Question 1

The least helpful of these five interventions for bereaved persons is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Giving advice without being asked for it
B)  Supporting their grieving
C)  Listening to "their story"
D)  Doing something specific to help
E)  Saying "tell me how I can help you"F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 2

Your neighbor, a firefighter, has been killed by falling timbers in a city fire. He has three children, ages 5, 6, and 8. How could you best help the children in this family?

Accepted Answer

A)  By telling them they will be fine and you will play with them
B)  By keeping the refrigerator and freezer full of nutritious treats and finger foods
C)  By encouraging the children to be strong for their mother
D)  By talking to the children about their father's heroism
E)  By encouraging the children not to think about their father or his deathF) All of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 3

In relationships that are secret or unsuspected, when one partner dies, the grieving person is likely to experience _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  uncomplicated grief
B)  disenfranchised grief
C)  anticipatory grief
D)  psychological grief
E)  None of theseF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

Comment on the importance of pet loss and its frequent disenfranchisement.

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Pet loss is a significant and often over...

Question 5

Providing prompt, accurate, and reliable information can help bereaved persons with _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  affective tasks
B)  valuational tasks
C)  cognitive tasks
D)  behavioral tasks
E)  forgetting the individual who diedF) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 6

When bereaved persons feel that they are "going crazy" or "losing their minds," the role of a helper is to _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  show them they are blessed by their loss
B)  interpret "normal" behavior
C)  appreciate that they are well prepared to cope with grief and bereavement
D)  explain how their loss will lead to spiritual growth
E)  remind them that their loss can be replacedF) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 7

In Personal Insights 10.4 in the eighth edition of Death & Dying, Life & Living ("For a Time of Sorrow") , Howard Thurman writes that he would offer to help a bereaved person by

Accepted Answer

A)  explaining that he can feel all that they are feeling
B)  offering to try to understand the losses of the bereaved person
C)  trying to bear the burden of the bereaved person's pain
D)  All of these
E)  None of theseF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

Contemporary American society often conveys unhelpful messages to bereaved persons. Identify and explain two (2)such unhelpful messages. Your reply should make clear why these messages are unhelpful.

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One unhelpful message that contemporary ...

Question 9

Worden proposed 10 principles for facilitating uncomplicated grief reactions. 
State and explain any five (5)of these principles.

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Question 10

Disenfranchisement in grief can include both the structural and the dynamic or functional elements of bereavement. The latter include:

Accepted Answer

A)  Relationships, losses, and grievers
B)  Grief and mourning
C)  Sources of support
D)  All of these
E)  None of theseF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 11

In our society, unhelpful messages to bereaved persons typically include _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  recognition of time needed to cope with loss
B)  permission to feel the grief that one is experiencing
C)  minimizing the loss that has occurred
D)  All of these
E)  None of theseF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

Mrs. Lopez's husband was killed in a motorcycle accident six weeks ago. She and her husband have always been your favorite neighbors and you had many fun times together. She is now not as friendly and does not want to share in familiar recreational activities. You should:

Accepted Answer

A)  Still keep calling her and informing her of upcoming events
B)  Visit her expecting to just listen
C)  Ask her what tasks you could help her with
D)  Offer to go to a bereavement support group with her
E)  All of theseF) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 13

In the vignette near the beginning of Chapter 10 it appears that Stella Bridgman was helped most in her bereavement by _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a church elder who told her that "God never gives us burdens heavier than we can bear"
B)  friends who tried not to mention the name of her son who had died
C)  individuals who urged Stella to "get over" her grief
D)  friends who brought food occasionally and made themselves available to her
E)  those who told Stella that they knew what she was feelingF) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

How the loss of a pet will be experienced can be influenced by _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the circumstances of the bereaved person
B)  the nature of the relationship between pet and human
C)  the way in which the loss occurred
D)  All of these
E)  None of theseF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

Roadside markers illustrate which of the following tasks that bereaved persons engage in

Accepted Answer

A)  valuational
B)  cognitive
C)  affective
D)  behavioral
E)  None of theseF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 16

According to Worden, grief counseling can be offered by

Accepted Answer

A)  physicians
B)  psychologists
C)  social workers
D)  members of the clergy
E)  All of theseF) D) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 17

In addition to the loss of the relationship with the animal, loss of a service dog may also entail secondary losses, such as _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  social networking
B)  security and safety
C)  areas of developing independence
D)  All of these
E)  None of theseF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 18

Worden recommends that helpers should assist the survivor to emotionally relocate the deceased. This means:

Accepted Answer

A)  Help the survivor move to a new home.
B)  Help the survivor get over his or her mourning as quickly as possible.
C)  Help the survivor avoid forming new relationships.
D)  Help the survivor move forward with his or her life.
E)  Help the survivor get a new job.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

Grief resulting from a loss that is not or cannot be openly acknowledged, publicly mourned, or socially supported is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Anticipatory grief
B)  Pathological grief
C)  Complicated grief
D)  Disenfranchised grief
E)  None of theseF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 20

During bereavement, grieving people may direct anger to _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  family members
B)  professional caregivers
C)  God
D)  clergy persons
E)  All of theseF) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Exam 10: Coping With Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help

Your neighbor, a firefighter, has been killed by falling timbers in a city fire. He has three children, ages 5, 6, and 8. How could you best help the children in this family?

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In our society, unhelpful messages to bereaved persons typically include _________.

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Mrs. Lopez's husband was killed in a motorcycle accident six weeks ago. She and her husband have always been your favorite neighbors and you had many fun times together. She is now not as friendly and does not want to share in familiar recreational activities. You should:

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In the vignette near the beginning of Chapter 10 it appears that Stella Bridgman was helped most in her bereavement by _________.

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Comment on the importance of pet loss and its frequent disenfranchisement.

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Grief resulting from a loss that is not or cannot be openly acknowledged, publicly mourned, or socially supported is called:

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Disenfranchisement in grief can include both the structural and the dynamic or functional elements of bereavement. The latter include:

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The least helpful of these five interventions for bereaved persons is:

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Worden proposed 10 principles for facilitating uncomplicated grief reactions. State and explain any five (5)of these principles.

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Worden recommends that helpers should assist the survivor to emotionally relocate the deceased. This means:

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Roadside markers illustrate which of the following tasks that bereaved persons engage in

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Providing prompt, accurate, and reliable information can help bereaved persons with _________.

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Contemporary American society often conveys unhelpful messages to bereaved persons. Identify and explain two (2)such unhelpful messages. Your reply should make clear why these messages are unhelpful.

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During bereavement, grieving people may direct anger to _________.

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