Theories of Grief and Loss Flashcards

According to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, which of the following is the FIRST stage of grief?

Answer: Denial

Kübler-Ross identified denial as the first stage, serving as an initial psychological buffer against the shock of loss.

William Worden's model describes grief in terms of 'tasks of mourning.' Which task specifically involves adjusting to an environment in which the deceased is missing?

Answer: Adjusting to a world without the deceased

Worden's Task III addresses external, internal, and spiritual adjustments required when adapting to a world no longer containing the deceased.

The Dual Process Model of Coping with Bereavement, developed by Stroebe and Schut, proposes that bereaved individuals oscillate between which two orientations?

Answer: Loss-orientation and restoration-orientation

The Dual Process Model describes healthy grieving as oscillation between loss-oriented coping (focusing on the deceased) and restoration-oriented coping (addressing secondary life stressors).

The Continuing Bonds theory, associated with Klass, Silverman, and Nickman, challenges earlier grief theories by suggesting that healthy grieving involves:

Answer: Maintaining an ongoing inner relationship with the deceased

Continuing Bonds theory proposes that maintaining an inner relationship with the deceased is normal and healthy, rather than a sign of unresolved grief.

Therese Rando's '6 R's' model of mourning begins with which process?

Answer: Recognizing the loss

Rando's model begins with 'Recognize the loss,' which involves acknowledging the death and its implications as the foundational first step in mourning.

Robert Neimeyer's meaning reconstruction model of grief focuses primarily on:

Answer: Rebuilding a coherent narrative and personal sense of meaning after loss

Neimeyer emphasizes that grief involves rebuilding meaning and identity when loss shatters one's assumptive world and life narrative.

According to Bowlby's attachment-based model of grief, which phase is characterized by intense yearning and searching for the lost person?

Answer: Yearning and searching

Bowlby's second phase of grief involves intense yearning for the deceased and searching behaviors driven by unmet attachment instincts.