The nurse knows a family whose adult child killed several people before taking his own life.The funerals of all involved were held on the same 2 days.The nurse notes the family seems embarrassed,uncomfortable with expressions of sorrow,and wants a very quiet funeral.What type of grief does the nurse suspect the family has?

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The family's discomfort with expressions of sorrow and desire for a quiet funeral suggest that they may be experiencing disenfranchised grief, which occurs when the griever's relationship to the deceased or the nature of the death is not acknowledged or validated by society. The fact that their adult child killed several people before taking his own life could be contributing to this sense of shame or embarrassment. Anticipatory grief occurs before a death, while masked grief involves exhibiting symptoms that are unrelated to grief. Complicated grief is a more severe form of grief that persists over an extended period of time. None of these seem to fit the situation described in the question.

The Nurse Knows a Family Whose Adult Child Killed Several