That's beautiful, Rick. Thanks for sending. I'm going to be reading that one out for my last class in Human Development. Beth Benoit Granite State College Plymouth State University ----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Froman To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 6:23 PM Subject: [tips] RE: Giving Kubler-Ross some grief
My favorite depiction of Kubler-Ross' five stages is in Homer Simpson's response to hearing he was dying in the 11th episode of the second season of the Simpsons: "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish". Dr. Hibbert: Now, a little death anxiety is normal. You can expect to go through five stages. Dr. Hibbert: The first is denial. Homer: No way! Because I'm not dying! [hugs Marge] Dr. Hibbert: The second is anger. Homer: Why you little! [steps towards Dr. Hibbert] Dr. Hibbert: After that comes fear. Homer: What's after fear? What's after fear? [cringes] Dr. Hibbert: Bargaining. Homer: Doc, you gotta get me out of this! I'll make it worth your while! Dr. Hibbert: Finally, acceptance. Homer: Well, we all gotta go sometime. Dr. Hibbert: Mr. Simpson, your progress astounds me. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Box 3055 x7295 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jbu.edu/academics/hss/faculty/rfroman.asp Proverbs 14:15 "A simple man believes anything, but a prudent man gives thought to his steps." -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 12:29 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] RE: Giving Kubler-Ross some grief On 2 Mar 2007 at 10:32, Rick Froman wrote: > When you are speaking of post-loss and grief, I assume you are speaking > of dealing with the death of another person. I thought the Kubler-Ross > stages were stages the individual goes through in dealing with their > own impending death. I don't see how bargaining or any of the other > stages makes a lot of sense when we are talking about grief about > someone else's death. Yes, Maciejewski et al note in their Introduction that Kubler-Ross proposed her stages as applying to the response of terminally-ill patients to their own impending death. But they also point out that the theory has been widely generalized to coping with the death of a loved one. You can readily verify this usage by searching on Google using "stages of grief" as your entry. The article again is: > Maciejewski, P. et al (2007, February 21, actually). An Empirical > Examination of the Stage Theory of Grief. JAMA. 2007;297:716-723 > > > http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/297/7/716 Stephen ----------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Department of Psychology Bishop's University e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2600 College St. Sherbrooke QC J1M 0C8 Canada Dept web page at http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy TIPS discussion list for psychology teachers at http://faculty.frostburg.edu/psyc/southerly/tips/index.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang= english --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
