AP PSYCHOLOGY

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

ADULTHOOD PHYSICAL COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is a social aspect of death?
A
which medical professionals a person should see
B
which types of drugs should be given to the terminally ill
C
how long children should mourn the loss of a parent
D
whether the individual goes into hospice or remains in a hospital
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Some people expect that grief should be resolved over a specific time, such as a year. But this is not true. The initial severe and intense grief you feel will not be continuous. Periods of intense grief often come and go over 18 months or longer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Parents or children of the deceased are encouraged to spend six months in mourning, with the heavy mourning period lasting 30 days. Grandparents and siblings are to spend three months in mourning, with the heavy mourning time lasting 30 days. Other family members should spend thirty days in mourning.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bereavement, as one of the most stressful life events, has been confirmed to adversely affect health [1]. Compared with other parents, bereaved parents are more likely to experience a series of mental disorders, including complicated grief, anger, guilt, anxiety, depression and so on.

Detailed explanation-4: -Incongruent grieving in which father and mother react to the infant or child death with different levels of intensity and for different periods of time-women typically grieve more intensely and for longer periods of time than do their spouses [13].

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