Exam Preview for 1350: Too Young to Say Goodbye: Adolescent Grief a

Too Young to Say Goodbye: Adolescent Grief and Tragic Loss

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1. According to the American Association of Suicidology, “Is Path Warm” is a mnemonic device for identifying which of the following warning signs? ideation, mood changes, and post-traumatic stress disorder substance abuse, hopelessness, and recklessness anxiety, anger, and cumulative grief purposelessness, trapped, and childhood disintegrative disorder
2. When reflecting upon mass violence such as shootings that result in death and injury, there can be a range of intense reactions including _______________. acceptance denial love shock
3. Which of the following is NOT an example of an evidence-based therapy and strategy discussed in this course? trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy grief and trauma intervention for children multi-dimensional grief therapy acceptance and commitment therapy
4. What are three best practices for building resiliency and capacity? clarify your goal, label emotions, and identify stress characteristics clarify your goal, label emotions, and validate and normalize clarify your goal, label emotions, and recognize predisposing factors clarify your goal, label emotions, and resist traumatization
5. By labeling emotions, you nurture a sense of calm. Brain activity shifts from its _______ ________ to the coping and problem-solving regions. alarm centers amygdala activity reactive alarm limbic system
6. Overarching goals elicit safety in adolescents disclosing their reactions, emotions, questions, and _______________ of the traumatic events. development engagement perception processing
7. When talking to adolescents about mass violence and traumatic events, reflection offers an opportunity for adults to express the following? time, coordination, and communication emotions, patience, and compassion satisfaction, gratification, and empathy active listening, paraphrasing, and/or summarizing
8. When asking adolescents fact-finding and helpful questions, open-ended questions elicit an understanding of the following? experiences, outlets, perspectives, and needs experiences, emotions, perspectives, and needs experiences, interests, perspectives, and needs experiences, preferences, perspectives, and needs
9. When evaluating and managing risk factors and warning signs for adolescents, mental and behavioral health practitioners should assess for all the following EXCEPT: family history of suicidal behavior and mental health disorders previous history of physical and/or sexual abuse resilience and commitment to social change identification with the LGBTQA+ community
10. Which of the following is one of the five traumatic themes for parents and caregivers that "helping professionals" must consider in treatment engagement for suicidal youth? Enhanced connection with others Short-term impact Reaching out for others Alone and seeking connection