Question

Which of the following could be absent from the grief process?

bargaining

death

acceptance

depression

Answer 1

In the grief process, it is possible for "bargaining" to be absent. The stages of grief, as described by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, typically include denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. However, not everyone experiences all of these stages or goes through them in a linear fashion. Some people might skip bargaining entirely or experience it in a different form, while others may experience the other stages.

"Death," however, is generally the event that triggers the grief process, and "acceptance" and "depression" are more commonly encountered in varying degrees during grieving.