CHAPTER 20: LOSS AND BEREAVEMENT

CHAPTER 20: LOSS AND BEREAVEMENT

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. Which of the following are the two major factors in children’s reaction to loss?

a.	number of siblings and birth order	c.	caregiver emotions and reactions
b.	self-esteem and body image	d.	age and cognitive development

 

 

ANS:  D

 

	Feedback
A	Incorrect. The number of siblings and birth order are not the two major factors in children’s reaction to loss.
B	Incorrect. The self-esteem and body image are not the two major factors in children’s reaction to loss.
C	Incorrect. The caregiver emotions and reactions are not the two major factors in children’s reaction to loss.
D	Correct. Two major factors in children’s reaction to loss are age and cognitive development.

 

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 630 – Situations Leading to Loss   OBJ:   Cognitive Level: Knowledge

 

2. Young children experience loss, separation, or bereavement in a myriad of situations. These early experiences:

a.	are almost always totally repressed and of little help to a person
b.	help shape an individual’s ability to cope with loss later in adult life
c.	determine to a large extent whether a person will experience situational depression later
d.	cloud one’s ability to think clearly and logically about similar experiences as an adult

 

 

ANS:  B

 

	Feedback
A	Incorrect. Children’s early experiences with loss, separation, or bereavement are not always totally repressed and of little help to a person as they age.
B	Correct. On average, children experience loss, separation, or bereavement through a myriad of situations that are not related to the death of a person. These early experiences are important and help shape an individual’s ability to cope with loss later in adult life.
C	Incorrect. Children’s early experiences with loss, separation, or bereavement do not have to determine to a large extent whether a person will experience situational depression later.
D	Incorrect. Children’s early experiences with loss, separation, or bereavement do not have to cloud one’s ability to think clearly and logically about similar experiences as an adult.

 

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 630 – Situations Leading to Loss   OBJ:   Cognitive Level: Knowledge

 

3. Caregivers may be excited about the family relocating to another city so they can have better jobs and a bigger home. After the move, however, the children will most likely:

a.	reflect the excitement modeled by the caregivers and suffer little emotional upset
b.	do better emotionally than the caregivers, as the children will acclimate to their new surroundings with greater ease
c.	grieve for the loss of comfortable and familiar people, surroundings, and things left behind
d.	appreciate the better surroundings and seek new friendships in the neighborhood

 

 

ANS:  C

 

	Feedback
A	Incorrect. After relocating to another city, the children will not most likely reflect the excitement modeled by the caregivers and suffer little emotional upset.
B	Incorrect. After relocating to another city, the children will not most likely do better emotionally than the caregivers, as the children will acclimate to their new surroundings with greater ease.
C	Correct. For children, the relocating to another city so they can have better jobs and a bigger home may be seen as a loss of comfortable and familiar things, people and surroundings; moving to a new school or even starting a new grade may trigger feelings of anxiety and loss.
D	Incorrect. After relocating to another city, the children will not most likely appreciate the better surroundings and seek new friendships in the neighborhood.

 

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 630 – Situations Leading to Loss

OBJ:   Cognitive Level: Comprehension

 

4. Most preschoolers have a favorite toy or belonging that goes with them to the babysitter, the day care, or the health care provider. When the caregivers fail to bring that toy or belonging along on an outing, the child will most likely:

a.	start to learn how to rely on people for security rather than on objects
b.	suffer feelings of anxiety associated with loss and separation issues
c.	be angry with the caregivers for several days or weeks
d.	reject the toy or belonging then it is next presented

 

 

ANS:  B

 

	Feedback
A	Incorrect. When the caregivers fail to bring a toy or belonging along on an outing, the child will not start to learn how to rely on people for security rather than on objects, in fact, may feel unable to trust others.
B	Correct. Children at an early age develop attachments to objects such as a toy and items of clothing. When the caregivers fail to bring that toy or belonging along on an outing, the child will most likely suffer feelings of anxiety associated with loss and separation issues.
C	Incorrect. When the caregivers fail to bring a toy or belonging along on an outing, the child may not even know they are angry and may not express anger, they may only feel anxious.
D	Incorrect. Upon rejoining the toy or belonging, the child will not very likely reject the toy or belonging then it is next presented, instead will be gleefully reunited.

 

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 630 – Situations Leading to Loss

OBJ:   Cognitive Level: Comprehension

 

5. When a child loses a pet, the way the child feels about the loss will:

a.	greatly depend on whether the pet died or was lost due to other causes
b.	depend on the age of the pet and how close the pet was to dying of natural causes
c.	be associated with how well-liked the pet was by the rest of the family
d.	be much the same, regardless of how the loss came about or other factors

 

 

ANS:  D

 

	Feedback
A	Incorrect. When a child loses a pet, the way the child feels about the loss will not greatly depend on whether the pet died or was lost due to other causes.
B	Incorrect. When a child loses a pet, the way the child feels about the loss will not depend on the age of the pet and how close the pet was to dying of natural causes.
C	Incorrect. When a child loses a pet, the way the child feels about the loss will not be associated with how well-liked the pet was by the rest of the family.
D	Correct. Regardless of the cause of the loss of a pet, the way the child feels about the loss will be much the same, no matter how the loss came about or any other factors

 

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 631 – Situations Leading to Loss

OBJ:    Cognitive Level: Comprehension