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Gun Violence and Tragic Loss: Grief Support for Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults

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1.  Which of the following is NOT one of the most commonly experienced grief symptoms?
  1. upsetting memories
  2. longing for the person
  3. self-isolation and self-injurious behaviors
  4. hearing the voice of the person who died or "seeing" the person
2.  According to the American Psychological Association, which of the following is a recommended, evidence-based therapy for traumatic grief?
  1. Prolonged Exposure Therapy
  2. Integrative Therapy
  3. Psychodynamic Therapy
  4. Adlerian Therapy
3.  Throughout the course of therapy, the survivor and therapist will identify and explore how the trauma(s) have changed their thoughts and beliefs and the reasoning for _______________________ or faulty thinking patterns that have kept them “stuck” with the present symptoms.
  1. cognitive dissonance
  2. cognitive patterns
  3. maladaptive practices
  4. cognitive distortions
4.  _________________________ are frequently described as the foundation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
  1. Funnel questions
  2. Leading questions
  3. Socratic techniques
  4. Probing questions
5.  Which of the following are commonly experienced grief symptoms?
  1. Being preoccupied with the deceased
  2. Feeling that life is empty
  3. Having upsetting memories
  4. All of the above
6.  Which of the following is a Socratic technique and questioning step for changing unhelpful thoughts?
  1. Search for the truth
  2. Challenge your assumptions
  3. Clarify the definition and discussion
  4. Practice arriving at a conclusion
7.  _________________ can be described as “a sense-losing event — a free fall into a chasm of despair."
  1. Trauma
  2. Depression
  3. Traumatic grief
  4. None of the above
8.  As it pertains to narrative exposure therapy, which of the following is NOT a HOT memory?
  1. sensory information
  2. cognitions
  3. context
  4. physiological feelings
9.  ____________________ is a short-term, trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy and testimony therapy.
  1. Brain Model Therapy
  2. Violent Event Therapy
  3. Trauma Memory Therapy
  4. Narrative Exposure Therapy
10.  During narrative exposure therapy, the previously unconnected ________________ for the traumatic events are activated and linked with the cold memory, in order to contextualize the events.
  1. fear response
  2. fear networks
  3. fear modules
  4. fear pieces

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