Which of the following statements shows the best understanding of Kübler-Ross's Five Stages of Dying?
1. "Crying is an expected behavior of the Depression Stage."
2. "There are tasks the client completes as they work toward acceptance."
3. "People grieve in the manner in which they are most culturally comfortable"
4. "Given enough time and support, most achieves acceptance of their own death."
ANS: 2
Survivors move back and forth through a series of stages and/or tasks many times, possibly ex-tending over a long period of time. Theorists described stages of the grieving process and a series of tasks for survivors to successfully complete their bereavement and adapt to life with a loss. Why the other options are true, they do not show the best overall understanding of the Five Stages of Dying.
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