A patient with terminal cancer is experiencing the denial phase of grieving. Which statement by the patient best reflects this stage?
1. "I look at myself in the mirror and I look healthy. How can I be dying?"
2. "If I start exercising every day and taking my vitamins, I know that God will cure me."
3. "I can't stop crying. I'm sad for myself and my children."
4. "I've lived a good life and tried to be a good person."
1. "I look at myself in the mirror and I look healthy. How can I be dying?"
Explanation: 1. Denial is the first stage of Kübler-Ross's stages of dying. This is where the patient does not accept the diagnosis of death.
2. Bargaining is the third stage of Kübler-Ross's stages of dying. In bargaining, the patient will typically try to make deals so that he or she may live longer.
3. Depression is the fourth stage of Kübler-Ross's stages of dying. Depression involves feeling hopeless about the future.
4. Acceptance is the stage of dying in which the patient becomes at peace with the terminal illness.
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