Petula's Mother Has a Terminal Illness and She Is Not

Multiple Choice

Petula's mother has a terminal illness and she is not expected to live more than a few weeks. Petula just placed her in hospice. Petula told her romantic partner, Sarah, that she felt guilty and that she felt she was abandoning her mother. Sarah responded by saying, ÒWell, everyone has to die sometime.Ó What perspective from your text helps us understand Sarah's response?

A) intimacy process model
B) attachment theory
C) self-expansion model
D) capitalization