Researching Your Topic:
You are expected to be well-versed with regard to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and her model representing the five stages of grief. This means that you can provide, in YOUR OWN WORDS, a comprehensive summary of the psychologist and her findings regarding self-bereavement. You should read ANY and ALL reliable sources regarding this social scientist and her work.
Depth of Discussion (Essay Outline)
Paragraph 1 – Introduction:
Write about what this essay will be about. Make the reader excited to read your essay and look forward to finding out all of the wonderful facts you’ve found about this amazing social scientist and her work!
Paragraph 2 – Tell the Reader All About Elisabeth Kübler-Ross:
*Pretend that the reader NEVER heard of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. Express who she is in detail and be sure to include:
*Her Childhood Experience (Time period and location of childhood, socio-economic status of the family, type of upbringing – lenient, strict, religious, non-religious, etc., components of family life – parents, siblings, etc.)
*Her Educational Background (Early education details, higher education details, majors and minors of study, etc.)
*Her Professional Research Topics / Major Contribution to the World of Geropsychology (What types of experiments did Kübler-Ross take part in? What mediums did she utilized in these experiments (animals, people)? What interested this Kübler-Ross the most with regard to the elderly human mind and behavior?
Paragraph 3 – Discuss Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’s Ultimate Contribution to Geropsychology:
*Discuss her Five Stages of Grief Model in detail
*Delve into each individual stage and explain how each stage manifests in a dying patient at certain periods
*Offer examples of statements a dying person may make during each of the five stages. (Use other examples other that the ones already discussed).
Paragraph 4 – Your Opinion Counts!
If you were caring for a hospice patient, which stage would be the most difficult to deal with in your line of work and why?
What techniques would you use to help your patient along through this hard stage and the remaining stages?
What techniques would you use to relieve the caretaker burden that you carry?
Paragraph 5 – Conclusion:
Sum up your essay and reiterate the contributions of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
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