Understanding the Stages of Grief
A worksheet for Grade 9 Social Studies students to explore and understand the five stages of grief.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet explores the five stages of grief identified by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross.
1. Which of the following is NOT one of the five stages of grief proposed by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross?
Denial
Acceptance
Confusion
Bargaining
2. The stage of grief where an individual might say, "Why me?" or "It's not fair!" is typically:
Denial
Anger
Depression
Acceptance
3. The five stages of grief are not necessarily linear; individuals may experience them in a different order or revisit previous stages. The stages are Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and .
4. In the stage, a person might try to negotiate for more time or a different outcome.
5. Everyone experiences the stages of grief in the exact same order and for the same duration.
True
False
6. The stage of depression in grief always involves clinical depression requiring medical intervention.
True
False
7. Briefly describe the 'Denial' stage of grief.
8. Why is it important to understand that the stages of grief are not always experienced in a linear fashion?
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
9. Feeling overwhelmed by sadness and withdrawing from others is characteristic of the stage.
10. In the stage, individuals may try to make deals with a higher power or fate to change the outcome.