According to Our Text, Traditional Mourning Models Have Frequently Made

question 8

Multiple Choice

According to our text, traditional mourning models have frequently made several assumptions which more recent studies have challenged. Among these assumptions are:

• A) that all human beings responding to loss follow a universal pattern of mourning.
• B) that human beings differ in their responses to loss based on their culture's values and expectations.
• C) that there are no specific stages through which all human beings progress as they mourn a loss.
• D) that mourning is best understood as a personal response which cannot be adequately described as following some universal pattern.
• E) none of the above

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