BMS Grief and Bereavement Counseling 3

Question 1

William Worden's Task II of mourning involves:

Accepted Answer

Working through the pain of grief

Answer

Worden's Task II is to work through the pain of grief, acknowledging and experiencing the emotional, physical, and behavioral pain that accompanies loss.

Question 2

A bereaved father is three months post-loss and still goes to set a place at the dinner table for his deceased son each evening. This behavior is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A transitional ritual that may be part of normal early grief

Answer

Continuing rituals connected to the deceased (setting a place, buying their preferred foods) can be normal in early grief and represent a transitional bond that often fades naturally over time.

Question 3

The funeral service profession's role in grief support is BEST described as:

Accepted Answer

Creating meaningful rituals and an environment that facilitates healthy grieving

Answer

Funeral professionals support grief primarily through meaningful rituals, dignified care of the deceased, and a compassionate environment—not through clinical therapy.

Question 4

George Bonanno's research on grief trajectories found that the most common grief outcome following bereavement is:

Accepted Answer

Resilience, with minimal prolonged disruption to functioning

Answer

Bonanno's longitudinal research showed that resilience—maintaining relatively stable functioning after loss—is actually the most common trajectory, not the exception.

Question 5

Which statement about grief in children ages 3–5 is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

Children may engage in magical thinking, believing they caused the death

Answer

Preschool-aged children often engage in magical thinking and may believe that something they said, thought, or did caused the death, requiring gentle reassurance.

BMS - Bachelor of Mortuary Science Practice Test

BMS - Bachelor of Mortuary Science Practice Test

BMS Grief and Bereavement Counseling 3