Sixty-nine-year old Jacob recently learned that he has advanced stage terminal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. He spends most of his time thinking about his family - about how his kids won't have a father and whether his wife will remarry. According to Kübler-Ross, Jacob is displaying signs of which stage of dying?

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Jacob's focus on the impact of his death on his family and the emotional distress it causes aligns with the depression stage in Kübler-Ross's model, where individuals mourn the impending loss of their life and its effects on their loved ones.

Sixty-Nine-Year Old Jacob Recently Learned That He Has Advanced Stage