Jasmin's Closest Friend Recently Passed Away from a Terminal Illness

question 67

Multiple Choice

Jasmin's closest friend recently passed away from a terminal illness and Jasmin has been feeling a profound sense of sadness since then.Jasmin's feelings are most consistent with which of the following?

• A) the widowhood effect
• B) bereavement
• C) disenfranchised grief
• D) the role strain relief hypothesis

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Definitions:

Fight-Or-Flight

A physiological response to perceived harmful events, attacks, or threats to survival, initiating a hormonal cascade that prepares the body to fight or flee.

General Adaptation Syndrome

A three-phase psychological response to stress outlined by Hans Selye, involving alarm, resistance, and exhaustion stages.

Stress Appraisal

The process by which individuals evaluate and interpret a stressor as challenging, threatening, or benign, influencing their reaction to it.

Stressor

A factor or event that causes stress to an organism.