The husband of a client who died of breast cancer is still grieving for his wife two years later. What type of grief is he experiencing?
A) Unresolved
B) Situational
C) Inhibited
D) Maturational
Ans: A
Unresolved grief is abnormal or distorted; it may be either unresolved or inhibited. In unresolved grief, a person may have trouble expressing feelings of loss or may deny them; unresolved grief also describes a state of bereavement that extends over a lengthy period. With inhibited grief, a person suppresses feelings of grief and may instead manifest somatic (body) symptoms, such as abdominal pain or heart palpitations.
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