Understanding Acute Stress Response in Grieving Individuals
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Why is understanding acute stress response important according to the text?

  • To assign blame to individuals
  • To help people understand a natural physiological response (correct)
  • To criticize individuals for their reactions
  • To create further confusion

Which common idea related to stress response is mentioned in the text?

  • Sleep or eat
  • Fight or flight (correct)
  • Read or write
  • Relax or meditate

What is a common response during moments of panic or threat according to the text?

  • Seeking help immediately
  • Freezing in immobility and dissociation (correct)
  • Engaging in a fight
  • Running away from the situation

Why does the freeze response exist according to the text?

<p>To trick predators into thinking one is dead or not a threat (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one evolutionary reason provided in the text for the existence of the freeze response?

<p>To trick predators by appearing dead (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to most grievers after the intense acute grief and stress response according to the text?

<p>They manage their grief symptoms effectively (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of losses are mentioned in the text as potentially traumatic experiences?

<p>Loss of a pet, loss of a child, homicide (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can poor coping skills or life stability contribute to trauma?

<p>They can make trauma more likely (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is anticipatory grief according to the text?

<p>Grieving for an anticipated loss before it happens (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what context does Brenda share an experience according to the text?

<p>In a professional setting with clients (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what situation might a person believe they could have prevented a loss based on the text?

<p>If the loss was perceived as unfair or unjust (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can contribute to a traumatic loss according to the text?

<p>Difficult end-of-life decisions like substituted judgment (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why might it be challenging for individuals to process medical information during a traumatic event?

<p>Caused by acute stress response interfering with information processing (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can lead individuals to believe that a loss could have been prevented according to the text?

<p>Thinking that a loved one suffered (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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