When the older woman who is close to death asks the family to leave after short visits and acts withdrawn in their presence,the family becomes distraught.Which of the following does the nurse include in family teaching to explain the patient's behavior?

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Anticipatory grief occurs before the death and can be experienced by the patient or the potential survivors.When the patient who is dying experiences anticipatory grief,the individual detaches from the environment into a state sometimes described as psychological death.The person is no longer involved in day-to-day activities and enacts a premature death.
Preoccupation with death is acute grief,but since the death has not occurred,preoccupation cannot describe this patient.The patient might have unresolved issues with the family,but this behavior is an unusual way to express it.The body prepares for death through the deterioration of organ system functioning; for example,the kidneys stop producing urine,the patient stops drinking and eating,and the extremities become cold,among other functions.

When the Older Woman Who Is Close to Death Asks