Question

Mrs. Annabel reigher is a resident of your facility. You ·have known both Mrs. Reigher and her recently deceased- husband Robert for several years; Both· Mr. And Mrs. Reigher lived In the facility for two years. · For the past few weeks, when ever you have talked· With Mrs. Reigher she has spoken of her husband as almost a salnt (a person who could do little wrong, if any at all). Although you do not know the Reighers well, you are quite aware that their life together was not nearly as rosy, nor was Mr. Reigher as perfect as Mrs. Reigher now says. They often had strong differences-of opinion, and at times did not speak to one another for a few days.you are also aware that other residents notice this and have begun to avoid Mrs. Reigher.

a. According to your knowledge of the grieving process, explain why Mrs. Reigher Is behaving this way.

b. Describe how the PSW should respond to Mrs. Reigher.

Answer 1

Answer 1 ) As the famous quote says , a person is valued more after death , which means that even though the relationship between Mr and Mrs Raigher was not good when he was alive ,they were husband and wife ,they had shared a major portion of life together thus after his death may be all those memories came back to Mrs Raigher and now she became sentimental about all those memories , may be she felt that those differences were not that much bigger than their relationship . They were husband and wife ,who sometimes behave life siblings and sometimes like best friend , that's way difference some time occur as it is part of life but now after death of her husband she is alone , there is no one to fight now that's way she is talking all good about his husband . Remember we fight with those whom we love or trust .

Answer 2) At this point ,after the death of her husband ,she is alone . If she doesn't have any children or her children are not with her right now than she is all alone with no one to talk or cry . She needs someone who listen so please don't avoid her at this time ,just listen to her ,don't interrupt even if she is talking good about her husband or even if you know the truth . Avoiding may leads her into depression which may be fatal sometimes . So talk to her ,make her believe that even though her husband is not with her ,she can live a better life