Let’s go step by step to match each definition (1–16) with the correct term from the list A–P.
We’ll read each numbered item and find the best matching lettered term.
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1. When any aspect of self is no longer available that person suffers a
→ This describes
loss — losing part of yourself or your identity.
✔ Match:
O. Loss
2. Cessation of life
→ That’s the definition of
death.
✔ Match:
G. Death
3. Determine a person's ability to face and accept loss
→ This refers to how someone copes — so it’s about
coping mechanisms.
✔ Match:
K. Coping mechanisms
4. A pattern of physical and emotional responses to bereavement, separation, or loss. A natural response to loss.
→ That’s the definition of
grief.
✔ Match:
P. Grief
5. The process of adapting to and mourning a loss
→ This is called
grief work — the active process of working through grief.
✔ Match:
C. Grief work
6. The condition of being subject to death and other distressing issues that accompany loss
→ This is
mortality — the state of being mortal, subject to death.
✔ Match:
L. Mortality
7. The final stage of human growth and development
→ In many models,
dying is considered the final stage.
✔ Match:
N. Dying
8. Mental health treatment aimed at helping a patient deal with the pain of a loss; assist the bereaved to cope with a loss
→ That’s
grief therapy.
✔ Match:
B. Grief therapy
9. Leaving home for college, menopause, hair, teeth, hearing, and sight
→ These are normal life changes — this is
maturational loss (losses that come with aging/life stages).
✔ Match:
M. Maturational loss
10. Loss that occurs suddenly such as sudden death of a loved one or loss of a job
→ Sudden, unexpected loss =
situational loss.
✔ Match:
D. Situational loss
11. Common depressed reaction to the death of a loved one
→ This is
bereavement — the period after a loss when you’re grieving.
✔ Match:
H. Bereavement
12. An illness or an abnormal condition, both physical and mental, are seen after significant losses
→ This refers to
morbidity — disease or ill health following loss.
✔ Match:
F. Morbidity
13. To expect, await, or prepare for the death of a loved one such as diagnosis of a terminal illness
→ That’s
anticipatory grief — grieving before the actual death.
✔ Match:
I. Anticipatory grief
14. The sudden death of someone who is not suppose to die; the most difficult grief to bear
→ This is
out of sequence death — like a child dying before a parent. Very hard to accept.
✔ Match:
J. Out of sequence death
15. After a death 2 things may destroy a family
→ Often,
blame and guilt tear families apart after a death.
✔ Match:
A. Blame and guilt
16. The involuntary and unexpected reappearance of emotions and behaviors associated with grief is known as
→ This is a
grief attack — sudden wave of grief feelings.
✔ Match:
E. Grief attack
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Now let’s compile all matches:
1 → O
2 → G
3 → K
4 → P
5 → C
6 → L
7 → N
8 → B
9 → M
10 → D
11 → H
12 → F
13 → I
14 → J
15 → A
16 → E
Final Answer:
1-O, 2-G, 3-K, 4-P, 5-C, 6-L, 7-N, 8-B, 9-M, 10-D, 11-H, 12-F, 13-I, 14-J, 15-A, 16-E
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of grief worksheet.
