As the Initial Shock of Losing a Loved One Fades

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Multiple Choice

As the initial shock of losing a loved one fades, it is frequently followed by a cascade of powerful, unsettling, and shifting emotions.These intense emotional states may alternate with down states that resemble the symptoms of which disorder?

• A)schizophrenia
• B)obsessive-compulsive disorder
• C)anxiety
• D)depression

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Definitions:

Dream Analysis

a psychoanalytic technique that interprets the hidden meaning of dreams to understand unconscious desires or concerns.

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The period in human life ranging from about 45 to 65 years old, often considered a time of adjustment to aging.

Psychic Energy

In psychoanalytic theory, the force or impulse that drives behaviors and processes in the human mind, originating from the id, ego, and superego.