ACC Crisis Intervention & Grief Support 5

Question 1

Which intervention technique involves the chaplain reflecting back the emotional content of what a grieving person has expressed?

Accepted Answer

Empathic reflection

Answer

Empathic reflection involves mirroring the emotional content of a person's words to demonstrate understanding and deepen connection.

Question 2

A chaplain working with disaster survivors should recognize that spiritual distress in that context most commonly manifests as:

Accepted Answer

Questions of 'why' — challenges to meaning, fairness, and divine presence

Answer

Disaster survivors frequently experience a crisis of meaning, questioning why God allowed the tragedy or whether God exists or cares.

Question 3

According to Therese Rando's '6 R' processes of mourning, 'recollecting and re-experiencing the deceased and the relationship' is classified under which process?

Accepted Answer

React to the separation

Answer

Rando's second R process involves experiencing the pain of loss and reviewing memories of the deceased and the relationship.

Question 4

When a person in crisis is experiencing dissociation, the chaplain should FIRST:

Accepted Answer

Use grounding techniques to help the person reconnect with the present moment

Answer

Grounding techniques (sensory awareness, breathing, orienting to present surroundings) help bring a dissociating person back to the present.

Question 5

Which statement reflects a trauma-informed approach to ministry with grief survivors?

Accepted Answer

Recognizing that trauma affects cognition, emotion, and spirituality simultaneously

Answer

Trauma-informed care acknowledges the interconnected impact of trauma on the whole person — body, mind, emotion, and spirit.

(ACC) Associate Certified Chaplains Practice Test

(ACC) Associate Certified Chaplains Practice Test

ACC Crisis Intervention & Grief Support 5