FAD 3432 FSU Exam 2 Questions and
Answers
Public vs. private mourning and grieving - Answer-Death much more isolated and private
> Usually in health care setting
> Children often excluded from family experiences with death
Consequences of mourning for mental health - Answer-> Bereavement can be antecedent of disease
> Difficult to measure consequences
> High rates of depression, insomnia, suicide, anorexia
> Lack of differentiation between grief and depression
> Complicated grief or prolonged grief disorder - more severe than normal grief, pathological
,> Posttraumatic growth
Posttraumatic Growth Definition - Answer-process and outcomes in which growth occurs beyond
individuals previous level of functioning
Posttraumatic Growth: Breakdown - Answer->Perception of the self
(survivor, not victim)
>Interpersonal relationships
(compassionate, express emotions)
>Philosophy of life
(reorganizing priorities)
>Related to resilience, double ABC-X model, and coping strategies
Family Systems Theory - Answer-> Family member actions influence the whole system
>Death disrupts system equilibrium
>No single outcome from death that characterizes all family systems
>Theories that consider individual, family, and cultural dimensions are most useful
Factors of Family Adaptation to Death - Answer-Characteristic of loss
, >could have been prevented?
> natural/ human cause
> was it intentional?
>Amount of suffering, anxiety, physical pain experienced while person was dying
>how survivor found out
Factors Affecting Vulnerability of Family - Answer->Secondary losses and other stressor
>Centrality of deceased role in family (mother was rock for the family)
>Resources
(money/tangible) (intangible/relationship)
Family Belief System - Answer->Coping strategy used to perceive death
>Grief can be viewed as a way to construct new meaning
>Ambiguity can complicate process
Disenfranchised Grief - Answer-Grief that exist although society doesn't recognize one's rights, need, or
capacity to grieve.
ex. Deaths related to pregnancy or Young children or mentally disabled who grieve
Ambiguous Loss - Answer-Missing in action
Hardest lost to cope with
Stay stressed because loss is unclosed
>Often become invisible mourners (therapist having affair with someone)
Answers
Public vs. private mourning and grieving - Answer-Death much more isolated and private
> Usually in health care setting
> Children often excluded from family experiences with death
Consequences of mourning for mental health - Answer-> Bereavement can be antecedent of disease
> Difficult to measure consequences
> High rates of depression, insomnia, suicide, anorexia
> Lack of differentiation between grief and depression
> Complicated grief or prolonged grief disorder - more severe than normal grief, pathological
,> Posttraumatic growth
Posttraumatic Growth Definition - Answer-process and outcomes in which growth occurs beyond
individuals previous level of functioning
Posttraumatic Growth: Breakdown - Answer->Perception of the self
(survivor, not victim)
>Interpersonal relationships
(compassionate, express emotions)
>Philosophy of life
(reorganizing priorities)
>Related to resilience, double ABC-X model, and coping strategies
Family Systems Theory - Answer-> Family member actions influence the whole system
>Death disrupts system equilibrium
>No single outcome from death that characterizes all family systems
>Theories that consider individual, family, and cultural dimensions are most useful
Factors of Family Adaptation to Death - Answer-Characteristic of loss
, >could have been prevented?
> natural/ human cause
> was it intentional?
>Amount of suffering, anxiety, physical pain experienced while person was dying
>how survivor found out
Factors Affecting Vulnerability of Family - Answer->Secondary losses and other stressor
>Centrality of deceased role in family (mother was rock for the family)
>Resources
(money/tangible) (intangible/relationship)
Family Belief System - Answer->Coping strategy used to perceive death
>Grief can be viewed as a way to construct new meaning
>Ambiguity can complicate process
Disenfranchised Grief - Answer-Grief that exist although society doesn't recognize one's rights, need, or
capacity to grieve.
ex. Deaths related to pregnancy or Young children or mentally disabled who grieve
Ambiguous Loss - Answer-Missing in action
Hardest lost to cope with
Stay stressed because loss is unclosed
>Often become invisible mourners (therapist having affair with someone)
