Parents of a Teenager Recently Diagnosed with Serious Mental Illness

question 14

Multiple Choice

Parents of a teenager recently diagnosed with serious mental illness express dismay.One parent says, "Our hopes for our child's future are ruined.We probably won't ever have grandchildren." The nurse should use interventions to assist with the parent's demonstration of what process?

• A) Denial
• B) Mourning
• C) Acting out
• D) Manipulation

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