Chapters 2 and 9

By what age do most children understand that death is a changed state? Select one: a. Early elementary years b. Early middle school years c. Late elementary years d. Preschool years

D. Preschool years

True or false A child's mature understanding of death is seen as a single, unidimensional concept.

False

True or false As time passes, bereaved individuals rarely experience changes in their perspective on themselves and on the relational bond to the deceased.

False

According to Therese Rando, which of the following may especially complicate grief? 1. Death of a child 2. Bereaved person's perceived lack of social support 3. Relationship between bereaved and deceased that was intimate and friendly. 4. Bereaved's perception that the death was somehow preventable. Select one: a. 1, 2, and 4 b. 2, 3, and 4 c. 1, 3, and 4 d. 1, 2, and 3

A. 1, 2 and 4

Agents of socialization include 1. family and peers. 2. school. 3. employers. 4. religion. Select one: a. 1, 2, and 4 b. 2, 3, and 4 c. 1, 2, and 3 d. 1, 3, and 4

A. 1, 2 and 4

Which of the following are usually identified as physical symptoms of grief? 1. Shortness of breath 2. Muscle weakness 3. Empty feeling in the abdomen 4. Cerebral placidity Select one: a. 1, 2, and 3 b. 2, 3, and 4 c. 1, 2, and 4 d. 1, 3, and 4

A. 1,2 and 3

Bereavement is defined as the Select one: a. objective event of loss. b. loss of a loved one. c. reaction to loss. d. customary display of grief.

A. An objective event of loss

In contrast to the reaction to loss, what is the PROCESS by which a bereaved person integrates a loss into his or her ongoing life? Select one: a. Mourning b. Closure c. Grief d. Bereavement

A. Mourning

According to Jean Piaget, at what stage does a child learn to use language and symbolic thinking to understand the world? Select one: a. Preoperational b. Formal symbolism c. Assimilation d. Concrete operational

A. Pre-operational

In Erickson's model, approximately what age marks the beginning of the child's moral sense? Select one: a. Preschool and kindergarten years b. Middle childhood or school age c. Birth-2 years d. Adolescent

A. Preschool and kindergarten

According to the dual-process model of coping, what coping behavior includes mastering tasks that had been taken care of by the deceased and developing a new identity? Select one: a. Restoration-oriented b. Loss-oriented c. Dynamic process d. Biopsychosocial

A. Restoration-oriented

All of the following tends to be an important influence on the development of children's attitudes toward death EXCEPT Select one: a. rising funeral costs. b. social network. c. children's literature. d. family.

A. Rising funeral costs

Of the following modes of death, which is most likely to be characterized as a low-grief death? Select one: a. Terminal illness of an elderly man b. Suicide of a friend c. Homicide of a teenager d. Hit and run death of a child

A. Terminal illness of an elderly man

In Erikson's model, the years from about 6 to the beginning of puberty is sometimes known as the Select one: a. age of control and adequacy. b. industrial age. c. pre-pubescent precocious age. d. elementary age.

B. Industrial Age

The idea that one can die of a "broken heart" Select one: a. is a myth perpetuated by poets and songwriters. b. is being investigated scientifically and is considered plausible. c. was a popular notion during the fifteenth century and is now discounted. d. has no scientific basis or rationale.

B. Is being investigated scientifically and is considered plausible

A "teachable moment" is one in which Select one: a. learning flows in a single direction. b. a parent creates a situation that encourages talking about death. c. an opportunity for learning arises out of ordinary experiences. d. a parent's questions, enthusiasm, and motivation guide the education process.

C. An opportunity for learning arises out of ordinary experiences

In the wake of multiple losses, survivors may feel they have "run out of tears," resulting in bereavement Select one: a. overload. b. exhaustion. c. burnout. d. drain.

C. Burnout

Grief experienced in connection with a loss that is not socially supported or acknowledged through the usual rituals is Select one: a. complicated. b. instrumental. c. disenfranchised. d. anticipatory.

C. Disenfranchised

Unfinished business is best described as Select one: a. taking a lifelong dream vacation before death. b. addressing issues about the topic of death. c. issues or "business" that goes on after a death. d. resolving conflicts between medical staff and patient.

C. Issues or business that goes on after a death

Which of the following is generally considered a high-grief death? Select one: a. The death of a retired postal worker from heart disease b. The death of a middle-aged woman from cancer c. The death of a teenager in a car accident d. The death of an elderly man in a care facility

C. The death of a teenager in a car accident

Lullabies and nursery rhymes often contain Select one: a. fairies who save people. b. supernatural powers. c. themes of death and violence. d. wolves who eat people.

C. Themes of death and violence

Sharing the story of a loss provides emotional relief, promotes the search for meaning, and Select one: a. maintains a legacy. b. allows for ongoing mourning after the funeral. c. diminishes guilt. d. brings people together in support of one another.

D. Brings people together in support of one another

Anniversaries, birthdays, special occasions, and holidays Select one: a. have to be celebrated just as before the death. b. do well to mark the time of a loved one's absence. c. are usually happy times even in the midst of mourning. d. can reawaken and reactivate unexpected feelings of grief.

D. Can reawaken and reactivate unexpected feelings of grief

Children who have had first-hand encounters with death tend to Select one: a. avoid any mention of it. b. deny its existence. c. still believe in reversible death. d. have a developmentally more mature understanding of death.

D. Have a developmentally more mature understanding of death

Which of the following best defines socialization? Select one: a. Ways of thinking, feeling, and acting b. A process of creating visionary beliefs c. Uprooting and restructuring basic attitudes, values, or identities d. Learning and internalizing the norms, rules, and values of the society in which a person lives

D. Learning an internalizing the norms, rules, and values of the society in which a person lives

The acquisition of a mature understanding of death is part of the developmental process known as Select one: a. ethnocentrism. b. maturation. c. cognition. d. socialization.

D. Socialization

________ refers to strategies used to informally teach people about death and dying, involving an effort to change people's perceptions and behaviors. Select one: a. Resocialization b. Initiative manipulation c. Cognitive transformations d. Tactical socialization

D. Tactical socialization

True or false Through socialization, younger members of a society acquire knowledge from older generations.

True

True or false A significant loss can cause us to question our fundamental assumptions about the world and our place in it.

True

True or false An example of the term resocialization is the starting of a new job.

True

True or false Grief counseling on the Internet raises questions regarding the appropriateness and effectiveness of such services.

True

True or false Individuals may experience a resurfacing of grief stimulated by a public death.

True

True or false Resolving conflicts and problems with the dying person can facilitate the management of grief.

True