Colin Parkes in His Book Bereavement: Studies of Grief in Adult

question 12

Multiple Choice

Colin Parkes in his book Bereavement: Studies of Grief in Adult Life notes that the funeral often precedes the peak of the pangs of grief that tends to be reached in the ____________.

• A)time before the person dies
• B)first week of bereavement
• C)second week of bereavement
• D)first month of bereavement

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