Although Grieving Is Considered a Normal Process, It Does Sometimes

question 67

Multiple Choice

Although grieving is considered a normal process, it does sometimes become a psychological disorder.Which of the following cases would NOT be diagnosed as a pathological grief reaction?

• A)Mr A experienced a death in his family.In addition to symptoms of depression, he has been having auditory hallucinations in which he hears other deceased people talking to him.
• B)Miss B has experienced the death of a close friend.She is so depressed that she has no appetite and no energy and is suicidal.
• C)Mrs C's dog recently died.Three weeks later, her friends suggest that she get another dog 'to help her get over the loss'.Mrs.C.refuses and says she just isn't ready to get another dog and, besides, it would be impossible to replace her beloved 'Toto'.
• D)Dr D's husband died a few months ago.Recently, in addition to her depressive symptoms, she has been having paranoid delusions in which she believes that certain unnamed individuals are planning to remove her husband's body from the grave.

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