The client states to the nurse, "I have been having trouble sleeping since my boyfriend died unexpectedly 3 weeks ago."
The client also confides that the boyfriend was married and they were seeing each other secretly. For which reason is the client most likely experiencing sleeping difficulty when grieving?
A) External grief
B) Chronic grief
C) Abbreviated grieving
D) Disenfranchised grieving
Answer: D
Sleep disturbances are common during the grieving period. This client is unable to grieve openly for her lost relationship, as extramarital affairs are not socially sanctioned. Abbreviated grieving is grieving that is brief but genuinely felt. This client's grief is not yet chronic, as only 3 weeks have passed. External grieving is not a recognized type of grief response.
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