When Kenny's father died after a long struggle with cancer, Kenny showed no signs of distress. Kenny's family thought this was indicative of an underlying pathological problem. Which of the following statements, if true, most likely challenges their assumption?

A. Many times, people exhibiting the absent grief pattern do so because they are too weak and insecure to initiate the grieving process.
B. People who display the absent grief pattern fare as well on psychological indicators as those who display the common pattern.
C. In grief work literature, reports of the absent grief pattern are fairly common.
D. Most assumptions about what normal grief looks like come from cultural observations.


Answer: B

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