Chapter 13 Loss, Grief, and Death

Chapter 13  Loss, Grief, and Death

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which of these terms refers to any situation where a person or object is changed or becomes inaccessible?
a.
bereavement
c.
grief
b.
change
d.
loss

ANS: D
Loss can be described as any situation in which a valued person or object is changed or is no longer available.

PTS: 1 DIF: Knowledge

2. The loss of someone or something, such as the death of a loved one or the theft of one’s property, represents what kind of loss?
a.
actual
c.
situational
b.
anticipated
d.
perceived

ANS: A
Loss can be described as any situation in which a valued person or object is changed or is no longer available. A loss can be actual (e.g., a wallet is stolen), anticipated (e.g., an only child is planning to marry and leave the family home), tangible (e.g., money or credit cards from the wallet are no longer in the person’s possession), or intangible (e.g., a job demotion creates a loss of status or prestige).

PTS: 1 DIF: Knowledge

3. A sense of loss that can be felt by the individual but is not evident to others represents what kind of loss?
a.
tangible
c.
perceived
b.
intangible
d.
anticipated

ANS: B
Loss can be described as any situation in which a valued person or object is changed or is no longer available. A loss can be actual (e.g., a wallet is stolen), anticipated (e.g., an only child is planning to marry and leave the family home), tangible (e.g., money or credit cards from the wallet are no longer in the person’s possession), or intangible (e.g., a job demotion creates a loss of status or prestige).

PTS: 1 DIF: Knowledge

4. A loss of freedom occurring as an individual accepts the responsibility of a first full-time job after completing school represents what kind of loss?
a.
actual
c.
anticipated
b.
maturational
d.
perceived

ANS: B
The change from one developmental stage to another creates a maturational loss (e.g., alterations in vision or hearing that begin to occur in middle adulthood). Situational loss occurs as a response to external events that are usually beyond the individual’s control (e.g., the death of a close friend in an automobile accident).

PTS: 1 DIF: Comprehension REF: White (2010)

5. A client who expects to lose a foot as a result of diabetes mellitus would experience what type of loss?
a.
situational
c.
anticipated
b.
maturational
d.
perceived

ANS: C
Personal response to loss varies because the significance of the lost person or object is a matter of individual perception. In addition to actual loss, other types of loss can be classified as perceived, felt by a person but intangible to others (e.g., loss of self-esteem after being passed over for a job promotion); physical, loss of a part of the body (e.g., mastectomy due to cancer); psychological, emotional loss (e.g., feeling incomplete after retirement); or anticipated, an expected loss such as a limb or a pending death.

PTS: 1 DIF: Comprehension REF: White (2010)