Meaning-making following a child's death is part of which task of mourning?

• A. Task II
• B. Task IV
• C. Task I
• D. Task III

Answer: (D)

Meaning-making after the death of a child involves reframing the loss so it can fit into your life story, beliefs, and sense of purpose. In this mourning framework, that process is Task III. It helps you wrestle with questions like what the death means for how you understand life and how you can honor your child while continuing forward. People do this through memory work, rituals, spiritual beliefs, or redefining goals and meaning in their life. While other tasks focus on accepting reality, feeling the pain, or adjusting to a world without the child, Task III centers on reconstructing meaning and integrating the loss into a coherent narrative.