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

question 16

Multiple Choice

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

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

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Definitions:

Countertransference

A situation where a therapist projects their own feelings and issues onto the client, potentially impacting the therapeutic relationship.

Therapeutic Neutrality

A clinical stance adopted by therapists to remain nonjudgmental and unbiased towards the client's feelings, thoughts, and behaviors.

Psychodynamic Practice

A therapeutic approach that explores the influence of the unconscious on behavior, drawing on concepts from psychoanalytic theory.

Two-Person Psychology

A psychological perspective focusing on the relational dynamics between the therapist and client, emphasizing the mutual influence and intersubjective processes.