A traumatic loss is a very different experience from the loss of a child who has been battling a chronic or life-threatening condition for a period of time. Both experiences produce great emotional responses, but a traumatic loss can also produce a tremendous feeling of what emotion?

A. Depression is a common response to all types of grief, but it is not unique to traumatic loss. B. Denial is one of the stages of grief, but again, it is not specific to traumatic loss. C. Anger may occur with any type of grief, but it does not distinguish traumatic loss from anticipated loss. D. Guilt is often intensely experienced in traumatic loss, particularly when the loss is sudden and unexpected. Survivors may blame themselves or question their actions, wondering if they could have done something to prevent the death, which is less common in prolonged or anticipated loss.