Crisis Intervention & Grief Support Flashcards
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Worden's 'Tasks of Mourning' model differs from stage theories of grief primarily because it:
Answer: Emphasizes active participation and choice in adapting to loss
Worden frames grief as active tasks the mourner works through rather than passive stages they pass through.
A chaplain is called to support a family whose loved one died by suicide. Which response BEST reflects trauma-informed care?
Answer: Acknowledge the loss directly while being sensitive to stigma and complex emotions
Survivors of suicide loss often face stigma and complex emotions; naming the loss directly while holding space for complicated feelings is trauma-informed.
In Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD), the 'fact phase' involves:
Answer: Each participant describing their role and what they observed during the incident
The fact phase allows participants to establish a shared narrative of what happened from each person's vantage point before moving to emotional processing.
Which statement about anticipatory grief is ACCURATE?
Answer: It is the grief experienced in anticipation of an expected loss
Anticipatory grief refers to mourning that begins before a loss occurs, common when a terminal diagnosis is given.
A hospital chaplain is supporting a patient in a spiritual crisis who is angry at God. The MOST therapeutic response is to:
Answer: Validate the anger as a legitimate spiritual expression without judgment
Anger at God is a recognized part of spiritual struggle and grief; chaplains validate rather than redirect or correct such expressions.
The concept of 'meaning reconstruction' in grief therapy, associated with Robert Neimeyer, suggests that:
Answer: Grieving individuals rebuild a sense of meaning and identity disrupted by loss
Neimeyer's meaning reconstruction model holds that loss challenges the bereaved person's assumptive world, and healing involves rebuilding coherent meaning.
A chaplain responding to a line-of-duty death (LODD) should be prepared for which UNIQUE grief dynamic?
Answer: Grief complicated by public scrutiny, organizational rituals, and departmental culture
LODD deaths intersect personal grief with public mourning, departmental investigations, and institutional culture, creating a uniquely complex grief experience.