The level of severity of grieving is determined by the:
a. individual grieving
b. circumstances provoking the grieving
c. financial status of the grieving person
d. family of the grieving person
A
The level of severity can be determined only by the individual grieving, not the particular circumstances that provoked the grief. A person will respond to the emotions of grief using the same coping strategies that he or she has used to deal with other, powerful emotions in the past.
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