When a Person Is Dying of a Terminal Illness, Elisabeth

question 37

Multiple Choice

When a person is dying of a terminal illness, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross believed that depression is

• A) a phase that friends and family can help the person through by encouraging cheerfulness.
• B) the first phase a person goes through when he or she learns that death is imminent.
• C) part of the normal process of detaching oneself from love objects.
• D) an uncommon reaction signaling a need for counseling and possible antidepressant medication.

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