Margaret is a 58-year-old-woman who has smoked nearly 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 devoting the rest of her life to the good of other people if she receives a reprieve from God.According to Kübler-Ross, which of the five stages of death and dying is Margaret exhibiting?

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Margaret is in the bargaining stage, which is the third stage of Kübler-Ross's five stages of death and dying. In this stage, individuals often try to negotiate or make deals with a higher power for a reprieve in exchange for a reformed lifestyle.

Margaret Is a 58-Year-Old-Woman Who Has Smoked Nearly All of Her