BMS Grief and Bereavement Counseling 2

Question 1

Which theorist introduced the concept of 'continuing bonds' as a healthy aspect of grief, challenging earlier views that detachment from the deceased is necessary?

Accepted Answer

Dennis Klass

Answer

Dennis Klass and colleagues challenged the detachment model by showing that maintaining an ongoing inner relationship with the deceased can be a healthy part of grief.

Question 2

A widow reports feeling her late husband's presence in the room and briefly hearing his voice. The funeral director counseling her should:

Accepted Answer

Normalize this as a common grief experience called post-death contact

Answer

Post-death contact phenomena (sensing, hearing, or seeing the deceased) are common and generally considered a normal grief experience, not a psychiatric symptom.

Question 3

In Stroebe and Schut's Dual Process Model, 'restoration orientation' refers to:

Accepted Answer

Attending to life changes and developing a new identity after loss

Answer

Restoration orientation involves attending to secondary stressors of bereavement such as taking on new roles, forming a new identity, and adjusting to life without the deceased.

Question 4

Which factor most strongly predicts complicated grief (prolonged grief disorder) following bereavement?

Accepted Answer

A sudden or traumatic mode of death

Answer

Traumatic or sudden deaths (homicide, suicide, accidents) significantly elevate the risk of complicated grief due to the shock, trauma, and lack of anticipatory grieving.

Question 5

The DSM-5-TR includes Prolonged Grief Disorder as a diagnosis. The required duration of grief symptoms before this diagnosis can be made is:

Accepted Answer

12 months after bereavement

Answer

Prolonged Grief Disorder in DSM-5-TR requires that symptoms persist for at least 12 months after the death of a close person (6 months for children).

BMS - Bachelor of Mortuary Science Practice Test

BMS - Bachelor of Mortuary Science Practice Test

BMS Grief and Bereavement Counseling 2