Patients and families progress through various stages of reactions when a diagnosis of a terminal illness is made.After the helplessness phase,a period of adjustment usually follows.This phase is characterized by:

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Although some patients and families never progress beyond the shock and denial stage,most go through stages of the grieving process.Anger and guilt usually follow denial,and some patients will regress to anger from time to time even though they may have reached a level of acceptance of the diagnosis.

Patients and Families Progress Through Various Stages of Reactions When