ADEC exam Questions with Complete Solutions Thanatology - Correct Answers ✅Thanatos - death; ology - science/body of knowledge The study of death and dying. Includes ethical, cultural, and moral considerations First formal class in death education - Correct Answers ✅1963 R Fulton at Univ. of Minn The Meaning of Death - Correct Answers ✅Herman Fiefel 1959 On Death and Dying - Correct Answers ✅E Kubler-Ross 1969 Initially interpreted as being linear. K-R later explained not so.Grief - Correct Answers ✅Normal response to loss (death and other - secondary, nonfinite losses); feelings/all reactions (physical, behavioral, cognitive, social, and spiritual) Best understood in terms of tasks, "R" processes, dual process rather than universal stages.Mourning - Correct Answers ✅Intra/Interpsychic processes restricted to societal/public/ritualized responses to loss 1 / 4
ADEC exam Questions with Complete Solutions Bereavement - Correct Answers ✅situation of a death
related loss. Three key elements: Valued
relationship/attachment, loss of relationship, individual deprived of valued loss.Bereaved need social support, nutrition, hydration, exercise, rest and *the presence of a caring person.Explaining grief - Correct Answers ✅Terms such as "recovery," "completion," "resolution," not favored. also be careful about "getting through" and "healing." Palliate - Correct Answers ✅Alleviate symptoms without curing Hospice - Correct Answers ✅A form of palliative care Variables affecting Grief - Correct Answers ✅1. Nature of prior attachment
- Way in which loss occurred
- Coping strategies
- Developmental level/situation of bereaved
- Nature of support available 2 / 4
ADEC exam Questions with Complete Solutions DSM 5 - Correct Answers ✅Grief - emptiness, loss; depression- nonspecific, inability to experience pleasure, self loathing Needs of Bereaved - Correct Answers ✅Cognitive tasks - Need for information Affective - Express emotions Behavioral - Mark event with external actions Valuation - Make sense of loss Grief Counseling - Correct Answers ✅Counseling directed at those experiencing normal, uncomplicated grief. Grief therapy for more significant problems.Death Notice - Correct Answers ✅Brief standardized printed statement Coroner - Correct Answers ✅Elected official, pronounces death, determines if autopsy necessary Mortician - Correct Answers ✅Works at funeral home, embalms, organizes funeral arrangements Medical Examiner - Correct Answers ✅Doctor with degree in forensic pathology 3 / 4
ADEC exam Questions with Complete Solutions Why Bereavement Intervention - Correct Answers ✅Bereavement related response and difficulties.
Two track model:
- Biophysical
- Ongoing relationship w/deceased
Bereavement Support Groups - Correct Answers ✅Provide identification, universality, catharsis, guidance, instill hope, existential issues, cohesiveness, altruism
Techniques include: Cognitive restructuring, letter writing,
use of metaphors Death Education - Correct Answers ✅Focusing on human/emotional aspects of death and dying.In 1970s, explosion of scholarly articles. In 80s, more attention toward death anxiety.Formal or informal.
Four aspects: Cognitive, Affective, Behavioral, Valuation
Goals: Enrich personal lives, Inform & guide, Prepare for
public/professional roles (euthanasia, organ/tissue donation), Enhance communication regarding death related matters, Appreciate how life span interacts with death.
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