This document summarizes the 5 stages of grief according to Kubler-Ross (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance) and provides examples from the movie Steal Magnolias of a grieving mother experiencing these stages after losing her daughter. It also briefly discusses the grieving process and asks a discussion question about how relationships help with grieving.

1. Death,Dying and Grieving
Presented by: Jillian Myers, Kristin Via, Alberta Allen, and Angela Ladner
Psychology 230
Chapter 20 Presentation

2. Introduction
Kubler–Ross 5 Stages Of Dying
• Denial/Isolation
• Anger
• Bargaining
• Depression
• Acceptance

3. Steal Magnolia’s
• Sally Fields plays the role of a grieving mother “MaLynne” after
loosing her young Daughter Shelby.
• After the death of Shelby, MaLynne experiences the 5 stages of
death and dying based on the theory, of Kubler-Ross.

4. Denial/Isolation
• The first stage in the dying process
• The dying person denies the fact that
he or she is really going to die.
• Denial is usually only a temporary
defense.
• Eventually replaced with increased
awareness such as (financial
considerations, unfinished business,
and worry about surviving family).

5. Anger
• Second Stage of the dying process
• Denial gives away to anger
• During this process they question
“Why me?”
• During this process the dying person
envy's the living

6. MaLynne at Shelby’s Funeral As She Expresses Her Anger Over The Death Of Her Daughter.
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7. Bargaining
• Kubler-Ross third stage of the dying
process
• The person develops hope that the
death can be postponed.
• MaLynne develops hope that her
daughters health will improve and
her daughters death will be delayed.

8. Shelby pleads with MaLynne to understand despite her health she wants a
baby.
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9. Depression
• Kubler-Ross’s fourth stage of the dying
process
• The person comes to accept the certainty of
death.
• The person may become silent, and spend
much their time crying and grieving.
• Trying to cheer up a person at this stage
should be discouraged.

10. MaLynne’s friend is trying to comfort at the funeral.
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11. Acceptance
• Fifth stage of the dying
process
• The person develops a
sense of acceptance
• It is considered to be the
final resting stage

12. Grieving
•Emotional numbness
• Disbelief
• Separation Anxiety
•Despair
•Sadness
• Loneliness

13. Discussion Board Question:
When MaLynne was going through the stages of death. Do you feel the
friendships and her grandson(an extension of her daughter) helped her
through the grieving process?
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