Which of the following stages was introduced by Jacobs to John Bowlby's stage theory of grief?
A) Depression-mourning
B) Shock-numbness
C) Disorganization-despair
D) Yearning-searching
Question 2Identify a true statement about children in middle childhood.
A) By middle childhood, children can compare themselves with other children and, unlike preschoolers, can arrive at a more honest and critical self-appraisal.
B) Children's self-esteem rises throughout middle childhood, reaching a peak at 12 or 13.
C) Children with low self-esteem tend to have parents who are restrictive, while children with a favorable self-image are more likely to have authoritarian parents.
D) During middle childhood, girls tend to have more positive self-concepts in math and physical appearance than boys.
Question 3How did Jacobs' research contribute to theories related to coping with death?
A) He proposed the disengagement theory.
B) He included four more stages to John Bowlby's stage theory of grief.
C) He modified Erikson's psychosocial theory to include the stage of ego integrity versus despair.
D) He described the five-stage reaction of terminally ill patients to knowledge of their own impending death.
Question 4In which of the following perspective-taking levels described by Robert Selman does a child realize that apart from the mutual perspectives of individuals, the perspectives of the larger social group must also be considered?
A) Level 4
B) Level 3
C) Level 2
D) Level 1
Question 5The stage theory of grief is:
A) generally acceptable when applied to adults' responses to marital separation.
B) applicable only in the case of losses due to terminal illnesses.
C) typically inapplicable to children's responses to parental separation.
D) synonymously used with the five-stage reaction of terminally ill patients.