Question

(4) Expand on Elisabeth Kubler-Ross' DABDA, which is the acronym for the five stages of grief. Give an overview of who she is, and how she came to study how people navigate the stressors directly related to loss of life? (5) Produce a narrative that summarizes dementia and general memory lost due to aging, and contrasts this with some of the specific signs of Alzheimer's

Answer 1

Elisabet Kübler was born on July 8, 1926, in Zürich, Switzerland, into a Protestant Christian Family. She was one of a set of triplets. Her survival was jeopardized due to complications after birth.[5] Her father wanted her to run his small business. She went to the university of Zurich to study medicine and graduated in 1957. She was a tireless worker but regretted not taking more leisure time.
During World War II she worked with refugees, in Zürich, and following the war, did relief work in Poland. She would later visit Majandek death camp which sparked her interest in the power of compassion and resilience of the human spirit.

Denial:

While a person is given the diagnosis of a terminal illness, it's natural to enter a stage of denial and isolation. They may flat-out disbelieve what the doctor is telling them and seek out second and third opinions.
Anger:
As a person accepts the reality of a terminal diagnosis, they may start to ask, "Why me?" The realization that all of their hopes, dreams, and well-laid plans aren't going to come about brings anger and frustration. Unfortunately, this anger is often directed out at the world and at random.
Bargaining:
When denial and anger don't have the intended outcome, in this case, a mistaken diagnosis or miracle cure, many people will move on to bargaining. Most of us have already tried bargaining at some point in our lives. Children learn from an early age that getting angry with Mom when she says "no" doesn't work, but trying a different approach might.
Depression:
When it becomes clear that the terminal illness is here to stay, many people experience depression. The increased burden of surgeries, treatments, and physical symptoms of illness, for example, make it difficult for some people to remain angry or to force a stoic Smile.

Acceptance:
The stage of acceptance is where most people would like to be when they die. It is a stage of peaceful resolution that death will occur and quiet expectation of its arrival. If a person is lucky enough to reach this stage, death is often very peaceful.