An 8-year-old child has learned that his teenage sister was in a car accident and died. His mother is telling him that his sister has been staying over at a friend's house. What problems are likely to result for the boy from this mother's actions?

a. undermining of trust
b. a sense of being abandoned and alone
c. a lack of self-confidence
d. all of these
e. none of these


D

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