Match Each of the Following Terms with the Best Definition

question 114

Essay

Match each of the following terms with the best definition.

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Definitions:

Grief

A deep and poignant distress caused by or as if by bereavement, often associated with the emotional response to loss.

Idealize Loved Ones

The psychological phenomenon of perceiving a loved one in an overly positive manner, ignoring their flaws or shortcomings.

Widower Effect

The observed phenomenon where individuals, especially men, show increased mortality risk after the death of a spouse, suggesting the significant impact of spousal loss on surviving partners’ health.

Widowed

A term describing someone whose spouse has died and who has not remarried.