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31.
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31.
Martha, a widow, now smiles slightly when she thinks about her deceased husband. Where would Martha be considered in the grief work model?
A.
Shock and disbelief
B.
Preoccupation with the memory of the dead person
C.
Resolution
D.
Bereavement
32.
In the context of the grief work model, which stage may include the sensation that the deceased individual is still present?
A.
Shock and disbelief
B.
Preoccupation with the memory of the dead person
C.
Resolution
D.
None of these
33.
Lucille’s husband died several weeks ago, and despite a rough couple of days, Lucille is now managing her life fairly normally. One could describe Lucille as
A.
cold and distant.
B.
neurotic.
C.
resilient.
D.
abnormal.
34.
After the World Trade Center attacks, one of the major problems that the survivors had in coming to terms with the reality of the deaths of their loved ones was
A.
many were unable to view the body.
B.
how to deal with all of the insurance issues.
C.
the public nature of the death and the services.
D.
loss of financial support for their family.
35.
Deaths resulting from the World Trade Center attacks were examples of ____________ loss, a situation where the loss was not clearly defined and therefore confusing and difficult to resolve.
A.
ritualistic
B.
ambiguous
C.
immobilizing
D.
anxious
36.
When a loss is uncertain, people experience all of the following EXCEPT
A.
they are denied the ritual closure that a funeral provides.
B.
they tend to be immobilized and unable to go about the necessary tasks of reorganizing the family.
C.
the loss goes on and on and creates both physical and emotional exhaustion.
D.
the loss is immediately final and does not give people the opportunity to grieve.
37.
Family therapist Pauline Boss has used the term ambiguous loss to describe the feeling that loved ones feel when they are involved in all of the following situations EXCEPT
A.
caring for a family member with Alzheimer disease.
B.
living with a person who is physically present but psychologically absent.
C.
caring for and living with a family member with drug addiction.
D.
worrying about a child who has left home.
38.
Kera’s mother, father, and sister were all killed at once in a car accident. Right now, she seems to walk through life in a daze. Her friends should be aware that Kera may experience
A.
the generally expected pattern of grieving.
B.
preoccupation with the memory of her family for months or years.
C.
overwhelming feelings of sadness as the shock wears off.
D.
All of these
39.
The text reported a study of married older adults whose spouses had died. The most prevalent pattern of grieving was
A.
resilience.
B.
delayed.
C.
rigid.
D.
natural.
40.
People’s attitude toward death depends on all of the following EXCEPT their
A.
personalities.
B.
experiences with death.
C.
cognitive development.
D.
assessment of the situation the last time they saw the person who has died.