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A mental health nurse is interviewing a flood victim whose partner was killed in the disaster. What possible patient response should the nurse anticipate in planning patient care?
 
  1. Anticipatory grief
  2. Survivor guilt
  3. Unresolved grief
  4. Ambiguous loss

Question 2

A nurse meets with a patient whose mother died recently. The patient is distressed because her brother returned to work immediately after their mother's funeral. Which is the best response by the nurse?
 
  1. Every person grieves in their own way.
  2. I guess your brother is just not an emotional guy.
  3. Yes, that is a problem. I think you should suggest that he see a therapist.
  4. There is an association between a lack of expression of grief and negative psychological outcomes.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: 2
Explanation: Survivor guilt occurs when one person survives and another dies and the survivor is burdened by guilt about living. In anticipatory grief, an individual expects the loss before it occurs. Unresolved grief occurs when individuals suppress or avoid grief. Ambiguous loss occurs when circumstances surrounding the loss are uncertain.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 1
Explanation: Sometimes conflict arises when two members of a family grieve differently and do not understand each other. There is no right or wrong grief response, and there is a lack of research evidence to show an association between lack of expression and negative psychiatric outcomes. Another misunderstanding is that emotions must be expressed them to be real and for healing to take place.



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