Which of the following best describes anticipatory grief?
a. It occurs after the actual death.
b. It occurs when death was sudden and unexpected.
c. Only the family of the dying client experiences it.
d. It can be colored by ambivalent feelings.
ANS: D
Anticipatory grief is an emotional response that occurs before the actual death around a family member with a degenerative or terminal disorder. A person anticipating his or her own death also experiences it. Symptoms can be similar to those experienced after death and can be colored by ambivalent feelings. Anticipatory grief is an emotional response that occurs before the actual death. Anticipatory grief is encountered when an individual has a degenerative or terminal disorder. A person anticipating his or her own death also experiences anticipatory grief.
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