If a Psychologist Has Diagnosed a Widow with Persistent Complex

question 98

Multiple Choice

If a psychologist has diagnosed a widow with persistent complex bereavement-related disorder, what does this means?

• A) A year or so after losing her husband, this woman still is totally immersed in grieving.
• B) Three months after her husband's death, this woman is still totally immersed in grieving.
• C) This woman never loved her husband.
• D) A year after the death, this woman continues to say that her husband is the love of her life.

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Definitions:

Kyphosis

A spinal disorder leading to an excessive outward curve of the spine, causing a hunchback or slouching posture.

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Diminished Energy

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Low-pitched

Sound that is deep or rich in tone, indicating a frequency at the lower end of the audible spectrum.