An emotional reaction to a significant loss is
A) depression.
B) bereavement.
C) mourning.
D) grief.
A document that stipulates a person's wishes about medical care that is used to make treatment decisions when the individual becomes unable to communicate his or her preferences is a(n)
A) advance notice.
B) advance directive.
C) health care power of attorney.
D) legal medical record.
Ralph is 73 years old, and has recently been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer.
After being unable to sleep, he sits up in bed and pleads silently with God to allow him to live long enough to witness the birth of his first grandchild. Which stage of the Kbler-Ross model is Ralph experiencing?
A) denial
B) anger
C) bargaining
D) depression
William is 36 years old. Since his diagnosis of terminal cancer, he has been enragedat his physicians, at his friends and family members, and at the universe. Which stage of the Kbler-Ross model is William experiencing?
A) denial
B) anger
C) bargaining
D) depression
Martha is 82 years old and has been diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease. Her kidney specialist has told her that treatments are becoming less and less effective and that it's only a matter of time before her kidneys fail completely.
Although Martha understands what her physician has told her, she returns home in a state of shock. She decides that her physician must be mistaken and asks her daughter to help her find a new kidney specialist. Which stage of the Kbler-Ross model is Martha experiencing?
A) denial
B) anger
C) bargaining
D) depression
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