Mrs. Lee has just found out that she has stage 4 cancer and will probably not live for another year. She thinks that her doctor is terribly wrong and wants a second and a third opinion. She knows that this could not happen to her-she has done everything "right" all of her life. According to Kubler-Ross's theory about death, Mrs. Lee is currently in the stage of _____, which will be directly followed by _____.

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According to Kubler-Ross's theory about death and dying, the stages occur in the following order: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Mrs. Lee's disbelief and refusal to accept her diagnosis indicate she is in the denial stage, which is directly followed by anger.

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