CT Legacy & Meaning-Making Flashcards

In narrative grief therapy, a 'dominant story' refers to:

Answer: The prevailing, often limiting narrative a person holds about their loss or identity

In narrative therapy, the dominant story is the primary account a person uses to make sense of their experience, which may need to be examined and re-authored.

Tedeschi and Calhoun's Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory measures growth in which five domains?

Answer: Personal strength, new possibilities, relating to others, appreciation for life, and spiritual change

The Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory measures five domains: personal strength, new possibilities, relating to others, appreciation for life, and spiritual or existential change.

What is 'biographical disruption' in the context of serious illness and death?

Answer: The interruption of one's life narrative and identity caused by illness or loss

Biographical disruption describes how serious illness or death interrupts a person's sense of continuous life narrative and identity, requiring reconstruction.

Which statement best reflects the therapeutic use of 'life storybooks' in palliative care?

Answer: They help patients organize and share their life narrative as a meaningful legacy for loved ones

Life storybooks in palliative care allow patients to document personal histories, values, and memories to share with family as a meaningful legacy.

According to Worden's task model of mourning, which task involves adjusting to a world without the deceased?

Answer: Task III: Adjusting to an environment in which the deceased is missing

Worden's Task III requires the bereaved to adapt to new roles, responsibilities, and identity in an environment changed by the absence of the deceased.

'Restorative retelling' in traumatic grief work, developed by Rynearson, primarily involves:

Answer: Gradually retelling the story of traumatic loss to integrate it and reduce distress

Restorative retelling is a group-based approach by Rynearson that helps traumatically bereaved individuals gradually retell their story to restore coping and meaning.