Question

A 74-year-old is being seen in the mental health clinic. The client has never fully regained the level of activity the client had prior to the death of the client's spouse. The client continues to have symptoms of depression and has not been able to work or volunteer. In addition, the client complains of "anxiety attacks" that occur nearly every night. What type of grief reaction is this client exhibiting

Answer 1

Answer:

Complicated grieving reaction.

Explanation:

Anxiety attack might occur when the individual has a fear that something bad is going to happen with them. The feeling of fear, worry and symptoms of depression are shown by individual.

Complicated grieving reaction or disorder might occur due to the loss of the loved one and unable to hide their emotions and feelings. These individual require comprehensive mental health assessment for their treatment and proper mental support.

Thus, the answer is complicated grieving reaction.