Family members gather in the emergency department after learning that a family member was involved in a motor vehicle accident.After learning of the family member's unexpected death,the surviving family members begin to cry and scream in despair.The nurse recognizes this as which stage of Bowlby's attachment theory?

A) Numbing.
B) Disorganization and despair.
C) Bargaining.
D) Yearning and searching.

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Elizabeth Eller · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : D, Explanation :  Yearning and searching characterize the second bereavement phase in Bowlby's attachment theory.Emotional outbursts are common in this phase.During the numbing phase,the family may feel a sense of unreality.During disorganization and despair,the reason why the loss occurred is constantly questioned.Bargaining is part of the Kübler-Ross stages,not of the Bowlby attachment theory.

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