Question 1

A common physical response when experiencing grief related to a death is

Accepted Answer

A)  yearning 
B)  a sense of relaxation 
C)  increased appetite 
D)  lack of energy 
E)  euphoria 
A)  yearning 
B)  a sense of relaxation 
C)  increased appetite 
D)  lack of energy 
E)  euphoria D

Question 2

Cantor's views mourning as moving toward "enriched remembrance." In this, he

Accepted Answer

A)  argues for the centrality of forgetfulness in the process 
B)  depicts memories as becoming an integral part of the mourner's personality 
C)  looks upon the deceased as an absence in a barren world 
D)  is characteristically completed in one year 
E)  can be artificially accelerated 
A)  argues for the centrality of forgetfulness in the process 
B)  depicts memories as becoming an integral part of the mourner's personality 
C)  looks upon the deceased as an absence in a barren world 
D)  is characteristically completed in one year 
E)  can be artificially accelerated B

Question 3

Normal reactions to loss include

Accepted Answer

A)  depression 
B)  anger 
C)  complicated grief 
D)  the complete absence of grief 
E)  the development of phobias 
A)  depression 
B)  anger 
C)  complicated grief 
D)  the complete absence of grief 
E)  the development of phobias B

Question 4

According to Bowlby and Parkes, initial reactions to loss are likely to take the form of

Accepted Answer

A)  reorganization 
B)  shock and numbness 
C)  yearning and searching 
D)  disorganization and despair 
E)  acceptance 
A)  reorganization 
B)  shock and numbness 
C)  yearning and searching 
D)  disorganization and despair 
E)  acceptance

Question 5

Grief characterized by angry impulses turned inward toward the self is

Accepted Answer

A)  depression 
B)  sadness 
C)  unhappiness 
D)  mourning 
E)  reality testing 
A)  depression 
B)  sadness 
C)  unhappiness 
D)  mourning 
E)  reality testing

Question 6

Mourning after the death of a loved person lasts for

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A)  a few weeks 
B)  3 months 
C)  6 months 
D)  1-2 years 
E)  no fixed period of time 
A)  a few weeks 
B)  3 months 
C)  6 months 
D)  1-2 years 
E)  no fixed period of time

Question 7

Three elements are essential in all bereavement

Accepted Answer

A)  depression, loss, and cathexis 
B)  loneliness, shame, and melancholia 
C)  grief, guilt, and decathexis 
D)  a valued relationship, loss, and a survivor 
E)  anticipation, depersonalization, and love 
A)  depression, loss, and cathexis 
B)  loneliness, shame, and melancholia 
C)  grief, guilt, and decathexis 
D)  a valued relationship, loss, and a survivor 
E)  anticipation, depersonalization, and love

Question 8

According to our text, traditional mourning models have frequently made several assumptions which more recent studies have challenged. Among these assumptions are:

Accepted Answer

A)  that all human beings responding to loss follow a universal pattern of mourning. 
B)  that human beings differ in their responses to loss based on their culture's values and expectations. 
C)  that there are no specific stages through which all human beings progress as they mourn a loss. 
D)  that mourning is best understood as a personal response which cannot be adequately described as following some universal pattern. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  that all human beings responding to loss follow a universal pattern of mourning. 
B)  that human beings differ in their responses to loss based on their culture's values and expectations. 
C)  that there are no specific stages through which all human beings progress as they mourn a loss. 
D)  that mourning is best understood as a personal response which cannot be adequately described as following some universal pattern. 
E)  none of the above

Question 9

Grief reactions to loss may often include

Accepted Answer

A)  physical sensations 
B)  behaviors 
C)  spiritual searching 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  physical sensations 
B)  behaviors 
C)  spiritual searching 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 10

The experience of loss is

Accepted Answer

A)  characteristic of people who avoid love 
B)  receiving hostages from fortune 
C)  a risk run by those who form attachments 
D)  ransom paid to establish future relationships 
E)  none of these 
A)  characteristic of people who avoid love 
B)  receiving hostages from fortune 
C)  a risk run by those who form attachments 
D)  ransom paid to establish future relationships 
E)  none of these

Question 11

Neimeyer describes "meaning reconstruction" by bereaved persons as involving:

Accepted Answer

A)  a process that is done by all grievers in similar ways at similar times 
B)  accounting for the significance of the loss or focusing on positive benefits for those left behind 
C)  relinquishing, rather than redefining, a continued bond with the deceased 
D)  confirmation of the notion that grief unfolds in predictable patterns over time 
E)  a process that is independent of cultural influences 
A)  a process that is done by all grievers in similar ways at similar times 
B)  accounting for the significance of the loss or focusing on positive benefits for those left behind 
C)  relinquishing, rather than redefining, a continued bond with the deceased 
D)  confirmation of the notion that grief unfolds in predictable patterns over time 
E)  a process that is independent of cultural influences

Question 12

Recent writers described in our text have explained or interpreted mourning by arguing for

Accepted Answer

A)  "letting go of" or "forgetting" the deceased 
B)  specific time periods in mourning 
C)  recovery or completion of mourning 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  "letting go of" or "forgetting" the deceased 
B)  specific time periods in mourning 
C)  recovery or completion of mourning 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 13

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 14

Grief is

Accepted Answer

A)  an artificial construct 
B)  an individualized phenomenon 
C)  a contemporary term for Freud's concept of melancholia 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  an artificial construct 
B)  an individualized phenomenon 
C)  a contemporary term for Freud's concept of melancholia 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 15

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 16

A bereaved person may experience

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioral changes 
B)  physical changes 
C)  cognitive changes 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  behavioral changes 
B)  physical changes 
C)  cognitive changes 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 17

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 18

Encounters with bereavement and grief are

Accepted Answer

A)  abnormal experiences 
B)  symptoms of loss 
C)  morbid processes 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  abnormal experiences 
B)  symptoms of loss 
C)  morbid processes 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 19

The "dual process" model proposed by Stroebe and Schut claims that there are two sets of processes involved in mourning, one oriented to loss and the other to

Accepted Answer

A)  denial 
B)  yearning and searching 
C)  shock and numbness 
D)  rejection 
E)  restoration 
A)  denial 
B)  yearning and searching 
C)  shock and numbness 
D)  rejection 
E)  restoration

Question 20

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

A common physical response when experiencing grief related to a death is

Cantor's views mourning as moving toward "enriched remembrance." In this, he

Normal reactions to loss include

According to Bowlby and Parkes, initial reactions to loss are likely to take the form of

Grief characterized by angry impulses turned inward toward the self is

Mourning after the death of a loved person lasts for

Three elements are essential in all bereavement

According to our text, traditional mourning models have frequently made several assumptions which more recent studies have challenged. Among these assumptions are:

Grief reactions to loss may often include

The experience of loss is

Neimeyer describes "meaning reconstruction" by bereaved persons as involving:

Recent writers described in our text have explained or interpreted mourning by arguing for

The only alternative to experiencing the pain of loss would be

Grief is

Continuing bonds with an internal representation of the deceased are

A bereaved person may experience

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

Encounters with bereavement and grief are

The "dual process" model proposed by Stroebe and Schut claims that there are two sets of processes involved in mourning, one oriented to loss and the other to

A traumatic loss is

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Exam 9: Coping With Loss and Grief

A common physical response when experiencing grief related to a death is

Cantor's views mourning as moving toward "enriched remembrance." In this, he

Normal reactions to loss include

According to Bowlby and Parkes, initial reactions to loss are likely to take the form of

Grief characterized by angry impulses turned inward toward the self is

Mourning after the death of a loved person lasts for

Three elements are essential in all bereavement

According to our text, traditional mourning models have frequently made several assumptions which more recent studies have challenged. Among these assumptions are:

Grief reactions to loss may often include

The experience of loss is

Neimeyer describes "meaning reconstruction" by bereaved persons as involving:

Recent writers described in our text have explained or interpreted mourning by arguing for

The only alternative to experiencing the pain of loss would be

Grief is

Continuing bonds with an internal representation of the deceased are

A bereaved person may experience

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

Encounters with bereavement and grief are

The "dual process" model proposed by Stroebe and Schut claims that there are two sets of processes involved in mourning, one oriented to loss and the other to

A traumatic loss is

Learning 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

Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: Intentionally Ending a Human Life

The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

Illustrating the Themes of This Book: Alzheimers Disease

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