Identify the stages experienced by a person in a crisis. (Select all that apply.)
a. Recovery
b. Adaptation
c. Disorganization
d. Crisis
e. Denial
f. Reorganization
g. Perception
h. Exhaustion
A, C, D, E, F, G
These are the typical stages that a person in crisis experiences. The stages usually occur in the order of perception, denial, crisis, disorganization, recovery, and reorganization.
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