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121. _________is the combination of emotional, behavioral, and physiological reactions to the death of someone. a. Mourning b. Bereavement c. Grief d. Mortality 122. ___________ refers to the loss of a significant person by death, while ___________is the combination of emotional, behavioral, and physiological reactions to the death of someone. a. Mourning; bereavement b. Bereavement; mourning c. Grief; bereavement d. Bereavement; grief 123. The duration and extent of grief vary enormously, depending on  a. our relationship with the departed. b. whether death followed a long life or cut life short. c. the meaning of death in our culture or faith community. d. all of these. 124. Individuals who are grieving a. are likely to experience a loss of appetite, sleep disturbances, and a variety of nonspecific physical symptoms. b. are often sad, but may also feel anxious, guilty, angry, or hostile. c. are often preoccupied with thoughts of the deceased and experience problems with memory and concentration. d. exhibit all of these characteristics. 125. All grief reactions have four components. Which of the following is NOT one of these components? a. physical component b. behavioral component c. exogenous component d. cognitive component. 126. Concerning the effects of grief, which of the following statements is/are TRUE? a. Across cultures, the duration and extent of grief tends to follow a fairly universal pattern of emotional responding. b. Grief affects a person emotionally and physically, but rarely causes a major disruption in one’s cognitive or behavioral functions. c. In grief, the body responds to loss by increasing the production of stress hormones, which increases one’s vulnerability to disease. d. All of these statements are true. 127. In grief, the body responds to loss by ___________, which increases vulnerability to disease. a. decreasing the production of stress hormones b. increasing the production of stress hormones c. decreasing the action of the sympathetic nervous system d. increasing the action of the parasympathetic nervous system 128. Bereaved individuals have a. higher mortality rates than comparison samples. b. higher rates of depression. c. poorer health. d. all of these 129. According to the evolutionary perspective, __________ is part of an attachment system that maintains bonds during brief separations, a system that include mental models of loved ones as well as emotional reactions to their absence. a. grief b. dependence c. palliative customs d. scapegoating 130. Which perspective views grief as a part of an attachment system that develops in order to maintain bones during brief separations from loved ones? a. psychoanalytical b. humanistic c. evolutionary d. existential