The term bereavement is best defined as:
A) the physiologic response to a loss.
B) socially conventional behavior after a loss.
C) the event of death.
D) the state of desolation occurring after a loss.
Ans: D
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Bereavement is a state of desolation that occurs as the result of a loss, particularly the death of a significant other.
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