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's statement that he is feeling better and expects to be back to normal soon is characteristic of the denial stage in Kübler-Ross's model of dying. This stage involves a refusal to accept the reality of the situation and a tendency to minimize the seriousness of one's condition.

Sid Is Seriously Ill, and His Doctor Has Warned Him