Lesson 4: Factors that Influence & Complicate Grief

Question 1

Raphaels three elements that determine the strength of grief reaction:

Answer 1

The pre-existing relationship, the type of death, and previous losses

Question 2

The Preexisting Relationship

Answer 2

a) strength of the attachment
b) security of attachment
c) ambivalence of relationship

Question 3

The Type of Death

Answer 3

a) natural and with warning
b) sudden and untimely
c) violent and unnatural

Question 4

Previous Losses

Answer 4

a) pre-existing mourning patterns
b) resolved and unresolved grief

Question 5

sociological influences on grief:

Answer 5

available, support systems, cultural background and context, socio-economic status, funerary rituals

Question 6

19 psychological factors that influence grief

Answer 6

1) meaning of the loss
2) qualities of the relationship
3) roles of the deceased
4) age of griever
5) grievers sex-role conditioning
6) deceased’s unique characteristics
7) grievers mental health
8) griever’s maturity and intelligence
9) previous experience with loss
10) cultural elements affecting griever
11) fulfillment of deceased’s life
12) context of the death
13) preventability of the death
14) timeliness of the death
15) expectation of death
16) length of illness
17) involvement with dying person
18) secondary losses
19) additional stressors

Question 7

physiological factors that influence grief

Answer 7

drugs and sedatives, nutrition, rest and sleep, exercise, overall physical condition

Question 8

examples of secondary losses

Answer 8

moving from a longtime home, giving up a set of friends, no longer feeling important

Question 9

what psychological factor is a subcategory of length of illness

Answer 9

involvement with dying person

Question 10

True or False: If the deceased had an extended illness that required prolonged care, feelings of resentment or blame can manifest with the caregiver

Answer 10

True

Question 11

True or False: There is a significant difference in the depth of grief between expected and unexpected grief

Answer 11

False

Question 12

True or False: The experience of multiple people dying at the same time can lead to what is referred to as bereavement overload

Answer 12

True

Question 13

True or False: past behavior is the best predictor of future performance

Answer 13

True

Question 14

what psychological factor can be illustrated by a ceiling mobile?

Answer 14

Roles of the deceased, when one is removed all of the other factors become unbalanced