Every day a 70-year-old hospitalized woman read the newspaper. She expressed to the nurse that she was saddened after this activity. What is the probable reason that reading the newspaper was upsetting her?
a. She disliked the articles about the bad things happening locally and nationally.
b. She disagrees with the political slant of the newspapers.
c. Obituaries of her friends represent the loss of part of her past.
d. Reading about recent military actions overseas was saddening.
ANS: C
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