A patient tells the nurse that since her husband died 6 months ago, she does not go out of the house much and spends most days in darkness and alone. The nurse realizes this patient is experiencing which phase of the mourning process?

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Disorganization is the third phase of the mourning process and is characterized by feelings of isolation and depression. Disbelief is characterized by numbness. Desperate longing is characterized by the desire to be with the deceased person. Reorganization is characterized by returning to some degree of normal life without the person who passed away.

A Patient Tells the Nurse That Since Her Husband Died