Mrs. Cannon has been diagnosed as terminally ill, but she insists that she will recover and believes that her laboratory results were mixed up or misinterpreted. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross would say that Mrs. Cannon is in the stage of _____.

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Mrs. Cannon is exhibiting denial, which is the first stage of the Kübler-Ross model of grief and loss. In this stage, the person may refuse to accept the truth of their situation and may cling to false hopes or beliefs. As such, choices A, B, and D are incorrect because they represent later stages in the model.

Mrs Cannon Has Been Diagnosed as Terminally Ill, but She