AAS Postvention & Survivor Support 3

Question 1

In workplace postvention following an employee's suicide, which step is recommended FIRST for the organization's leadership?

Accepted Answer

Notify employees with factual, compassionate communication and provide resource referrals

Answer

Timely, accurate, and compassionate notification to employees, paired with resource referrals, is the recommended first step in workplace postvention.

Question 2

Which grief model describes the survivor's oscillation between loss-orientation (focusing on grief) and restoration-orientation (focusing on rebuilding) as adaptive?

Accepted Answer

Dual Process Model (Stroebe & Schut)

Answer

The Dual Process Model by Stroebe and Schut posits that healthy bereavement involves alternating between confronting grief and focusing on life adjustments.

Question 3

A postvention counselor working with a child who lost a parent to suicide should PRIMARILY tailor communication by:

Accepted Answer

Using developmentally appropriate language and concrete explanations

Answer

Children require age-appropriate, honest, and concrete language about death to understand the loss and begin healthy grieving.

Question 4

Which factor has research identified as INCREASING risk for suicidal ideation among survivors of suicide loss compared to survivors of other types of loss?

Accepted Answer

Exposure to the method used in the suicide

Answer

Survivors exposed to the method of death (e.g., witnessing or discovering the scene) have elevated risk for their own suicidal ideation compared to other bereaved individuals.

Question 5

The 'loss of assumptive world' concept, particularly relevant to suicide bereavement, refers to:

Accepted Answer

The shattering of fundamental beliefs about safety, meaning, and predictability

Answer

Suicide loss can shatter survivors' core assumptions about the world being safe and predictable, a concept central to trauma and grief literature.

(AAS) American Association of Suicidology Certification Practice Test

(AAS) American Association of Suicidology Certification Practice Test

AAS Postvention & Survivor Support 3