A widower for a year and a half tells his friends I think I will ...

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A widower for a year and a half tells his friends I think I will begin to go out socially, maybe even
  take someone out to dinner. I am beginning to feel more like being with other people.. This
  phenomenon suggests that the individual is
 
  a. accepting the reality of his loss.
  b. working through his grief.
  c. adjusting to being alone.
  d. ready to reinvest in new relationships.

Question 2

The client who would probably require long-term intervention to promote adaptation to his or her
  medical condition is
 
  a. M, who has had a negative scalene node biopsy.
  b. N, who has bacterial pneumonia.
  c. O, who has Crohn's disease.
  d. P, who has gout.

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Answer to Question 1

D
Toward the end of the grief process, the person renews interest in people and activities. At the same
time, the person is released from the relationship with the deceased. Option A: The client has
progressed beyond this point. Option B: The client has progressed beyond grief. Option C: The
client is seeking to move into new relationships so that he is not alone.

Answer to Question 2

C
O has a chronic debilitating disease that may, at some point, require surgical treatment that will
cause body image change. Option A: M's surgery has provided good news. Option B: N's illness is
considered a short-term acute infection. Option D: P's illness is chronic but is neither threatening to
life nor causative of major lifestyle change.

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