Thanatology 5.1 Test Questions and Answers Graded A+

Thanatology 5.1 Test Questions and Answers Graded A+ Following a stillbirth, what are some common fears felt by the mother? - Answers -fears for the future pregnancy, the fear of the impact of loss on the marriage, and the fear of being a failure as a parent. What are the common features of grief of a traumatic sudden death? - Answers -Intrusive images -avoidant thinking -hyper arousal(such as hearing a car backfire and thinking that it is a gunshot) If a stillborn infant has malformations or deformities, what effect does this have on the grieving process? - Answers -they have two losses to grieve: 1. the child they thought they had 2. the child they actually lost. Which can lead to blame and self blame. Define SIDS - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. - Answers -the sudden and unexpected loss of an apparently healthy infant, which remains unexplained after a complete autopsy and a review of the circumstances around the death. Why does grieving an abortion bring up guilt feelings? - Answers -because it is socially negated loss and brings up profound feelings of guilt when viewing it as a death. It may manifest into guilt or anger when a woman reaches menopause or learns she is infertile. This also results in self - punishing depression. What is the most common age for SIDS to occur? - Answers 2 to 6 months (often boys) What does anticipatory grief refer to? - Answers -grieving that occurs prior to the actual loss (terminally sick family member) What are the complicating features of SIDS? - Answers -death occurs without warning in babies that appear healthy. There is an absence of legal system. The affect it has on other siblings. What is one of the difficulties associated with having anticipatory grief for too long a period? - Answers -is that someone may withdraw emotionally too soon, long before the person has died. Making relationships awkward. What portion of all pregnancies end in a miscarriage? - Answers 1/5th-1/3rd What are 3 of the features that complicate the death of a person due to AIDS? - Answers -contagion -stigma -lack of social support -untimely deaths -multiple losses -protracted illness and disfigurement -neurological complications What are common feelings experienced by a family member of a person who committed suicide? - Answers -shame -guilt -blame -anger -low self-esteem -fear -distorted thinking Why do family members of a person who commits suicide feel shame? - Answers -because the survivors are the ones who have to suffer the shame after a family member takes his/her life, and their sense of shame can be influenced by the reactions of others. What is the common primary fear associated with the suicide of a family member? - Answers -fear of their own self destruction impulses In what way does the author state that children distort thinking following a suicide? - Answers -that children need to see the victims behavior not as a suicide but as an accidental death. This is only helpful short term but long term this develops into challenges and myths about the death and can reap into anger. What are 2 rituals that can be encouraged to help heal following a miscarriage? - Answers -naming the fetus, -having a memorial service in which a candle is lit or a tree is planted -finding ways to put hopes and dreams for the infant into words (such as writing a poem or letter to the baby). Why does a women who has a miscarriage experience isolation? - Answers -because it is not common knowledge and the woman may be embarrassed to mention that she has lost a baby. What is the most common feature associated with the survivor of a sudden death? - Answers -unreality about the death How does the length of the pregnancy effect the grief of a father after a miscarriage? - Answers -show that the longer the pregnancy, the more intense is the grief for the father. List the 8 special features associated with sudden death. - Answers ng of guilt to blame lity about the loss medical and legal authorities essness tion ished business to understand