The defining element of separation distress in prolonged grief disorder is that it
a. interferes with daily activities.
b. must involve a child-parent dyad.
c. is based on disbelief about death.
d. is an emotionless reaction.
Question 2If Melissa and Gilbert are a typical married couple when it comes to the division of household labor,
a. Gilbert will be unwilling to engage in any housework chores.
b. Melissa would be more satisfied with the division if she were occasionally allowed to perform a male task.
c. Melissa would be more involved in housework if she were employed outside the home.
d. Gilbert would be for splitting the household chores on the basis of time spent on each task.
Question 3Dr. Martinelli is a therapist who adheres to the grief-work-as-rumination hypothesis. Each of these four clients comes to see her after experiencing the death of a close relative. Which one would Dr. Martinelli anticipate will get over the loss the fastest?
a. Charles, who has been talking about his feelings of loss and sadness with friends
b. Charlene, who has opted not to discuss her grief and tries not to think about it
c. Charlita, who is adhering to her religion's rules regarding the proper grieving and mourning processes
d. Charmaine, who visits the cemetery every day to visit the grave of the person she lost
Question 4With regard to the increase in men's participation in housework, which of the following is the MOST accurate statement?
a. In non-traditional cultures, men are doing about 40 of the housework when they are in a dual-career relationship.
b. The increase in men's participation in housework has done very little to lower women's burdens around the house.
c. Particularly as it relates to cleaning, men have actually started doing more than women when it comes to housework. Women, however, still do a majority of the cooking.
d. Men are willing to do more during the week, but on the weekends they tend to refuse to contribute to the housework.
Question 5The necessity of processing grief is rejected by the
a. four-component model.
b. dual process model (DPM).
c. grief-work-as-rumination hypothesis.
d. transactional paradigm.