Which Finding Indicates Successful Completion of an Individual's Grieving Process

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which finding indicates successful completion of an individual's grieving process?

• A) For 2 years after her husband's death,a widow has kept her husband's belongings in their usual places.
• B) After 15 months,a widower realistically remembers both the pleasures and disappointments of his relationship with his wife.
• C) Three years after her husband's death,a widow talks about her husband as if he is alive and weeps when others mention his name.
• D) Eighteen months after a spouse's death,a person says,"I have never cried or had feelings of loss,even though we were very close."

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Definitions:

Simple Reflexes

Basic, involuntary motor responses triggered by specific stimuli that are present from birth.

Sensorimotor Substage

The phases within the first stage of Piaget's theory of cognitive development, characterized by the development of sensory and motor abilities in infants.

First Month

Refers to the initial month of a period, which can relate to the life of an infant, the start of a project, or any new beginning.

After Birth

Refers to the period following the birth of an infant, focusing on recovery for the mother and adjustment to life for the newborn.