Loss and Mourning Final Practice Exam

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• Research has shown that families who cope the best with the death of a family member are:
• Which type of grief is characterized by prolonged duration and difficulty returning to living?
• Which family characteristic was associated with better coping in bereaved children in a landmark study?
• Which clue to diagnosing complicated mourning is demonstrated by a bereaved individual who develops physical symptoms like those the deceased experienced before death?
• How does a death affect one's everyday functioning in the world?
• Types of guilt that bereaved parents may experience include all of the following EXCEPT:
• The period after a death during which adjustment occurs is called what?
• From the Harvard study results, which is a basic need of bereaved children?
• Which is NOT one of the needs generally met through a group process?
• Social loneliness can be mitigated by which of the following?
• Which statement about grief counseling is true?
• Which of the following are common ways of practicing denial?
• There is evidence that the grief in __________ bereavement may be more intense and last longer than grief from other types of losses.
• _______________ grief can be defined as a deviation from the cultural norm in the duration or intensity of the symptoms of grief.
• The three main areas to be considered in the assessment of grief and family systems include all of the following EXCEPT:
• The empty chair technique aims to facilitate what in grief therapy?
• Among the elderly, _______________ contributes to the maintenance of identity.
• Grief counseling can be provided by
• Which statement is TRUE about someone with an anxious/ambivalent attachment style?
• All of the following are TRUE statements about HIV/AIDS EXCEPT:
• In the Harvard study, which statement describes a need of bereaved children?
• According to Worden, recognizing normal grief reactions is associated with which principle?
• The ability to find something positive in loss is associated with which cognitive style?
• Which type of guilt involves feeling responsible for a death due to one's own actions?
• Worden suggests that funeral rituals can
• Nearly _________ people a year are left to grieve the completed suicide of a family member or loved one.
• The three things children need after the death of a parent include all of the following EXCEPT:
• Substance use is often a mechanism used in which coping style?
• Normal grief reactions include which domains?
• Uncomplicated grief is another term for what?
• Which need is consistently listed in the Harvard study findings for bereaved children?
• All of the following are examples of cognitions that mark the experience of grief EXCEPT:
• Bereaved individuals experiencing delayed grief reactions are characterized by which description?
• The process by which a bereaved person comes to terms with the loss is called:
• Which statement about HIV/AIDS distribution in society is supported by the material?
• What does concurrent (secondary) losses mean? Choose the best description.
• Which item is identified as a need in the Harvard study's findings on bereaved children?
• What term describes attempting to contact the deceased and deny death's finality?
• What has allowed those with HIV infection and AIDS to live longer according to the material?
• What is the grief therapy term for an intensified grief reaction that can lead to a psychological or psychiatric disorder?
• Meaning-making following a child's death is part of which task of mourning?
• Bereaved individuals experiencing masked grief reactions are characterized by which description?
• Some features of grief associated with the elderly include all of the following EXCEPT:
• The term ____________ refers to grieving that occurs prior to the actual loss.
• Worden tends to agree with Horowitz, that assessments for complicated grief should not be made until
• Which category describes grief that is postponed or suppressed and resurfaces later?
• Which term is applied to the process one goes through in adapting to the death of a person?
• Grief counseling groups can serve various purposes. Which of the following is NOT typically a purpose?
• In a highly ____________ relationship, the death leads to guilt and anger.
• Explain why Worden prefers using the term complicated mourning rather than the term abnormal grief.
• The most important predictor and influence on a bereaved child's adjustment to the death of a parent is the:
• Which statement describes an intensification of normal grief reactions?
• In Worden's mourning framework, which task involves accepting the reality of the loss?
• If a bereaved person is experiencing irrational guilt, a counselor can often support and address this through
• Damage to self-esteem following the loss requires which type of adjustment?
• Which attachment style is linked to the poorest adaptation to loss?
• What is the grief therapy technique called role-playing psychodrama?
• The second special consideration for grief therapy is:
• Which of the following is NOT listed as a grief therapy technique?
• In 1950, which psychologist developed the concept of basic trust?
• Of all the specific feelings experienced by survivors of suicide victims, _____________ is one of the predominant feelings due to the stigma associated with it:
• The experience of multiple losses is an example of a circumstantial factor in complicated mourning. Multiple losses can result in which type of grief reaction?
• Retaining the deceased's possessions ready for use when the person returns is known as which term?
• Which principle involves helping the bereaved to talk about their loss to accept reality?
• Which counseling principle involves helping the bereaved to learn/improve their coping and problem-solving skills in order to adjust to living without the deceased?
• Bereaved individuals experiencing chronic grief reactions are best described as which type of grief?
• Linking objects are similar to __________ such as those children hold as they grow away from their parents.
• Which of the following are factors that complicate grieving a SIDS death?
• Oversensitivity to noise is an example of which category of normal grief?
• Which statement best describes a characteristic of grief, according to the material?
• Which normal grief feeling occurs most often in the case of a sudden death?
• According to Worden, which factor is NOT considered important in why some people fail to grieve?
• Disenfranchised grief is best described as grief that is not openly acknowledged by society.
• Which adjustment is not typically included among external, internal, mental, and spiritual?
• Which type of bereavement is associated with more intense and longer-lasting grief, according to the material?
• Which description best characterizes exaggerated grief reactions in bereaved individuals?
• A sudden, violent death usually leaves survivors with an initial sense of
• Clue 9 relates to
• Which attachment style is described by stormy relationships and anger when threatened?
• Socially negated losses lead to which type of grief described by Doka?
• Which grief therapy technique involves exploring dreams to address mourning?
• Social integration and confiding in others are associated with which social variable?
• Which is NOT one of the reasons given for why giving antidepressant medications to people undergoing an acute grief reaction is inadvisable?
• Which statement about kinship is NOT true?
• The following statement best describes the purpose of grief therapy.
• From the Harvard study, which of the following reflects a need of bereaved children?
• Which disruptive group member speaks in terms of 'musts,' 'shoulds,' and 'have-tos'?
• Which need is listed by the Harvard study results for bereaved children?
• Worden suggests funeral rituals can do which of the following?
• The ability to accept support is a dimension of which coping style?
• The subjective report used to monitor intensity and resolution of affect is called?
• Helping a bereaved person to find ways to remember and stay connected to the deceased is associated with which Principle?
• A bereaved person's reaction comprising thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that changes over time is known as:
• Which measure is used to monitor affect intensity and resolution in grief therapy?
• All of the following are NASH categories EXCEPT:
• Completing task IV of the mourning process primarily helps a survivor to
• Which combination best describes families that cope best with the death of a family member?
• The Harvard study identifies which of the following as a need for bereaved children?
• If an individual cannot complete task IV of the mourning process, what might occur?
• Which term describes grief that is not recognized or sanctioned by society?
• Which of the following is the MOST common feeling found in the bereaved?
• Losses where one must wait for the confirmation of the death are known as ___________ losses.
• Substance abuse can often be a mechanism used in which coping style?
• How does being a 'replacement' child affect the child in this role?
• Which option represents a need related to remembrance for bereaved children, per the Harvard study?
• Which of these statements reflects a need for bereaved children as identified by the Harvard study?
• Sleep disturbances belong to which category in normal grief?
• It is common for anticipatory grief survivors to practice __________ in their minds.
• In which setting is grief therapy usually conducted?
• A key protective factor against social isolation in grief is what?
• Which option is NOT a coping style dimension?
• Linking objects were developed by which psychiatrist?
• Which of the following lists the four types of complicated mourning described?
• Which German word is defined as the physical and emotional pain associated with loss?
• Which statement about dreams in grief therapy is TRUE?
• Most families exist in some type of homeostatic balance, but the addition or loss of a family member can result in which outcome?
• Which statement aligns with the Harvard study's identified need for bereaved children?
• Eating disturbances in mourning are categorized as which aspect of normal grief?
• Which item is identified as a need of bereaved children according to the Harvard Child Bereavement Study results?
• __________ developed by psychologist Vamik Volkan and associated with non-resolution of mourning?
• Which of the following is commonly observed as part of grief in older adults?
• Which of the following best describes common grief behaviors?
• Masked or repressed grief can be manifested/become apparent in the following ways, EXCEPT
• What is the first step in initiating grief therapy?
• According to the Harvard Child Bereavement Study, which statement describes a need of bereaved children?
• In anticipatory grief, the 'work of worry' is most closely related to which behavior?
• Which scenario best illustrates bereavement overload?
• Bereavement overload occurs when
• A miscarriage is an example of disenfranchised grief.
• An initial reaction commonly observed with sudden death is what?
• Which coping style involves engaging with emotions rather than solving problems?
• Which term describes the emotional and psychological response to loss?
• Ambivalent losses are characterized by waiting for confirmation of the loss.
• Bereavement overload is best described as what?
• Which statement describes the emotion that may accompany grief but is not typically part of depression?
• Which of the following is NOT listed as a common way of practicing denial?
• Which statement best captures the goal of normalizing grief reactions?
• In bereavement, the most frequently reported affect is which?
• According to the Harvard study, which is a remembered need for bereaved children?
• A miscarriage is often treated as a socially negated loss and where grief is
• In Parkes's model, which phase is the period of numbness close to the time of the loss?
• Which item matches a need of bereaved children per the Harvard study?
• Kinship identifies what relationship?
• In initiating grief therapy, which is listed as the first step?
• Retroflected anger is defined as anger directed toward whom?
• Which of the following is NOT one of Worden's three main themes in suicide bereavement?
• With which type of death does the family grieve for what they might have had in addition to what they've lost?
• According to Worden, Task II involves which of the following?
• Which of the following reflects the need of bereaved children for maintaining daily life, as per the Harvard study results?
• George Engel viewed the process of mourning as similar to which process?
• Which of the following is NOT one of the needs that individuals generally want to meet through a group process?
• In Gestalt grief therapy, which technique has the client speak to the deceased in the present tense?
• Which term is sometimes called 'life review'?
• Which statement best describes the 'replacement child' phenomenon?
• Which statement best captures the difference between grief and depression?
• Worden suggests that there are three main themes in suicide bereavement. Which statement describes them correctly?
• In addressing irrational guilt, which approach is used?
• According to Principle 1, one of the best ways to help someone accept the reality of the loss is to
• In the Harvard Child Bereavement Study, children who coped well with loss tended to come from what type of family?
• The concept of family therapy is based on the belief that the family is an interactional unit in which:
• Persistently focusing on grief-related symptoms is an example of which process?
• Anticipatory grief is often associated with
• Masked or repressed grief can be manifested as physical symptoms, psychiatric symptoms, or which of the following EXCEPT?
• When anger is not adequately acknowledged, it can lead to which outcome?
• Which grief therapy technique extends the benefits of a single weekly session and makes therapy shorter and more effective?
• Clinical depression, anxiety, substance abuse and PTSD following a loss are examples of which type of complicated mourning?
• The three types of change that help one evaluate the effectiveness of grief therapy include all of the following EXCEPT
• The closer the kinship to the deceased, the more intensified the grief.
• What is the overall experience comprising thoughts, feelings, and behaviors after a loss called?
• Which of the following is NOT one of the goals of grief counseling
• What is a distorted thinking pattern described among survivors of suicide that involves viewing the deceased as all good or all bad and may include rationalizing that the death was an accident?
• As related to an emerging DSM diagnosis of complicated grief, what has been one of the struggles that researchers have faced in defining this diagnosis?
• What is described as the strongest predictor of a bereaved child's adjustment to the death?
• What term describes the ability to find something positive or redemptive in a bad situation?
• The arresting of which task results in a failure to adapt to a loss?
• Exaggerated grief can lead to which outcome?
• What is the overall purpose of grief work?
• Spiritual adjustments relate to how a death affects one's
• Which factor is associated with Mediator 3 - How the Person Died?
• Grief therapy can be conducted in which settings?