Telling the "Story" of Grief Can Help in Coping with Loss

question 57

Multiple Choice

Telling the "story" of grief can help in coping with loss in which of the following ways?
1) Sharing the story provides emotional relief and promotes the search for meaning.
2) The story can be told without the constraint of having to conform to a particular model of how it should be.
3) The story brings people together in support of one another.
4) Fantasizing about a different ending is very therapeutic and healing.

• A) 2, 3, and 4
• B) 1, 3, and 4
• C) 1, 2, and 3
• D) 1, 2, and 4

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