Chapter 3, Loss And Grief Counselling

Question 0

List the six types of losses

Answer 0

Birth, Developmental Change, Birth of a Sibling, Marriage, Death, Addiction

Question 1

Why is the concept of loss an important component of the counselling process?

Answer 1

Because unresolved loss is a primary root of problems frequently in counselling. It is important to have an understanding of the broad range of losses which we experience.

Question 2

Lost the seven primary painful emotions typically experienced during grief.

Answer 2

Fear, Anger, Guilt, Sadness, Empitness, low Self-Worth, Despair

Question 3

Choose two types of mechanisms that might be used to block one or more of the seven primary emotions.

Answer 3

Fear- Over-Talking and Intellectualizing
Anger- Projection and Rationalizing
Guilt- Rationalizing and Over-Talking
Sadness- Vagueness and Somatic Complaints
Emptiness- Red Herrings and Intellectualizing
Low Self Worth- Somatic Complaints and Over Talking
Despair- Intellectualizing and Rationalizing

Question 4

List alternate word for each of the seven primary emotions.

Answer 4

Fear- Tense
Anger- Frustrated
Guilt-Ashamed
Emptiness- Lonely
Low Self Worth- Rejected
Sadness- Depressed
Despair- Hopeless

Question 5

What are the three goals of grief counselling?

Answer 5

Work from the present experience back to the original loss or conflict (working through painful emotions), then bring the client back to the the present again.

Question 6

Choose three emotions and write one statement for each emotion.

Answer 6

Withdrawn-
Are you feeling fear, anger, sadness, guilt, anger, emptiness, or low self worth?

Emptiness-
Just say a little bit more about that.

Abandoned-
You have every right to feel that.