According to the Grief Work as Rumination Hypothesis

question 109

Multiple Choice

According to the grief work as rumination hypothesis:

• A) grief is necessary for recovery after a loss.
• B) the grieving process can increase distress.
• C) grief is significantly more distressing when the death involves a terminal illness.
• D) grief is a great way to avoid less adaptive ways of dealing with death.

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Definitions:

Self-Serving Bias

A common human tendency to attribute positive events to one's own character but attribute negative events to external factors.

Internal Attributions

The process of ascribing the cause of one's own or others' behavior to personal traits, dispositions, or abilities, rather than to external factors.

External Attributions

The process of inferring that a person's behavior is due to situational factors, rather than aspects of the individual themselves.

Environment

The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives and operates, including both natural and built environments.