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Exaggerated grief reactions
Exaggerated grief reactions refer to one of the four (4) types of Complicated grief reactions identified by Worden (2002) which are excessive and disabling in ways that may lead to the development of a phobia or irrational fear, tophysical or psychiatric sypmtoms, or to aberrant or maladaptive behavior.
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