Efforts to Protect Children or Other Vulnerable Family Members by Withholding

Efforts to protect children or other vulnerable family members by withholding information about the death is likely to

A) Spare them unnecessary pain and grief
B) Inhibit their resolution of the loss and lead to the development of ineffective coping strategies such a denial, minimization and avoidance.
C) Delay their adjustment in the short run but be helpful to them over the long term
D) Aid their adjustment in the short run but be unhelpful to them over the long term