Margaret is a 58-year-old-woman who has smoked almost all of her life, and now she has just been given a diagnosis of terminal lung cancer by her physician. margaret is devastated, and begins to go to church and pray regularly. her prayers consist of promising to quit smoking and devote the rest of her life to the good of her fellow man if she receives a reprieve from god. according to kÃ¼bler-ross, which stage of death and dying is margaret exhibiting?

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Cade Delacruz

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26 August, 21:42

Margaret is a 58-year-old-woman who has smoked almost all of her life, and now she has just been given a diagnosis of terminal lung cancer by her physician. margaret is devastated, and begins to go to church and pray regularly. her prayers consist of promising to quit smoking and devote the rest of her life to the good of her fellow man if she receives a reprieve from god. according to kÃ¼bler-ross, which stage of death and dying is margaret exhibiting?

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Korbin Wise · Answer 1

According to the Elizabeth Kübler-Ross and her book "On Death and Dying" there are five stages the terminally ill patients go through and those are denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Margaret here is in the third stage of grief, which is the stage of bargaining.