In General, Which Is Harder to Deal With, the Death

question 149

Essay

In general, which is harder to deal with, the death of a parent, spouse, or child? What determines how difficult a particular death will be for someone to cope with?

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Definitions:

Acquisition

The process of learning or gaining knowledge, skills, or responses through study, experience, or teaching.

Generalization

A principle in psychology that refers to the tendency to apply learned responses to similar stimuli beyond the original conditions of learning.

Secondary Reinforcement

A process by which a stimulus reinforces a behavior after it becomes associated with a primary reinforcer.

Stimulus Predictability

The extent to which the occurrence and properties of a stimulus can be anticipated based on previous experience.