Question

the patient has just been diagnosed with a terminal illness. the patient is sitting motionless while they process this information. which phase in bowlbys attachment theory is the patient demonstrating with this behaviour? ch:47 disorganization and despair phase reorganization phase yearning and searching phase numbing phase question 16 2 pts a client has been told that she has cancer and that it cannot be treated. she insists that the reports are wrong. which stage of kübler - rosss stages of grief is the client in? ch:47 denial anger bargaining depression

Explanation:

1. In Bowlby's attachment theory, the numbing phase is characterized by a state of shock - like stillness as the individual processes a significant loss or bad news. The patient sitting motionless while processing the terminal - illness diagnosis is in this phase.
2. In Kübler - Ross's stages of grief, the denial stage is when a person refuses to accept the reality of a terminal situation. The client insisting the cancer reports are wrong is in the denial stage.

Answer:

1. Numbing phase
2. Denial