A patient's daughter died in a ski accident. The patient stated, "I cannot believe my daughter has died." According to Worden's tasks of mourning, the patient is experiencing task:
a. I.
b. II.
c. III.
d. IV.
A
Task II is working through the pain of grief. It is impossible to experience a loss without some degree of emotional pain. Individuals who deny or suppress the pain often prolong their grief. Task I occurs when the individual accepts the reality of the loss. Task III occurs when people adjust to the environment in which the deceased is missing. Task IV occurs when the person emotionally relocates the deceased and moves on with life.
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