Place the stages of dying in the usual order as detailed by Kübler-Ross (1975). Put a comma and space between each answer choice (a, b, c, d, etc.)
a. Bargaining
b. Acceptance
c. Denial
d. Anger
e. Reaching out to help others
f. Depression
C, D, A, F, B, E
The stages of dying as detailed by Kübler-Ross (1975)â€"denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance, and reaching out to help othersâ€"can be applied to parents and siblings as well as to the sick child. (Nurses may also respond with similar feelings.) It is important to accept and support each participant at whatever stage has been reached and to refrain from directing progress.
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