A patient, after being told he has terminal cancer, says, "No, that must be someone else. The lab results must have gotten mixed up." This is an example of what stage of response to dying, according to Kübler-Ross's theory?

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Denial is the first stage in Kübler-Ross's theory of response to dying, in which the person refuses to accept the reality of the situation. The patient's statement that the lab results must have been mixed up is an example of this stage.

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