Exam Preview for 1595: When We Can’t Say Goodbye: Coping with Sud

When We Can’t Say Goodbye: Coping with Sudden or Unexpected Death

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1. What is a loss signature? a signature on a bereavement card a unique and personal constellation of loss experiences a list of losses a written reflection on a loss
2. Loss clearly involves trauma when: a person can’t find their car keys the individual knows how to recover and can do it a person’s coping capacity is overwhelmed and they lose trust in the world an individual has a lot of social support
3. According to Pauline Boss what is an ambiguous loss? when a family member is on vacation and no one thinks about him/her when a soldier has died in combat when an estranged family member telephones unexpectedly when a person has dementia and is present in the house but can’t participate in family life
4. An example of disenfranchised grief is: when a pet dies, and the griever feels they cannot share this sad news when a person loses a sibling at an older age when a former president of a country dies and does not receive a state funeral when a father who was close to his children dies at age 65
5. Which of the following might stimulate collective mourning? Covid-19 Pandemic Natural Disasters War in Afghanistan All of the above
6. When communication is possible with someone dying: you should ask them where they went to high school you should ask them what they regret not finishing you should ask them if you can contact someone for them you should ask them what they will miss the most
7. When someone dying cannot communicate: there is nothing more a social worker can do to help close the door quietly and leave the room to the nursing staff tell the loved ones nothing more is expected from them facilitate listening to favorite music
8. After a sudden death, the mourner: may experience intense longing or yearning for the deceased generally, has no control over any aspect of his/her grief process is usually able to recover quickly and resume normal life seldom feels guilty for any aspect of the death
9. Prolonged Grief Disorder: has been a part of the DSM 5 TR since 2013 is not used until a person has continued to grieve over two years includes a feeling that life is meaningless leads to people actively seeking social support
10. Collective mourning: is seldom experienced in modern times also didn’t occur often in centuries past since people lived in small communities no longer includes monuments or memorials since they don’t help people remember a death or deaths helps communities heal from loss of large proportions