A mental health nurse is interviewing a flood victim whose partner was killed in the disaster. What possible patient response should the nurse anticipate in planning patient care?
1. Anticipatory grief
2. Survivor guilt
3. Unresolved grief
4. Ambiguous loss
Answer: 2
Explanation: Survivor guilt occurs when one person survives and another dies and the survivor is burdened by guilt about living. In anticipatory grief, an individual expects the loss before it occurs. Unresolved grief occurs when individuals suppress or avoid grief. Ambiguous loss occurs when circumstances surrounding the loss are uncertain.
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