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Grief in Family Systems

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1.  ____________ occurs when something is left behind – by choice or by circumstance.
  1. Grief
  2. Mourning
  3. Loss
  4. None of the above
2.  Anger, numbness, and sadness are what type of reaction to loss?
  1. Emotional
  2. Physical
  3. Behavioral
  4. Spiritual
3.  This type of grief emerges when the way someone’s grief is naturally experienced and expressed clashes with what they think is expected and acceptable.
  1. disenfranchised
  2. dissonant
  3. intuitive
  4. instrumental
4.  Family boundaries delineate the family system, its environment, and the subsystems. If the boundaries are closed and rigid the following could result:
  1. The family loses structure and can’t adjust to change.
  2. The family is pulled by outside influences.
  3. The family becomes isolated, estranged, and is unprepared to adjust or accept support.
  4. None of the above
5.  One of the strongest predictors of grief is:
  1. Nature of death
  2. Age
  3. Kinship
  4. History of loss
6.  According to Owens (2008), how many children will lose one or both parents by the age of 15?
  1. 1 out of 5 children
  2. 1 out of 10 children
  3. 1 out of 20 children
  4. 1 out of 50 children
7.  As cognitive, language, and social skills develop, children understand and process loss through those new abilities. This process can cause a ___________ of grief.
  1. progression
  2. decrease
  3. reactivation
  4. dissonance
8.  It is estimated that 1 in 20 children will experience the death of a parent by the age of 15. The most powerful predictor of the child’s adjustment is:
  1. the functioning level of the surviving parent
  2. attending the parent’s funeral
  3. attending a support group
  4. parentification
9.  Research indicates that divorce rates for parents who experience the loss of a child are not higher than the rest of the population. Although the following factor(s) influence marital stress:
  1. Grieving style
  2. Number of children
  3. Where the family lives
  4. None of the above
10.  Who often have many major losses within a short period of time?
  1. Young children
  2. Young adults
  3. Middle age adults
  4. Older adults

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