Which of the following behaviors is NOT considered an attachment behavior? [Help]

According to attachment theory, both separation from an attachment figure and the death of an attachment figure evoke responses of __________that include expressions of emotional distress and searching behaviors. [Help]

The theory of continuing bonds suggests that, for a healthy experience of bereavement, the bereaved must accommodate the reality that the deceased is no longer present in the external world as they once were. Furthermore, this theory posits that healthy experiences of bereavement can include an ongoing sense of connection to the deceased that is ____________. [Help]

A 24-month-old child and his mother participate in the strange situation paradigm. The child has a secure attachment. When the mother leaves them alone in a room for a few minutes, the child will likely __________ in response to being separated from his mother. Upon the mother returning to the room, the child __________ by their reunion. [Help]

An individual with a secure attachment style will probably maintain a positive appraisal of their need to express emotions after losing a loved one. Another person with an insecure attachment style may find it difficult to trust that others will be available to provide emotional support to them while coping with the recent death of a family member. Both of these statements are examples of which concept in attachment theory? [Help]

According to the dual process model (DPM) of coping with bereavement, loss-oriented stressors involve focusing on the past and expressing emotions pertaining to the loss of the relationship, whereas restoration-oriented stressors entail efforts to cope with __________. [Help]

Angeleka is currently expressing anger about her mother having died and is not dealing with her mother's estate at present; at a later time, she will suppress feelings of grief about the past and meet with her siblings to determine whether or not to sell their mother's house in Florida. This is an example of which concept in the dual process model of coping with bereavement. [Help]

Individuals with a(n) __________ attachment style often anxiously monitor the whereabouts of their attachment figures and worry about being abandoned. [Help]

A 27-month-old girl in the strange situation paradigm exhibits high interest in exploring her novel surroundings, does not appear to be in any emotional distress when her mother leaves the room, and is indifferent about reunion with her mother once she returns. This child can be categorized as having which attachment style? [Help]

Research suggests that individuals with an avoidant or dismissing attachment style are likely to experience a complicated course of bereavement marked by an absence of thoughts about the deceased, minimal expression of negative emotions, and insufficient efforts to cope with __________-oriented stress. [Help]

A bereaved client of yours has managed to express feelings of grief about the death of their beloved grandmother and has managed to adjust to her absence at family gatherings, but they are struggling to figure out how they would like to talk about memories of the times they spent together. According to William Worden's task model of mourning, your client is struggling with which task? [Help]

This course outlines several reasons why cultural grief rituals might fail to provide the bereaved individual with the support they need to mourn a loss. For example, if a client reports feeling pressured to express sadness at a funeral despite feeling relieved that their mother's suffering from Alzheimer's disease has ended, this illustrates how cultural grief rituals: [Help]

Cultural anthropologists have noted that rites of passage, including grief rituals, are often organized around an intermediary phase in which participants have separated from a previous status but have not yet incorporated a newer status. This is referred to as: [Help]

Research from Norton and Gino (2014) suggests that personal grief rituals benefit those who participate with: [Help]

Individuals with an avoidant/dismissing attachment style are vulnerable to a masked course of complicated bereavement, whereas those with an ambivalent/preoccupied attachment style are more susceptible to a __________ course of complicated bereavement. [Help]

Which of the following statements about insecure attachment styles and treatment goals is NOT true? [Help]

An individual suffering from masked grief will benefit from activities that encourage: [Help]

When designing a personal grief ritual, it is important to ensure that any inanimate objects being used are not serving a psychologically defensive function that manages separation anxiety by regarding the object as if it stands in for the deceased's actual presence, thus denying the loss of an attachment figure. These symbolic items have been referred to as: [Help]