CBP CBP Complicated Grief and Prolonged Grief Disorder

Question 1

Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) was officially added to the DSM-5-TR in 2022. Which symptom is REQUIRED for diagnosis in adults?

Accepted Answer

Intense longing or yearning for the deceased persisting beyond 12 months after loss

Answer

DSM-5-TR requires intense yearning or longing for the deceased as a core criterion for Prolonged Grief Disorder, persisting at least 12 months in adults.

Question 2

Which of the following losses carries the HIGHEST empirical risk for developing complicated grief?

Accepted Answer

Death of a spouse by suicide

Answer

Suicide bereavement is consistently identified in research as a high-risk factor for complicated grief due to traumatic elements, stigma, and unanswered questions.

Question 3

Complicated Grief Treatment (CGT), developed by Shear and colleagues, is BEST categorized as:

Accepted Answer

An integrated psychotherapy combining IPT and exposure-based techniques

Answer

CGT integrates interpersonal therapy with imaginal and situational exposure techniques to address the dual processes of grief and restoration.

Question 4

The Dual Process Model (Stroebe & Schut) describes oscillation between which two orientations in healthy grief?

Accepted Answer

Loss-orientation and restoration-orientation

Answer

Stroebe and Schut's Dual Process Model describes healthy grieving as oscillating between loss-oriented coping (focusing on the loss) and restoration-oriented coping (focusing on life changes).

Question 5

A client with PGD describes feeling that life is meaningless since her husband died two years ago and that she cannot imagine any future for herself. This MOST reflects which PGD criterion?

Accepted Answer

Identity disruption and difficulty imagining a meaningful future

Answer

DSM-5-TR PGD criteria include identity disruption and difficulty envisioning a meaningful future, which reflect profound disruption of the bereaved person's sense of self and purpose.

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CBP CBP Complicated Grief and Prolonged Grief Disorder