Lactation Consultant

Category - Psychology

You are caring for the mother of a 6-month-old breastfeeding infant. The infant was just diagnosed with a rare form of terminal cancer. What type of normal grief would you expect the mother to experience?
  1. Chronic grief
  2. Complicated grief
  3. Anticipatory grief
  4. Delayed grief
Explanation
Answer: C - You would expect that the mother will experience anticipatory grief. This type of grief occurs before an actual death or loss. Chronic grief is prolonged grief without any decrease of distress; complicated grief also persists for a long period of time during which time the symptoms worsen. Delayed grief is postponed grief, as it often occurs if the person is too busy or preoccupied to grieve.
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