Which stage of grieving is exhibited by the husband of a victim ...

[jwb375]

Which stage of grieving is exhibited by the husband of a victim of sudden death who refuses to accept that she is dead?
 
  A) Shock
  B) Protest
  C) Depression
  D) Doubt

Question 2

In the Parkes model, a person uses denial as a psychological defense in the stage of:
 
  A) numbness.
  B) yearning.
  C) disorganization.
  D) reorganization.

[ErinKing]

Answer to Question 1

Ans: A
Feedback:
In the shock and disbelief stage, the survivor either refuses to accept the loss or shows intellectual acceptance of the loss but denies the emotional impact.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
Feedback:
In the numbness stage, which is usually brief, trauma so overwhelms the bereaved survivor that must use denial as a psychological defense.

[jwb375]

TYSM

[jordangronback]

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