A Study of Responses to the Death of a Spouse

A study of responses to the death of a spouse found that the majority of widows and widowers _____.

A) were, within six months, about as happy and productive as they had been before their spouse's death
B) suffered from pathological grief, including extreme depression, for the first time in their lives
C) experienced a significant improvement in mood due to reduced caregiving demands
D) were slow to recover, but regained most of their ability to function within four years