Despite the fact that Davis knows his friend Alice is dying of cancer, the next time they meet, Davis says, "Don’t worry about i

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Despite the fact that Davis knows his friend Alice is dying of cancer, the next time they meet, Davis says, "Don’t worry about i

t, we all know that you are going to be fine." According to Kübler-Ross, Davis’s statement exemplifies the dying-related coping device of?

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Marysya12 [62] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-13T21:06:14+03:00

Answer: Denial

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.