According to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross children undergo five stages of loss i.e. Denial, Anger , Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance/Hope. She was an Swiss-American psychiatrist. Five stages of loss as follows: Five stages of loss 1. Denial 2. Anger 3. Bargaining 4. Depression 5. Acceptance/Hope Denial Stage Characterization when children are confronted with diagnosis or bad news, they often deny the situation and the unwanted fact is true . In this stage they become confused, less enthusiastic and lacks interest in any kind of work given to them. They tend to withdraw to more secluded spaces. Many children refuse to believe the truth until they see evidence with their own eyes. According to Conway Saylor (1992) there …show more content…
when child is injured, this interference can be caused by the injury itself or the treatments involved with healing such as crutches. As children age their reactions to their emotions evolve becoming more mature. Psychological studies have shown that young children between 10 and 13 years of age most often have a physical, violent response to anger. Responses include hitting other people or objects, fighting, striking out, biting, throwing things, slamming doors, and stomping their feet. Emotional/verbal violence is also common for this age …show more content…
This stage is when children begin to talk. It may be only to themselves or trusted people in their lives such as parents or an imaginary friend. Bargaining is expressed differently by children and adolescents and is more prevalent in adolescents. There have been studies showing how bargaining behavior differs in children ages seven to eighteen. Young children in the bargaining phase will have thoughts such as "May be if I just become a better kid, everything will be like it was before". some children are uncomfortable or do not know how to talk about their feelings. these children express bargaining nonverbally by using physical means to express their thoughts such as drawing painting or pretending. when adolescents are in this stage, bargaining takes one of two forms comparing and devaluing. adolescents also devaluate things that they used to enjoy such as" who cares if I can't use my arm, I never liked writing anyway." fig 5 children will look familiar places to socialize when they share their fears. A hill satisfies all the criteria for bargaining. (Porter,