The nurse is interviewing an older adult client whose spouse died 4 years ago. The client states, "I keep our home exactly the way it was the day my husband died. I still buy and prepare all his favorite foods, and I launder his dress shirts each week." The client begins to cry, explaining that caring for her husband was her sole purpose in life, so she sees no need to go on living if she can't carry out these activities. The client's comments are suggestive of which of the following conditions?

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A)Complicated grieving is grieving that continues more than 6 months after a loss and involves extreme distress, significant functional impairment, and, in some cases, suicidal ideation. This client's comments are suggestive of all these characteristics. Anticipatory grieving occurs prior to a loss, which is not the case in this scenario. Similarly, death anxiety is associated with the anticipation of death-not with the period following death. This situation does not indicate that the client is having self-care problems in the area of feeding.
B)Complicated grieving is grieving that continues more than 6 months after a loss and involves extreme distress, significant functional impairment, and, in some cases, suicidal ideation. This client's comments are suggestive of all these characteristics. Anticipatory grieving occurs prior to a loss, which is not the case in this scenario. Similarly, death anxiety is associated with the anticipation of death-not with the period following death. This situation does not indicate that the client is having self-care problems in the area of feeding.
C)Complicated grieving is grieving that continues more than 6 months after a loss and involves extreme distress, significant functional impairment, and, in some cases, suicidal ideation. This client's comments are suggestive of all these characteristics. Anticipatory grieving occurs prior to a loss, which is not the case in this scenario. Similarly, death anxiety is associated with the anticipation of death-not with the period following death. This situation does not indicate that the client is having self-care problems in the area of feeding.
D)Complicated grieving is grieving that continues more than 6 months after a loss and involves extreme distress, significant functional impairment, and, in some cases, suicidal ideation. This client's comments are suggestive of all these characteristics. Anticipatory grieving occurs prior to a loss, which is not the case in this scenario. Similarly, death anxiety is associated with the anticipation of death-not with the period following death. This situation does not indicate that the client is having self-care problems in the area of feeding.

The Nurse Is Interviewing an Older Adult Client Whose Spouse