A Study on Responses to the Death of a Spouse

question 81

Multiple Choice

A study on responses to the death of a spouse found that the majority of widows and widowers _____.

• A) were, within six months, about as happy and productive as they had been before their spouse's death
• B) suffered from pathological grief, including extreme depression, for the first time in their lives
• C) experienced a significant improvement in mood due to reduced caregiving demands
• D) were slow to recover, but regained most of their ability to function within four years

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