Imagine a person newly diagnosed with a poor prognosis, and what that person's response would be? Prognosis is a medical prediction of the future course of a disease and the chances for recovery. This essay will discuss responses from four different angles, including the physical, emotional, cognitive and behavioural when a person is diagnosed with a poor prognosis. Additionally grief is associated within this assignment as well as the Kubler-Ross’s Stages of Dying theory to demonstrate emotional responses.
Grief is also associated within this essay as grief ties into all four aspects when one is faced with a poor prognosis.
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Bargaining is a normal reaction to the feelings of helplessness and vulnerability. Secretly the individual is wishing for the inevitable to be delayed or postponed to sometime in which the individual believes they can cope. Bargaining can be simple statements of ‘If only we sought medical attention sooner’ to ‘What if i had done this instead’.
The fourth stage in Kubler-Ross’ model is depression. This is not defined as clinical depression but as a preparatory grieving. In a way its the dress rehearsal or practice run for the ‘aftermath’ although this stage will vary from individual to individual. Its is natural for the individual to feel sadness and regret, fear, uncertainty and so on, it shows that the individual has at least begun to accept the reality.
Lastly Acceptance is the last stage in Kubler-Ross’ model of grief and loss. Again this stage will most definitely vary from individual to individual and the situations being faced, although commonly it is an indication that there is some emotional detachment and objectivity. (Businessballs.com, 2015)
Additionally although the model is numbered 1 to 5 this does not mean an individual will go through the stages numerically, an individual can go through various stages repeatedly before they come to their final
Grief is also associated within this essay as grief ties into all four aspects when one is faced with a poor prognosis.
A new diagnosis of any life-threatening disease has a broad impact on a person’s emotional, cognitive, social, spiritual …show more content…
Bargaining is a normal reaction to the feelings of helplessness and vulnerability. Secretly the individual is wishing for the inevitable to be delayed or postponed to sometime in which the individual believes they can cope. Bargaining can be simple statements of ‘If only we sought medical attention sooner’ to ‘What if i had done this instead’.
The fourth stage in Kubler-Ross’ model is depression. This is not defined as clinical depression but as a preparatory grieving. In a way its the dress rehearsal or practice run for the ‘aftermath’ although this stage will vary from individual to individual. Its is natural for the individual to feel sadness and regret, fear, uncertainty and so on, it shows that the individual has at least begun to accept the reality.
Lastly Acceptance is the last stage in Kubler-Ross’ model of grief and loss. Again this stage will most definitely vary from individual to individual and the situations being faced, although commonly it is an indication that there is some emotional detachment and objectivity. (Businessballs.com, 2015)
Additionally although the model is numbered 1 to 5 this does not mean an individual will go through the stages numerically, an individual can go through various stages repeatedly before they come to their final