A nurse is teaching a client who was diagnosed with prolonged grief disorder about the importance of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?

Choice A reason: CBT focuses on modifying dysfunctional thoughts and behaviors, not answering questions about a partner’s death. Prolonged grief disorder involves persistent mourning, and CBT helps reframe grief-related thoughts, not investigate medical events, making this statement incorrect for CBT’s purpose. Choice B reason: CBT helps clients with prolonged grief disorder by restructuring maladaptive thoughts and developing coping strategies to manage loss. The statement about living with the partner’s loss reflects CBT’s goal of improving emotional regulation and functioning, indicating correct understanding, making this the correct choice. Choice C reason: CBT does not focus on medical treatment details but on psychological processing of grief. It addresses emotional and cognitive responses to loss, not factual inquiries about medical events, making this statement incorrect for the therapeutic goals of CBT. Choice D reason: CBT is unrelated to funeral or burial arrangements, which are logistical tasks. It targets cognitive and behavioral patterns to alleviate prolonged grief symptoms, not practical end-of-life planning, making this statement incorrect for CBT’s role in treatment.