NR326 Exam 1 Mental Health Actual
Questions and Answers Latest Update
2025/2026 (Graded A+) – Chamberlain
Anger stage - correct answer at the loss and the unfairness of it
They may become angry at the person who has been lost (or is dying).
Feelings of abandonment may also occur.
Bargaining stage - correct answer In this stage, people beg their "higher
power" to undo the loss, saying things along the lines of, "I'll change if you
bring her (or him) back to me".
This phase usually involves promises of better behavior or significant life
changes which will be made in exchange for the reversal of the loss
Grief - correct answer subjective feeling and affect that follows a loss
- Powerful emotional state
- Universal reaction
- Involves stress, pain and suffering
, NR326 Exam 1 Mental Health Actual
Questions and Answers Latest Update
2025/2026 (Graded A+) – Chamberlain
Mourning - correct answer the process by which grief is resolved
Types of Grief - correct answer - Uncomplicated grief
- Complicated (dysfunctional) grief
- Anticipatory
- Disenfranchised
Depression stage - correct answer stage where they confront the
inevitability and reality of the loss and their own helplessness to change it
- During this period, grieving people may may cry, experience sleep or
eating habit changes, or withdraw from other relationships and activities
while they process the loss they have sustained
- People may also blame themselves for having caused or in some way
contributed to their loss, whether or not this is justified
Acceptance stage - correct answer where they have processed their initial
grief emotions, are able to accept that the loss has occurred and cannot
, NR326 Exam 1 Mental Health Actual
Questions and Answers Latest Update
2025/2026 (Graded A+) – Chamberlain
be undone, and are once again able to plan for their futures and re-engage
in daily life
Situations That Precipitate Grieving - correct answer - Loss of body parts,
function
- Loss of status/groups
- Failures
- Changes
- Loss of home
- Loss of job, profession
- Loss of pets
Usual Pattern of Response to grief - correct answer - Shock and disbelief
- Somatic distress
- Preoccupation
- Guilt
- Anger
- Change in behavior
- Reorganization
, NR326 Exam 1 Mental Health Actual
Questions and Answers Latest Update
2025/2026 (Graded A+) – Chamberlain
Stages of Mourning - correct answer - Shock and Disbelief
- Awareness of Loss
- Restitution
Factors That Influence Outcome of grief - correct answer - Importance of
deceased as source of support
- Degree of ambivalence toward deceased
- Age of the lost object and the mourner
- Number and nature of previous grief reactions
- Degree of preparation for the loss
- Physical and psychological health of the mourner
- Culture and ethnicity
- Spiritual beliefs
The following can be present in dysfunctional grieving: - correct answer
Changes in emotions, behaviors and thoughts are more exaggerated than
expected.
Questions and Answers Latest Update
2025/2026 (Graded A+) – Chamberlain
Anger stage - correct answer at the loss and the unfairness of it
They may become angry at the person who has been lost (or is dying).
Feelings of abandonment may also occur.
Bargaining stage - correct answer In this stage, people beg their "higher
power" to undo the loss, saying things along the lines of, "I'll change if you
bring her (or him) back to me".
This phase usually involves promises of better behavior or significant life
changes which will be made in exchange for the reversal of the loss
Grief - correct answer subjective feeling and affect that follows a loss
- Powerful emotional state
- Universal reaction
- Involves stress, pain and suffering
, NR326 Exam 1 Mental Health Actual
Questions and Answers Latest Update
2025/2026 (Graded A+) – Chamberlain
Mourning - correct answer the process by which grief is resolved
Types of Grief - correct answer - Uncomplicated grief
- Complicated (dysfunctional) grief
- Anticipatory
- Disenfranchised
Depression stage - correct answer stage where they confront the
inevitability and reality of the loss and their own helplessness to change it
- During this period, grieving people may may cry, experience sleep or
eating habit changes, or withdraw from other relationships and activities
while they process the loss they have sustained
- People may also blame themselves for having caused or in some way
contributed to their loss, whether or not this is justified
Acceptance stage - correct answer where they have processed their initial
grief emotions, are able to accept that the loss has occurred and cannot
, NR326 Exam 1 Mental Health Actual
Questions and Answers Latest Update
2025/2026 (Graded A+) – Chamberlain
be undone, and are once again able to plan for their futures and re-engage
in daily life
Situations That Precipitate Grieving - correct answer - Loss of body parts,
function
- Loss of status/groups
- Failures
- Changes
- Loss of home
- Loss of job, profession
- Loss of pets
Usual Pattern of Response to grief - correct answer - Shock and disbelief
- Somatic distress
- Preoccupation
- Guilt
- Anger
- Change in behavior
- Reorganization
, NR326 Exam 1 Mental Health Actual
Questions and Answers Latest Update
2025/2026 (Graded A+) – Chamberlain
Stages of Mourning - correct answer - Shock and Disbelief
- Awareness of Loss
- Restitution
Factors That Influence Outcome of grief - correct answer - Importance of
deceased as source of support
- Degree of ambivalence toward deceased
- Age of the lost object and the mourner
- Number and nature of previous grief reactions
- Degree of preparation for the loss
- Physical and psychological health of the mourner
- Culture and ethnicity
- Spiritual beliefs
The following can be present in dysfunctional grieving: - correct answer
Changes in emotions, behaviors and thoughts are more exaggerated than
expected.
