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123654777 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The mother of a child who was killed in an automobile accident is diagnosed with excessive grief. The nurse realizes that this diagnosis increases her risk of:

1. Attempting suicide
2. Developing anorexia nervosa
3. Becoming chronically depressed
4. Developing a psychiatric phobia

Question 2

The nurse recognizes that which of the following clients is at greatest risk for complicated (dys-functional) grief?

1. A 26-year-old who is diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis
2. The 58-year-old only child whose mother recently died of cancer
3. A teenage parent whose child died of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
4. A 50-year-old diabetic client who has experienced an above-the-knee amputation

annierak · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 1
Normal grief responses, when experienced in excess, become overwhelming. People who exhibit very intense emotions and severe symptoms lose control, appear deeply traumatized, or may be-come suicidal, requiring medication or stabilization before they are able to begin the healing pro-cess. Depression is possible but is triggered by a variety of events. Grief is not the typical trigger for either anorexia nervosa or phobias.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 3
Loss associated with homicide, suicide, sudden accidents, or the loss of a child has the potential to become complicated.