Charles has been told that he has lung cancer that is too invasive for treatment. His doctor tells him that he will probably die within a year. Charles suddenly starts to laugh, and he tells the doctor that the lab must have mixed up the test results. Charles is most likely in Kübler-Ross's _____ stage of dying.
A)denial
B)anger
C)bargaining
D)depression

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Charles is exhibiting classic signs of denial by refusing to accept the reality of his diagnosis and jokingly dismissing the test results as a mistake.

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