A woman's 22-year-old daughter has just been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Since the diagnosis, the mother has been feeling intense guilt and fear about the diagnosis, stating, "What does this mean for us?
What could I have done differently?" What type of burden is this woman dealing with?
A) Treatment burden
B) Iatrogenic burden
C) Objective burden
D) Subjective burden
Ans: D
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Subjective burden refers to the grief, fear, guilt, anger, and other negative emotions that family members experience in response to a loved one's mental illness. Because the grief seems interminable, many relatives experience chronic sorrow.
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