Which of the following could be absent from the grief process?

bargaining

death
death

acceptance
acceptance

depression

1 answer

In the grief process, while it is common to experience various emotions and stages such as denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance, not everyone will go through all of these stages, nor will they necessarily occur in a linear fashion. Therefore, "bargaining," "depression," and "acceptance" are emotions that may or may not be experienced by an individual.

However, "death" itself is the event that triggers the grief process, so it cannot be absent from the grief process.

In summary, bargaining, acceptance, and depression could potentially be absent from an individual's experience of grief, but death cannot.