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A child drowned while swimming in a local lake 4 years earlier. Which behavior indicates that the parents are effectively coping with their loss? The parents:
 
  a. prohibit their other children from going swimming.
  b. keep a place set for the dead child at the family dinner table.
  c. keep their child's room exactly as the child left it 4 years ago.
  d. throw flowers on the lake at each anniversary date of the accident.

Question 2

A recently widowed patient tells the health care provider, I have so much epigastric discomfort. I wonder if I have an ulcer. Diagnostic tests are negative. The symptom demonstrates:
 
  a. early reorganization behavior
  b. disorganization and depression
  c. preoccupation with the deceased
  d. normal phenomenon of mourning



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
The loss of a child is among the highest risk situations for dysfunctional grieving. The parents who throw flowers across the lake on each anniversary date of the accident are effectively using a ritual to express their feelings openly. The other behaviors indicate the parents are isolating themselves or denying their feelings or both.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Sensations of somatic distress are often experienced during the acute stage of grieving. They include tightness in the throat, shortness of breath, exhaustion, and pain or sensations such as those experienced by the dead person.



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