Elizabeth Kubler-Ross Grief

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There are many different theories as to how people deal with grief, Elizabeth Kubler-Ross believes that there are five different stages to grief; she based her work on individuals who were battling different stages of terminal illnesses. (HNC in social care) the first stage to this theory is denial, which is very common with people who are diagnosed with terminal illnesses because no one wants to believe that they are going to have to go through this emotional and physical experience. The second stage to this theory is anger; after people have found out about their illness they often become angry as think that it’s because of something that they have done or just because they are scared. Bargaining is also a stage that many go through, many

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