According to J. William Worden, in order to understand why individuals handle the tasks of mourning in different ways, one must understand that there are mediators of mourning affecting the behavior of the surviving relatives and friends of the deceased.  Which of the following are those mediators of mourning?

Each culture has its own rituals that influence the expression of grief. The general patterns of response to death include death _____.   a. denial   b. acceptance   c. defiance   d. devotion

A _____ is an ancient tradition of devotional praying in Christianity, consisting of private or public prayers repeated for nine successive days after the burial of a loved one.

This period called _____, (literally means “seven”) is the week-long mourning period in Judaism for first-degree relatives who stay at home and receive condolence calls.

The _____ is a group of specially trained Jews who care for the body and prepare it for burial. Men handle male bodies and women prepare female bodies; modesty is preserved even in death.

Members of a _____ culture do not like to think about, talk about, or acknowledge death as an inevitable reality.  While logically they understand that they will all die someday, it is generally a topic that is uncomfortable, and avoided as much as possible.

Abstract artworks are work where the forms are purposefully simplified, fragmented, or otherwise distorted.

A shade is darker than a color hue’s normal value

A tint is lighter that a color hue’s normal value.

The identification, description and interpretation of subject matter in art, usually through symbolism is called