Sid is seriously ill, and his doctor has warned him that his chances of survival are not good. When Sid's wife visits him in the hospital, Sid tells her that he is feeling much better and expects to be home in a couple of days and back to work in a matter of weeks. According to Kübler-Ross's model of dying, Sid is in which stage of the dying process?

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Sid is displaying denial by not accepting the seriousness of his illness and the potential outcome. This is the first stage in Kübler-Ross's model of dying.

Sid Is Seriously Ill, and His Doctor Has Warned Him