AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -You are in mourning-feeling grief and sorrow at the loss. You may feel numb, shocked, and fearful. You may feel guilty for being the one who is still alive. At some point, you may even feel angry at your spouse for leaving you.

Detailed explanation-2: -These include not doing well with their schoolwork, low confidence, being at greater risk of dying young, including a greater risk of dying by suicide. Behaviour can change, which might include clinginess, aggression, regression, being distant, anger, sleep problems and lack of concentration.

Detailed explanation-3: -Any death can be difficult for a child, and a wide range of emotional and behavioral responses are common including changes in sleeping pattern or appetite; sad, angry, or anxious feelings; social isolation; persistent thoughts about the death; or feeling the person’s presence nearby.

Detailed explanation-4: -Social impacts of grief include: withdrawal; isolation; conflict due to people having different grieving styles; unrealistic expectations of others. Sometimes carers withdraw from others in order to cope with their grief or to avoid negative judgement.