Death, Dying, and Bereavement. Psychology Essay.

Death, Dying, and Bereavement
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Death, Dying, and Bereavement
According to Elizabeth Kubler Ross's book, there are five stages in which an ill patient undergoes the death process. This includes Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance (DABDA) (Kübler-Ross, & Kessler, 2009).
1 Denial Stage- In this stage, the patient develops a defensive mechanism in that he/she is escaping reality. According to the author, patents at first deny the diagnosis results, and they are in shock of accepting the truth.
2 Anger Stage- In this stage, the patient is already composed of reality. However, most in this stage involve the patient experience and expression towards everything (Kübler-Ross, & Kessler, 2009). The patient at this stage is always hot-tempered and easily losses patience. The patient always envies others since he/she feels. Why me?
3 Bargaining Stage- In this stage, the patient is a dilemmatic situation and measures control over the sickness. The patient can negotiate ...