Four teenagers died in an automobile accident. One week later, which behavior by parents indicates adaptive mourning? The parents who:
a. isolate themselves at home.
b. return immediately to employment.
c. forbid other teens in the household to drive a car.
d. create a scholarship fund at their child's high school.
D
Loss of a child is among the highest-risk situations for maladaptive grieving. The parents who create a scholarship fund are openly expressing their feelings and memorializing their child. The other parents in this question are isolating themselves and/or denying their feelings.
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