Exam 11: When Grief Goes Awry: Complicated Grief

What is the most common approach used to treat dissociative disorders?

The multidimensional process whereby one restructures one's self, relationships, and world to the reality of loss is referred to as __________.

Sandy could not remember the day that her car accident resulted in her brother's death. She is likely to be experiencing __________.

When a person experiences a disruption in the usually integrated functions of consciousness, memory, identity, or perception of the environment they are experiencing __________.

Neimeyer and his colleagues believe that complicated grief is mediated by __________.

Explain some of the criteria for bereavement-related disorders put forth by scholars for the DSM-V. Why have scholars been unsuccessful getting bereavement related disorders into the book?

Write an essay that presents and explains Doka's five basic types of disenfranchised grief. What are the reasons for disenfranchised grief and the negative consequences for bereft individuals?

Individuals with PTSD often experience nightmares and flashbacks; also referred to as __________.

In studies of long-term adjustment and grief, researchers found both positive and potentially adverse effects that are influenced by gender and social context. Explain some of these long-term adjustment effects, how they vary by gender, and the social contexts that influence them.