Denial is the first stage of Kubler-Ross' 'Five Stages of Grief'.

• A. Second stage
• B. First stage
• C. Third stage
• D. Fourth stage

Answer: (B)

Denial occurs at the outset as a protective response to loss, buffering the impact of overwhelming news. In the Kübler-Ross model, the progression is Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance. So stating that Denial is the first stage aligns with the sequence, making the option that identifies the first stage the correct one. The other stages come after Denial, so they would not be first.