Author Question: Which stage of grieving is exhibited by the husband of a victim of sudden death who refuses to ... (Read 54 times)

jwb375 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

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 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

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.