Author Question: After burying his wife, an older adult found his answering machine still had a recording of her ... (Read 146 times)

KimWrice · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

After burying his wife, an older adult found his answering machine still had a recording of her voice from a message she left a few days before her death. When he listens to this recording, he says he finds comfort and solace. As he tells you about this, your best response would be:

a. to tell him about a support group and urge him to meet new people
b. to listen to him and acknowledge his finding comfort in this way
c. to tell him he must realize he could be making it harder for himself to form new relationships
d. to ask him if he would like you to call him and visit with him
e. to tell him you know how he is feeling

Question 2

Who among the following were most helpful to Stella Bridgman in the vignette in Chapter 10

a. those who were present and just listened
b. those who tried not to mention the name of the person who had died
c. those who said I know how you feel
d. those who suggested that this is how one should cope in bereavement
e. those who offered religious slogans to say that burdens of loss and difficult feelings should really not be too much to bear for people who really have faith