Grief psychology - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Thanatology Final Exam Behaviorism - Answer- The school of psychological thought that views learning as the most important aspect of an organism's development. Behaviorism seeks to objectively measure behavior and the way in which stimulus-response relationships are formed. 1. Another name for Enculturation - Answer- Socialization 1. List categories of complicated grief. - Answer- Chronic, Delayed/Inhibited, Exaggerated, Masked, Disenfranchised, Absent, Unbalanced 1. If parents of...

LMSW Exam Preparation Questions and Answers Graded A+ Systems Theory Views human behavior through larger contexts, such as members of families, communities and broader society. When one thing changes within a system, the whole system is affected. Homeostasis Families strive for a sense of balance Genograms Are diagrams of family relationships beyond a family tree allowing a social worker and client to visualize hereditary patterns and major personality traits of each family mem...

4 steps in Psychoanalysis - Answer-1. Confrontation: Help clients see their behaviors that have been hidden from them and their possible causes. 2. Clarification: Bring those behaviors into sharper focus by honing in on the most important details. 3. Interpretation: Directly connecting conscious behaviors to unconscious processes 4. Working through: results from repeatedly interpreting and having catharsis, leads to a gradual process where people gain new insights. Adler's Individual Psyc...

Eric Berne feels which of the following reflect a person's characteristic pattern of giving and receiving strokes? A. Life position B. Transaction C. Script D. Ego state - Answer-C. Berne called a person's life plan a script, and espoused that it reflected the person's characteristic pattern of giving and receiving strokes. The life position (A) is one of the I'm OK, You're OK Sequence. Transaction (B) was the term for communication between ego states and (D) the ego states are pare...

educ323 Liberty University -Week 3 - Test 1 (educ323) questions with answers rated A+ Hysteria (Charcot) - correct answer Charcot believed there was a connection with mind and brain. Hysteria = neurasthenia. If we discover the cause, we can discover the cure and Charcot took us half way there - it was known to be incurable, but Chariot believed it was a condition of psychological origin Hysteria (Freud) - correct answer 1. argues that hysteria is caused by a traumatic "infantile experience...

What is true of interprofessionality? All health professionals have individual professional competencies What is the significance of an experimental p-value of 0.05 There is a 5% chance of a similar result occurring by chance alone What percentage of children with oppositional defiance disorder will develop conduct disorder? 30% In the DSM-5, selective mutism is now considered what type of disorder? anxiety disorder Symptoms of selective mutism must persist for at least 1 month Common...

Clinical psychology Clinical psychologists assess and treat people with psychological problems. They may act as therapists for people experiencing normal psychological crises(e.g. grief) or for individuals suffering from chronic psychiatric disorders. Counseling psychology Counseling psychologists do many of the same things that clinical psychologists do. However, counseling psychologists tend to focus more on persons with adjustment problems, rather than on persons suffering from severe psycho...

SOCIAL WORK FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A+ In science, a theory must be _____, which means that research can be conducted to see whether it is accurate. Testable Most theories used by social workers today developed from a central framework known as _____. General systems theory Because people typically obtain professional help after years of dealing with maladaptive behaviors, social workers are considered to function as _____. Change agents A profession...

bargaining - ANSWER-what is Kubler-Ross' third stage of death and dying? grief counseling - ANSWER-helping people facilitate grief to a healthy completion of the tasks of grieving within a reasonable period of time defines this concept. chronic grief - ANSWER-this type of grief is excessive in duration and never comes to a satisfactory conclusion. attitude - ANSWER-a learned tendency to respond to people, objects, or, institutions in a positive or negative way. no interruptions in p...

This document consists of summarizing questions on all lectures, workshops and the corresponding literature of the Loss & Psychotrauma course. Different main subjects (such as 'loss/grief/PGD', 'psychotrauma/PTSD', and 'sexual trauma') can be recognised with different colours (explained on one of the first pages of the document). Grey text means that discussed information came/will come back earlier/later in the document as well (in more detail).