A mother who delivers a stillborn, full-term infant seemed to be dealing well with the unexpected event until the morning of discharge, when you find her preparing to take her new baby home from the hospital.
This is an example of which type of cognitive denial?
1. selective attention
2. deception
3. true denial
4. anger
Question 2
Your client did not talk to staff about the loss of his wife because it was too painful for him to think his wife was dead. This is an example of which type of cognitive denial?
1. selective attention
2. deception
3. true denial
4. anger