In Our Society, Unhelpful Messages to Bereaved Persons Typically Include

question 34

Multiple Choice

In our society, unhelpful messages to bereaved persons typically include _________.

• A)recognition of time needed to cope with loss
• B)permission to feel the grief that one is experiencing
• C)minimizing the loss that has occurred
• D)All of these
• E)None of these

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Definitions:

Past-Exception Question

A technique in solution-focused therapy asking clients about times when the current problem did not occur, helping identify potential solutions.

Future-Exception Question

A therapeutic question aimed at identifying times when the client’s problem does not occur, suggesting potential pathways for change.

Resistance

The refusal to accept or comply with something; in psychology, it can refer to the pushback from clients against therapeutic interventions.

Fosters Progress

Encouragement or support that leads to advancement or improvement in a situation or condition.