CT Grief & Bereavement Theory 5

Question 1

Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) in the DSM-5-TR requires symptoms to persist for at least how long after the death?

Accepted Answer

12 months

Answer

The DSM-5-TR criteria for Prolonged Grief Disorder require that disabling grief symptoms persist for at least 12 months following the death of a close person.

Question 2

According to Parkes, the 'pining' experienced during bereavement is most analogous to which biological drive?

Accepted Answer

Separation protest in attachment behavior

Answer

Parkes drew on Bowlby's attachment theory to argue that pining in grief mirrors the biological separation protest seen in infants when separated from attachment figures.

Question 3

A counselor working with a bereaved client uses letter-writing to the deceased as an intervention. This is most consistent with which theoretical framework?

Accepted Answer

Continuing Bonds Theory

Answer

Letter-writing to the deceased supports an ongoing relationship, consistent with continuing bonds theory, which validates maintaining connection with the deceased as adaptive.

Question 4

In Worden's four tasks, 'adjusting to a world without the deceased' (Task III) includes which three types of adjustment?

Accepted Answer

External, internal, and spiritual

Answer

Worden describes Task III as requiring external adjustment (practical roles), internal adjustment (sense of self), and spiritual adjustment (worldview and meaning).

Question 5

Which factor does research most consistently identify as a risk factor for complicated grief?

Accepted Answer

A highly dependent or ambivalent relationship

Answer

Research consistently identifies a highly dependent or ambivalent relationship with the deceased as a significant risk factor for complicated grief outcomes.

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CT Grief & Bereavement Theory 5