CBP Theories of Grief and Loss 3

Question 1

Anticipatory grief is defined as grief that:

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Begins before the actual death, often during a loved one's terminal illness

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Occurs more than one year after a significant loss

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Is experienced only by children who do not yet understand death's permanence

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Occurs in response to imagined or hypothetical future losses

Question 2

Kenneth Doka coined the term 'disenfranchised grief' to describe grief that:

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Is not openly acknowledged, publicly mourned, or socially supported

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Is excessively prolonged beyond accepted cultural norms

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Results specifically from sudden traumatic loss events

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Occurs in individuals with no prior mental health history

Question 3

Simon Rubin's Two-Track Model of Bereavement evaluates grief outcomes along which two dimensions?

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Biopsychosocial functioning and the continuing relationship with the deceased

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Biological functioning and psychological functioning

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Individual coping responses and family coping responses

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Acute grief symptoms and chronic grief symptoms

Question 4

Which grief theorist is most associated with proposing 'tasks of mourning' as an active alternative to passive stage-based models?

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William Worden

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Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

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Colin Murray Parkes

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George Bonanno

Question 5

In Kübler-Ross's model, the 'bargaining' stage most commonly involves:

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Attempting to make deals with God or a higher power to reverse or delay the loss

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Negotiating directly with medical professionals for better treatment options

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Compromising with family members about end-of-life care decisions

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Reducing grief intensity by focusing on positive memories of the deceased

Question 6

In the Dual Process Model, 'secondary stressors' such as financial pressures, role changes, and identity shifts are addressed within:

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Restoration-orientation

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Loss-orientation

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The bargaining stage of grief

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Complicated grief processing

Question 7

A bereaved client reports still setting a place for their deceased spouse at dinner and having daily conversations with them. From a Continuing Bonds perspective, a bereavement practitioner would most appropriately view this behavior as:

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A potentially healthy way of maintaining an ongoing connection with the deceased

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A symptom of complicated grief requiring immediate clinical intervention

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A pathological form of denial that prevents acceptance of the reality of death

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Avoidance behavior that is preventing healthy adaptation and forward movement