AP PSYCHOLOGY

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

ADULTHOOD PHYSICAL COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following represents the correct sequence of the stages of adjusting to dying & death according to Elisabeth Kubler-Ross?
A
anger, denial, bargaining, depression, acceptance
B
bargaining, anger, denial, acceptance, depression
C
denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
D
denial, bargaining, acceptance, anger, depression
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -She and her colleagues conducted interviews with terminally ill patients. Through these interviews, she identified a common set of emotional responses to how one deals with death and the knowledge of dying. Those stages are denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.

Detailed explanation-2: -Persistent, traumatic grief can cause us to cycle (sometimes quickly) through the stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance. These stages are our attempts to process change and protect ourselves while we adapt to a new reality.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kübler-Ross’ stages are denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. In this paper, each stage is described and how it relates to managing the change necessary to implement an EMR.

There is 1 question to complete.