A Patient with Terminal Cancer Is Experiencing the Denial Phase

question 6

Multiple Choice

A patient with terminal cancer is experiencing the denial phase of grieving. Which statement by the patient best reflects this stage?

• A) "I look at myself in the mirror and I look healthy. How can I be dying?"
• B) "If I start exercising every day and taking my vitamins, I know that God will cure me."
• C) "I can't stop crying. I'm sad for myself and my children."
• D) "I've lived a good life and tried to be a good person."

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