When Mr. Bergman's wife died, his family members and friends dressed in black, attended a funeral, and participated in a burial service. Mr. Bergman covered all the mirrors in his house with black cloths. This set of culturally specified expressions of thoughts and feelings is __________.

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Mourning refers to the culturally specified expressions of grief, including rituals and behaviors, that are performed after someone dies. This includes things like wearing black, attending a funeral, and covering mirrors. Grief (A) refers to the emotions and feelings someone experiences after a loss, while bereavement (C) is the period of mourning and adaptation that follows a loss. Morbidity (D) refers to a state of illness or disease and is not related to mourning or grief.

When Mr Bergman's Wife Died, His Family Members and Friends Dressed