Kubler-Ross' 5 Stages of Grief

Depression

"I'm so sad, why bother with anything?"; " I'm going to die soon, so what's the point?"; " I miss my loved one, why go on?"

Acceptance

"It's going to be okay"; "I can't fight it, I may as well prepare for it.

Denial

In this stage individuals believe the diagnosis is somehow mistaken, and cling to a false, preferable reality.

Fifth Stage

Individuals embrace mortality or inevitable future, the death of a loved one, or other tragic event. People dying may precede the survivors in this state, which typically comes with a calm, retrospective view for the individual, and a stable condition of emotions.

Bargaining

Involves the hope that the individual can avoid a cause of grief. Usually, the negotiation for an extended life is made in exchange for a reformed lifestyle. People facing less serious trauma can _________ or seek compromise.

Kubler-Ross

Later expanded her model to include 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, an infertility diagnosis, and even minor losses.

Fourth Stage

The individual despairs at the recognition of their mortality. In this state, the individual may become silent, refuse visitors and spend much of the time mournful and sullen.

Anger

When the individual recognizes that denial cannot continue, they become frustrated, especially at Proximate Individuals. Certain psychological responses of a person undergoing this phrase would be: "Why Me? It's not fair!"; "How can this happen to me?"; "Who is to blame?; "Why Would this Happen?"