Mr. Tybeck has learned that his wife has a fast-growing brain tumor. Faced with very little hope for a positive outcome, all he can think is, "Please God, I will never be angry at my wife again if you'll just let her live
" My Tybeck's thinking is an example of: a. the first task of grieving described by Worden.
b. bargaining, as described by Kubler-Ross.
c. bargaining, as described by Bowlby.
d. shock and numbness, as described by Bowlby.
B
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