Elisabeth Kubler Ross
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Kubler Ross's Stages of Dying
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2025
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross significantly advanced psychology's understanding of the process of dying with her influential book, On Death and Dying (1969). She focused on studying terminally ill individuals and outlined five stages commonly experienced when coping with death: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. In denial, individuals reject the reality of their condition, often thinking, "This isn't true; I feel fine," as a way to protect themselves from emotional distress. Anger...
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A Rodent Model of The Ross Operation: Syngeneic Pulmonary Artery Graft Implantation in A Systemic Position
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2022
We demonstrate how to establish a murine model of pulmonary root implantation into the descending aorta to simulate the Ross procedure. This model enables the medium/long-term evaluation of pulmonary autograft remodeling in a systemic position, representing the basis of developing therapeutic strategies to promote its adaptation.
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Rapid In Situ Hybridization using Oligonucleotide Probes on Paraformaldehyde-prefixed Brain of Rats with Serotonin Syndrome
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2015
This protocol describes a rapid and simplified in situ hybridization method ideal forparaformaldehyde-prefixed brain, thus reducing the need for prolonged complex steps while using fresh frozen tissues. The method is validated using the identification of the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor gene htr2a in rats.
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P50 Sensory Gating in Infants
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2013
Methods to record auditory P50 sensory gating, a physiological marker of cerebral inhibition which reflects early stages of attention, are described.
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Mapping Cortical Dynamics Using Simultaneous MEG/EEG and Anatomically-constrained Minimum-norm Estimates: an Auditory Attention Example
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2012
We use magneto- and electroencephalography (MEG/EEG), combined with anatomical information captured by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), to map the dynamics of the cortical network associated with auditory attention.
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The five responses are better understood as possible emotional reactions than as a fixed clinical timetable. A person facing terminal illness may move among them, revisit one, experience several at once, or not identify with the framework. This interpretation prevents clinicians from treating a patient’s reaction as evidence of progress or failure.
Its non-linear character keeps clinicians attentive to the individual rather than forcing experiences into a prescribed order. Reactions can change as a person processes terminal illness, so supportive care should remain responsive to current emotional needs. This flexibility also reduces the risk of assuming that acceptance must follow, or replace, other responses.
Psychologists should recognize that the framework has faced later criticism and does not describe a universal pathway for everyone confronting terminal illness. It can offer language for discussing emotional experiences, but it should not be treated as a complete account of grief or dying. Care remains strongest when the person’s own experience guides interpretation.
Clinicians can use the framework as a prompt to recognize and discuss emotional needs, rather than assigning a stage to the patient. Careful, compassionate communication allows patients to express reactions in their own terms. The clinician can then connect that conversation with psychosocial support while respecting changes in the person’s experience over time.
Kübler-Ross’s work encouraged clinicians to address the emotional dimensions of dying alongside medical concerns. Recognizing reactions such as anger, depression, or denial helped make conversations more attentive and compassionate. This shift supported communication that treats patients as people with psychological needs, contributing to more patient-centered approaches in palliative medicine.
In psychology, the model provides a historical framework for considering how people may respond emotionally to terminal illness. In palliative medicine, its broader significance lies in encouraging psychosocial support and patient-centered care. Because individuals may respond differently, the framework is most useful when it expands clinical attention rather than dictates a standardized intervention.