Explain the stages of reaction to death according to Elisabeth Kubler-Ross.
What will be an ideal response?
Denial: the initial reaction to the news. The person may not believe the diagnosis, deny that it is true, and might seek a second or third opinion.
Anger: feeling cheated and robbed out of life, the person may harbor resentment and envy towards family, friends and caregivers, as it may seem unfair that others live while they must die.
Bargaining: the dying person bargains in order to find a way out. Perhaps a deal can be struck with God or fate.
Depression: especially as the illness becomes more evident because of pain, surgery, or a loss of functioning. Knowing it in the end brings profound sadness. During this stage the dying person feels great loss and sorrow with the knowledge that, for example, he or she will never return to work or home, that all relationships will end, and that the future is lost.
Acceptance: the final stage. In this stage, the dying person no longer fights death. He or she accepts that death is inevitable, seems at peace, and begins to detach himself or herself from the world.
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