Author Question: The level of severity of grieving is determined by the: a. individual grieving b. circumstances ... (Read 47 times)

fnuegbu · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

The level of severity of grieving is determined by the:

a. individual grieving
b. circumstances provoking the grieving
c. financial status of the grieving person
d. family of the grieving person

Question 2

During a widows and widowers' support group 18 months after the death of her husband, an elderly woman stated, I still miss my husband, but for the first time since my husband died, I'm going to take a vacation with my church group.

This statement suggests that this widow has done which of the following? a. not completed her grief work successfully
b. not completed the initial shock/disbelief stage
c. reached the recovery stage of grief
d. completed the reality stage of bereavement

mariahkathleeen · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
The level of severity can be determined only by the individual grieving, not the particular circumstances that provoked the grief. A person will respond to the emotions of grief using the same coping strategies that he or she has used to deal with other, powerful emotions in the past.

Answer to Question 2

C
The woman's statement indicates that she has reached the recovery stage, the final stage. She is able to integrate the loss into the reality of her life and begin to live again. The individual's progress has been facilitated by the caring demonstrated in the widows and widowers' support group over the past 18 months since the death of her husband.