A patient states, "There is no hope. They're going to keep me here until I die. Can't you give me my medication more often? I'm going to die anyway." In which stage of illness is this patient?
a. Disbelief and denial
b. Irritability and anger
c. Attempting to gain control
d. Depression and grief
ANS: D
A
The person in the first stage believes that the symptoms do not really represent illness and will go away.
B
At the second stage the person is angry at the body for not functioning properly or displaces anger onto self or others.
C
The person in the third stage usually seeks help and knowledge as ways to gain control.
D
Depression and grief is the fourth stage in the adjustment to an illness. The person at this stage may experience many losses, and depression is the response.
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