CT Legacy & Meaning-Making Flashcards

According to Neimeyer, what is the central challenge of bereavement?

Answer: Reconstructing a sense of meaning in a world without the deceased

Neimeyer views grief as fundamentally a process of meaning reconstruction in which survivors rebuild their shattered assumptive world.

Which of the following is an example of a continuing bond with the deceased?

Answer: Talking to the deceased or keeping meaningful objects as inner connections

Continuing bonds include practices like talking to the deceased, keeping meaningful possessions, or feeling an ongoing sense of their presence.

Janoff-Bulman's 'assumptive world' theory holds that traumatic loss can shatter which core beliefs?

Answer: Beliefs about the world being benevolent, meaningful, and the self being worthy

Janoff-Bulman identified three core shattered assumptions: that the world is benevolent, that the world is meaningful, and that the self is worthy.

A thanatologist using narrative therapy in grief work would primarily:

Answer: Help the bereaved re-author their story of loss to find new meaning and agency

Narrative therapy helps bereaved individuals re-story their experience of loss, finding new meaning and a sense of authorship in their continuing life.

The 'dual process model' of coping with bereavement (Stroebe & Schut) describes oscillation between:

Answer: Loss-oriented coping and restoration-oriented coping

Stroebe and Schut's dual process model describes healthy grieving as moving back and forth between loss-oriented coping (grief work) and restoration-oriented coping (adapting to new roles).

Which approach best describes 'meaning-centered grief therapy'?

Answer: Assisting clients in finding sources of meaning, purpose, and legacy after loss

Meaning-centered grief therapy helps bereaved individuals identify and connect with sources of meaning, purpose, and legacy in the aftermath of loss.