These stages begin when the patient is first aware of a terminal illness. While Kubler-Ross believed this to be universal, there is quite a bit of room for individual variation. Not everyone goes through each stage and the order may be different for each person. Stages of Dying 1. It is a usually temporary shock response to bad news.
Isolation arises from people, even family members, avoiding the dying person.
People can slip back into this stage when there are new developments or the person feels they can no longer cope. Feeling that others are more deserving. Others aren't dying. Anger towards doctors, nurses, and families. A brief stage, hard to study because it is often between patient and God.