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| Five Stages of Grief (model and history) |
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- Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
- based on her observations of people suffering from terminal illness
- Hope is not a separate stage, but is possible at any stage.
- later expanded her theory to apply to any form of personal loss, such as the death of a loved one, the loss of a job or income, major rejection, the end of a relationship or divorce, drug addiction, incarceration, the onset of a disease or chronic illness, and/or an infertility diagnosis, as well as many tragedies and disasters (and even minor losses) |
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Five Stages of Grief
1. Denial and isolation |
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Five Stages of Grief
2. Anger |
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Definition
| The emotional confusion that results from this loss may lead to anger and finding someone or something to blame—“why me?” |
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Five Stages of Grief
3. Bargaining |
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| The next stage may result in trying to negotiate with one’s self (or a higher power) to attempt to change what has occurred. |
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4. Depression |
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| A period of sadness and loneliness will then occur, in which a person reflects on his or her grief and loss. |
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5. Acceptance |
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| After time feeling depressed about the loss, a person will eventually be at peace with what happened. |
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