CT CT Legacy & Meaning-Making 2

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Reconstructing a sense of meaning in a world without the deceased

Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Talking to the deceased or keeping meaningful objects as inner connections

Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

Question 4

A thanatologist using narrative therapy in grief work would primarily:

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Loss-oriented coping and restoration-oriented coping

Answer

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).

(CT) Certified Thanatologist Practice Test

(CT) Certified Thanatologist Practice Test

CT CT Legacy & Meaning-Making 2