Topic 4 Quiz A

Question 1

Syndrome characterized by the presence of grief in anticipation of death or loss; the actual death comes as a confirmation of knowledge of a life-limiting condition.

Answer 1

anticipatory grief

Question 2

The defense mechanism by which a person is unable or refuses to see things as they are because such facts are threatening to the self.

Answer 2

denial

Question 3

An adjustment process which involves grief 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 beloved.

Answer 3

mourning

Question 4

Blocking of threatening material from consciousness.

Answer 4

repression

Question 5

Any event capable of producing physical or emotional stress.

Answer 5

stressor

Question 6

Historically an inn for travelers, especially one kept by a religious order; also used to indicate a concept designed to treat patients with a life-limiting condition.

Answer 6

hospice

Question 7

The ability to perceive another’s experience and communicate that perception back to the person.

Answer 7

empathy

Question 8

An emotion or set of emotions due to loss.

Answer 8

grief

Question 9

Those appropriate and helpful acts of counseling that come after the funeral.

Answer 9

aftercare

Question 10

The act or event of separation or loss that results in the experience of grief.

Answer 10

bereavement

Question 11

“Blame directed inward” is one way to define

Answer 11

guilt

Question 12

“Blame directed outward” would best describe

Answer 12

anger

Question 13

A deliberate act of self destruction is the definition of

Answer 13

suicide

Question 14

A highly emotional temporary state in which feelings of anxiety, grief, confusion or pain impair one’s ability to act is the definition of

Answer 14

crisis

Question 15

An unsuccessful attempt made by a person to end his or her own life is best termed

Answer 15

suicidal gesture

Question 16

Any and all follow-up care provided by the funeral director after the funeral service is called

Answer 16

aftercare

Question 17

Grief which is covered over and shows itself as a psychosomatic illness or maladaptive behavior is called

Answer 17

masked

Question 18

Helping persons resolve a complicated grief response is called

Answer 18

grief therapy

Question 19

Helping persons resolve uncomplicated grief within a reasonable period of time is called

Answer 19

grief counseling

Question 20

In which of the following situations would grief likely be resolved with the least amount of difficulty?

• when the mourner has no social support system
• when the relationship the mourner had with the deceased was highly ambivalent
• when the mourner has successfully coped with similar prior losses
• when the deceased filled numerous roles in the relationship with the mourner

Answer 20

When the mourner has successfully coped with similar losses.