Question

A nurse is conducting a program for a local community support group about grieving. The nurse would describe grief as fulfilling which function? Select all that apply.

-allowing the outer reality of loss to become internally accepted
-altering the emotional attachment to that which was lost permitting the bereaved person to become unattached to others
-preparing the client for the loss without warning
-allowing the person to avoid the experience of the loss more fully

Answer 1

Grief fulfills the functions of allowing the outer reality of loss to become internally accepted and altering the emotional attachment to that which was lost permitting the bereaved person to become unattached to others.

Step-by-step explanation:

The nurse would describe grief as fulfilling the functions of allowing the outer reality of loss to become internally accepted and altering the emotional attachment to that which was lost permitting the bereaved person to become unattached to others.