What Is a Criticism of Kübler-Ross's Five-Stage Theory of Dying

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Multiple Choice

What is a criticism of Kübler-Ross's five-stage theory of dying?

• A)She did not allow for the potential fluctuation of strong emotions in people facing their deaths as normal.
• B)She proposed that people move through the stages at a consistent rate.
• C)There is no empirical support that these stages are universal either on a personal or cultural level.
• D)She paid too much attention to the ethnic variability in approaching death but ignored issues of gender.

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