The terminally ill undergo a predictable sequence of emotional and cognitive responses.

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The emotional and cognitive responses of terminally ill individuals can vary widely among individuals and are not necessarily predictable or sequential. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's model of the five stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance) has been influential but is not universally experienced in a linear or predictable fashion by all terminally ill patients.

The Terminally Ill Undergo a Predictable Sequence of Emotional and Cognitive