The female patient grieves the loss of her child to adoption and finds it difficult to cope because the pregnancy was kept a secret from the family and community.Which type of grief is being experienced by the patient?

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Disenfranchised grief occurs in situations in which others view a person's loss as insignificant or invalid or when the patient's friends and family are unaware of the loss.Complicated grief happens when a person has difficulty progressing through the loss experience.The person does not accept the reality of the loss,and the intense feelings associated with acute grief do not go away.Normal or uncomplicated grief consists of commonly expected emotional and behavioral reactions to a loss (e.g.,resentment,sorrow,anger,crying,loneliness,and temporary withdrawal from activities).The process of "letting go" before an actual loss or death has occurred is called anticipatory grief.

The Female Patient Grieves the Loss of Her Child to Adoption