develop. Thus, the widow of a twenty-six-year marriage who was deeply involved in the life of her husband will most likely perceive a greater loss than will the deceased’s business acquaintances, whose relationships with him were limited to infrequent contacts. (Such a death could have a significant impact on the employees of the company he managed, however; they could appraise the death as a serious threat to their financial security and possibly go into crisis.) The third factor leading to the