A patient has been diagnosed with terminal cancer of the liver and is receiving chemotherapy on a medical unit.In an in-depth conversation with the nurse,the patient states,"I wonder why this happened to me." According to Kübler-Ross,the nurse identifies that this stage is associated with:

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According to Kübler-Ross,the patient is in the denial stage of dying.The patient may act as though nothing has happened,may refuse to believe or understand that a loss has occurred,and may seem stunned,as though it is "unreal" or difficult to believe.
No stage of anxiety is found in Kübler-Ross's five stages of dying.During depression,the individual may feel overwhelmingly lonely and may withdraw from interpersonal interaction.

A Patient Has Been Diagnosed with Terminal Cancer of the Liver