______ death.

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Dynamics of Power and Excess

Dynamics of Family Structure and Transactions

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Exam 11: Dynamics of Loss

Michael White and David Epston were proponents of ______ therapy, which is widely used with individuals and families who have experienced traumatic loss.

How may a family with an open system cope with the death of an immediate family member?

What is an example of ambiguous loss in which a family member is psychologically absent?

What is therapeutically best for individuals who are grieving, according to the text?

Storytelling is a universal way of helping both the story teller and the listener feel relief and find acceptance with painful experiences.

Constructive psychotherapy is based primarily on psychodynamic and psychoanalytic models with a focus on past traumatic experiences.

How does the process of restorying help clients resolve the pain and grief from loss?

What is Victor Frankl most well-known for?

What aspect of the human condition is universally considered to be the most painful form of loss?

What aspect of constructivist psychotherapy distinguishes it from other therapy models?

Ideally, when counselors assist clients to positively enhance their stories, the clients become ______.

By emphasizing context, narrative therapy accommodates the perspectives of which individuals?

How do mental health professionals typically present the stage and task models of grief and bereavement to their clients?

No matter how healthy a family is, there inevitably is ambiguity and confusion as family members go through the grieving process.

How are happiness and friend connected?

Which of the following statements is true, regarding how constructivist psychotherapy views a client's story about their loss?

Which of these client statements is an example of externalizing a problem?

What is common experience of family members who have little information about the death of a loved one?

Bowlby studied the impact of trauma and the aftereffects of an individual's bereavement and abandonment on ______.

Grace is 95 years old and most of her friends and many family members have died. Sudnow (1967) would say that she is experiencing ______ death.

Family Dynamics: Setting Families in Motion

Dimensions That Influence Dynamics

Dynamic Family Commitments

Observing Family Dynamics

Explaining Dynamics With Theories

Communication and Family Relationships

Communication and Control

Changing Communication Patterns

Communication and Resilience

Communication and Lifes Journey

Dynamics of Power and Excess

Dynamics of Family Structure and Transactions

Dynamics of Culture and Change

Dynamics of Happiness

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