Devin Has Been Told He Only Has a Few More

question 55

Multiple Choice

Devin has been told he only has a few more months to live. He is totally unable to deal with people, because he knows everyone he sees is going to outlive him. "It's not fair. Why is this happening to me?" is something he says over and over to himself. He feels frustrated and alone. Which of Kübler-Ross's stages of dying is Devin most likely in?

• A) depression
• B) anger
• C) denial
• D) bargaining

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Definitions:

Unconscious Needs

Desires or motivations that influence behavior and feelings without an individual's conscious awareness.

Epigenetics

A field of genetics that studies how external or environmental factors can switch genes on and off, affecting gene expression without changing the DNA sequence.

Expressed

The act of conveying or manifesting thoughts, feelings, or ideas verbally or through actions.

Psychosexual Theory

A Freudian theory that proposes that children pass through a series of stages centered on erogenous zones; failures in resolving conflicts at any stage can lead to fixations in adulthood.