Understanding Grief and Loss: Exploring Worden’s Task, Emic Patterns, De-escalation Techniques, Family Structure Changes, and Divorce Rates

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Question 1
8 Points
What are the three steps of the Worden task?  
Bargaining and denial, adjusting to life without the deceased, and isolation
Bargaining, denial, and acceptance
Acceptance, pain and expressing grief, and adjusting to life without the deceased
Isolation, depression, and surrender
Question 2
8 Points
What are three emic patterns related to Latinos?
Racism, religion, speaking English
Communication, ethnicity, being open-minded
Shame, obligation, family structure
Machismo, marianismo, emotionalism
Question 3
8 Points
What is likely the best approach to de-escalate an intense situation involving someone in a personal crisis due to loss?
Leave them alone unless they ask you for help or advice on healthy ways to feel and react to the situation.
Encourage them that the grief will pass with time as long as they can stay busy enough to forget their pain.
Speak to them as if you are an authority in the matter to reduce their feelings of uncertainty.
Use empathy, be clear and direct, and be aware that they may be experiencing shock and may require medical assistance.
Question 4
8 Points
Which of the following changes in family structure can cause loyalty issues?
Splitting a divorced family
Establishing a single-parent home
Creating a blended family
Emancipating a teenager from their family
Question 5
8 Points
What is the crude divorce rate? 
The length of time a person needs to effectively grieve a divorce
The size of the group of people marrying within a particular time in their lives
The number of divorces per 1,000 people in the population
The rate of severity of how cruel each partner has been to the other