Question

Despite the fact that Davis knows his friend Alice is dying of cancer, the next time they meet, Davis says, "Don’t worry about it, we all know that you are going to be fine." According to Kübler-Ross, Davis’s statement exemplifies the dying-related coping device of?

Answer 1

Answer: Denial

Step-by-step explanation:

The psychiatrist Dr Elisabeth Kübler-Ross staged emotional responses to death and dying into five (5) stages (DABDA, D: denial, A: anger, B: bargaining, D: depression, A: acceptance.

According to Kübler-Ross the first stage being denial serves as a form of defense mechanism, such as denying the inevitable by professing otherwise. Denial can also be a positive coping mechanism in some people.

Close families and friends could also experience denial, this as exemplified by Alice's friend Davis.