CBP Theories of Grief and Loss 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: According to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, which of the following is the FIRST stage of grief?
- Anger
- Denial (Correct answer)
- Depression
- Bargaining
Correct answer: Denial
Kübler-Ross identified denial as the first stage, serving as an initial psychological buffer against the shock of loss.
Question 2: 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?
- Accepting the reality of the loss
- Working through the pain of grief
- Adjusting to a world without the deceased (Correct answer)
- Finding an enduring connection with the deceased
Correct 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.
Question 3: The Dual Process Model of Coping with Bereavement, developed by Stroebe and Schut, proposes that bereaved individuals oscillate between which two orientations?
- Acceptance-orientation and denial-orientation
- Loss-orientation and restoration-orientation (Correct answer)
- Active-orientation and passive-orientation
- Emotional-orientation and cognitive-orientation
Correct 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).
Question 4: The Continuing Bonds theory, associated with Klass, Silverman, and Nickman, challenges earlier grief theories by suggesting that healthy grieving involves:
- Completely severing emotional ties to the deceased over time
- Maintaining an ongoing inner relationship with the deceased (Correct answer)
- Reaching a final stage of acceptance within one year
- Avoiding reminders of the deceased to reduce distress
Correct 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.
Question 5: Therese Rando's '6 R's' model of mourning begins with which process?
- Relinquishing old attachments
- Readjusting to the new world
- Recognizing the loss (Correct answer)
- Remembering the deceased
Correct 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.
Question 6: Robert Neimeyer's meaning reconstruction model of grief focuses primarily on:
- Working through five universal stages of grief in sequence
- Prioritizing social support networks above individual coping
- Rebuilding a coherent narrative and personal sense of meaning after loss (Correct answer)
- Behavioral activation to counter grief-related depression
Correct 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.
Question 7: According to Bowlby's attachment-based model of grief, which phase is characterized by intense yearning and searching for the lost person?
- Numbness
- Yearning and searching (Correct answer)
- Disorganization and despair
- Reorganization
Correct answer: Yearning and searching
Bowlby's second phase of grief involves intense yearning for the deceased and searching behaviors driven by unmet attachment instincts.
CBP Theories of Grief and Loss 1
According to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, which of the following is the FIRST stage of grief?