A woman has just been served divorce papers from her husband. She has no financial resources and little social support. She states, He's not really leaving. He'll be back. The most appropriate response by the nurse would be which of the following?

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Adaptive denial, in which the client gradually adjusts to the reality of the loss, can help the client let go of previous (before the loss) perceptions while creating new ways of thinking about himself or herself, others, and the world. While taking in the loss in its entirety all at once seems overwhelming, gradually dealing with the loss in smaller increments seems much more manageable. Help the client shift from an unconscious mechanism of denial to conscious coping with reality by using reflective communication skills.

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