The grieving process is more difficult when a person:
a. has experienced many previous losses in life.
b. was emotionally independent of the deceased.
c. had few unresolved conflicts with the deceased.
d. recognizes the deceased was an elderly person, so it was time for death.
A
The following factors have negative effects on the mourning process: high dependency on the deceased, ambivalence toward the deceased, a poor or absent support system, a high number of past losses or other recent losses, poor physical or mental health, and young age of the deceased. Data do not support the other options.
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