A woman has just suffered the loss of her husband. The woman tells the nurse she cannot eat. The nurse understands this form of coping is:
A) part of the normal sympathetic stress response.
B) maladaptive coping.
C) the woman's coping style.
D) resolution of loss.
Ans: A
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