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Answer: B - Alienation is a state that causes individuals experiencing grief over the loss of a loved one to distance or disassociate themselves from the world or others.

A person whose profound sense of grief causes them to distance themselves from others and activities is said to be experiencing alienation. Depression may occur which manifests itself with a feeling of dejection or despondency toward others; guilt may be a feeling that a person has that may be the cause of the loss or did not do enough for the deceased; shame is a feeling of pain associated with the loss.