CT Complicated Grief & Trauma 2

Question 1

Which diagnostic criterion distinguishes Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) from Major Depressive Disorder?

Accepted Answer

Intense yearning or longing specifically for the deceased

Answer

PGD is characterized by intense, persistent yearning or longing specifically for the deceased, differentiating it from the pervasive depressed mood central to MDD.

Question 2

The Traumatic Grief Inventory (TGI-SR) primarily assesses which condition?

Accepted Answer

Prolonged Grief Disorder symptom severity

Answer

The TGI-SR is a validated self-report tool designed specifically to measure symptom severity of Prolonged Grief Disorder in bereaved adults.

Question 3

In trauma-informed grief therapy, what is the primary purpose of the 'stabilization' phase?

Accepted Answer

Building coping skills before addressing loss narrative

Answer

Stabilization builds a client's emotional regulation and coping resources before trauma processing begins, preventing overwhelm.

Question 4

A widow reports she cannot stop thinking about the moment she found her husband dead and avoids all reminders of him. Which comorbidity pattern is MOST likely?

Accepted Answer

Comorbid PGD and PTSD

Answer

Intrusive images of the death scene combined with avoidance behaviors suggest PTSD, while intense grief yearning points to PGD—these frequently co-occur after traumatic bereavement.

Question 5

Which theoretical framework posits that grief becomes complicated when the bereaved cannot integrate the loss into their assumptive world?

Accepted Answer

Meaning Reconstruction Theory

Answer

Meaning Reconstruction Theory (Neimeyer) holds that loss shatters core assumptions, and complicated grief results when the bereaved fail to rebuild a coherent meaning system.

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CT Complicated Grief & Trauma 2