Exam 11: When Grief Goes Awry: Complicated Grief

Complicated grief treatment has a two-pronged approach that focuses on __________ and __________.

Somatic grief is characterized by __________.

Research suggests that the difference between a survivor experiencing separation distress and traumatic distress is __________.

Parkes points out that chronic complicated grief is largely caused by __________.

The yearning of chronic grief tends to be focused on one thing: _________.

Why have traditional therapies been ineffective for treating complicated grief? What are some of the protocols/approaches researchers have proposed for treating complicated grief?

The dual process grief model demonstrates that healthy coping is a process in which people deal with their grief by using a strategy that __________.

A treatment for PTSD that progressively helps an individual confront distressing thoughts and memories called __________.

Scholars have advocated for bereavement-related disorders to be included in __________.

__________ was the first modern grief expert to raise concerns about the possible health consequences of complicated grief.

Researchers feel it is important to distinguish complicated grief from __________.

Narrative therapy in counseling involves __________.

Therapy focused on caring for and being there with the client is referred to as __________ therapy.

According to DSM-IV-TR, __________ is when a person develops short-term anxiety, dissociative, or other symptoms as a result of experiencing trauma.

After the death of her favorite movie star Stacey was ridden with grief. She found her family and friends to be unsupportive in helping her cope with her feelings of loss. They constantly told her she was being 'too hysterical' mourning for someone she didn't even know personally. What type of grief is Stacey likely experiencing?

Despite past controversies regarding dissociation, trauma and its treatment, the International Society for the Study of Dissociation (ISSD) has acknowledged a consensus for treating these disorders. What are the elements of this treatment and what does each stage focus on?

When grief is not openly acknowledged, socially accepted, or publically mourned it is referred to as __________.

When a person experiences a(n) __________ they may develop post-traumatic stress disorder.

While working with 100 bereft families after the Coconut Grove fire in Boston, Lindemann and colleagues identified __________.

In her study of terminally ill gay men and their partners, Folkman identified a problem-oriented focus, positive reappraisal, and using religious/spiritual beliefs to cope with death as __________.