Kubler Ross stages of Death

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Grieving can be a hard thing for one to do as it means coming to terms that the person who we loved is no longer with us. According to Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, “there are five stages of grief which one must go through to complete the grieving process which are denial, anger, bargaining, depression and finally acceptance” (Kübler-Ross & Allen, 2018).
The first stage which is denial helps one cope and survive through the situation as it can be termed as the way of nature allowing us to let in only what we can handle at that particular time. The second stage is anger; it is a key factor in the healing process. It may extend to other people around and even God. The third stage is bargaining where one tries to come up with a bargain and questions like “If only…” and “what if…” tend to come up. The next stage is depression where one has an empty feeling and begin to question if they have to go on at all? Lastly comes the acceptance stage where you learn to live with what happened (Bregman, 2017).
However, there are limitations of this approach as it only shows what people grieving are going through but does not teach us how to cope up with this situation hence the need of Worden’s task of mourning. They are; first, accept the reality of the loss, unlike the first approach where acceptance comes last, accepting the reality is the baseline of the healing process. Second, process your grief and pain be it by talking, crying or any other activity.

Third, adjust to the world without your loved one in it, and finally one has to find a way of maintaining the connection with the lost loved one while continuing with their lives (Worden, 2015).
Both the approaches do not have a specific timeframe to be followed as each person goes through each stage differently and also in both one does not necessarily move from the first stage to the next instead it is all about the completion of all phases (Hoy, 2016).
References
Bregman, L. (2017). Dying in Five Stages: Death and Emotions in Kübler-Ross and Her Influence. Pakistan Journal of Historical Studies, 2(2), 33-61.
Hoy, W. G. (2016). Making Sense of Grief. In Bereavement Groups and the Role of Social Support (pp. 31-56). Routledge.
Kübler-Ross, E., & Allen, W. (2018). 18. End of Life Issues.
Worden, J. W. (2015). Theoretical perspectives on loss and grief. Death, dying, and bereavement: Contemporary perspectives, institutions, and practices, 91-103.