When a person is dying of a terminal illness, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross believed that depression is
A) a phase that friends and family can help the person through by encouraging cheerfulness.
B) the first phase a person goes through when he or she learns that death is imminent.
C) part of the normal process of detaching oneself from love objects.
D) an uncommon reaction signaling a need for counseling and possible antidepressant medication.

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Elisabeth Kübler-Ross believed that depression is part of the normal process of detaching oneself from love objects, which is one of the five stages of grief that individuals may experience when facing their own death or the death of a loved one. The other stages are denial, anger, bargaining, and acceptance. Encouraging cheerfulness or suggesting counseling and antidepressant medication may not be helpful or appropriate at this stage.

When a Person Is Dying of a Terminal Illness, Elisabeth