Question

Thomas has a terminal diagnosis. He spends time in nature, meditates and prays. He finds, to his surprise, that he begins to make deals with himself that are based on magical thinking. If he can get out every day and take a mile walk he will not die, he thinks. Which of the Elisabeth Kubler-Ross' stages of dying is Thomas in?

Answer 1

Bargaining

Explanation:

Bargaining is the third stage of dying in Kubler Ross. This the stage when a patient gets to know that he/she on a nearby death bed. He agrees with God that I will never do the wrong thing if I get to heal. I will never do complain about anything.

Thus in the above statement, Thomas is on the third stage, called bargaining. These stages were proposed by Elizabeth Kubler Ross's dying stage.