Grief Counseling Test 1

Question 1

the scientific study of human behavior

Answer 1

Psychology

Question 2

the study of human behavior as related to funeral service

Answer 2

Funeral Service Psychology

Question 3

the EXPERIENCE of the emotion of grief…a STATE of deprivation of something valuable

Answer 3

Bereavement

Question 4

an adjustment PROCESS which involves grief and/or sorrow over a period of time and helps in the REORGANIZATION of the life of an individual following a loss or death of someone loved.

Answer 4

Mourning

Question 5

an EMOTION or SET of emotions due to a loss

Answer 5

Grief

Question 6

the study of death

Answer 6

Thanatology

Question 7

an irrational, exaggerated fear of death

Answer 7

Thanatophobia

Question 8

advice, especially that given as a result of consultation

Answer 8

Webster definition of COUNSELING

Advice starts with “A”…first letter in the dictionary

Question 9

anytime someone helps someone else with a problem

Answer 9

Edgar Jackson definition of COUNSELING

Question 10

good communication within and between men; or good (free) communication within or between men is always therapeutic

Answer 10

Carl Rogers definition of COUNSELING

Question 11

Which definition is the preferred style among FD?

Answer 11

Carl Rogers

Question 12

an individual who provides assistance and guidance

Answer 12

counselor

Question 13

treatment of mental or emotional disorder

Answer 13

psychotherapy

Question 14

needs of the bereaved….

Answer 14

1. To confirm reality
2. To establish stability and security
3. To receive emotional support
4. To express emotions
5. To modify emotional ties to the deceased
6. To provide a basis for building new inter-personal relationships

Question 15

Do not confuse _____________ with ___________________.

Answer 15

counseling

psychotherapy

Question 16

Review PURPOSES & VALUES OF THE FUNERAL RITE….

Answer 16

1. The opportunity to receive and express love
2. To show respect for the family, friends and the deceased
3. To provide an opportunity to express grief
4. Provides for a face to face confrontation with death…confirm the reality that death has occurred
5. To gain emotional support through sharing…“Joy expressed is joy increased, grief shared is grief diminished.”
6. Theological, psychological and social needs of those who mourn are nourished
7. Provides an opportunity for farewell through ritual
8. Provides a dramatic presentation of the fact that a life has been lived by reflecting upon memories of the deceased
9. Helps establish emotional stability through a social support network
10. Establishes a socially accepted climate for mourning and expression of feelings

Question 17

Examples of Lindemann’s Grief Syndrome…

Answer 17

1. Somatic or bodily distress of some type
2. Preoccupation with the image of the deceased
3. Guilt relating to the deceased or circumstances of the death
4. Hostile reactions (anger)
5. Inability to function as before the loss (sense of absolute helplessness)

Question 18

Examples of Bowlby…Attachment Theory…Post Loss Grief

Answer 18

Attachments come from a need for security and safety (not for biological need)
Situations that endanger the bond of attachment give rise to emotional reactions
The greater the potential for loss, the more intense the reaction

Question 19

Bowlby studied…

Answer 19

Why do people grieve?

Question 20

5 stages of death & dying was put together by who and how?

Answer 20

Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

Based on interviews w/ dying patients

Question 21

5 stages of death & dying

Answer 21

1. Denial & Isolation
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance