Disenfranchised grief many models for dealing with grief. The Kubler-Ross model describes grieving in five steps or stages: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance (Kubler-Ross, 1969). In other words, in order to begin grieving one must first endorse the loss, and then express emotion. The griever must then accept the loss and adjust to the change the death or loss caused in his or her life (Cordaro, 2012). Over the years, however, how grief is conceptualised has moved away from predictable stages that lead to 'recovery' or 'closure', towards an understanding of grief that addresses the complexity and diversity of the grieving
Kübler-Ross model also demonstrated that absence of grief or trauma symptoms is a healthy outcome. The lack of support in peer-reviewed research or objective clinical observation by many practitioners in the field has led to the labels of "myth" and "fallacy" in the notion that there are stages of grief. Nevertheless, the model's use has persisted in popular news and entertainment media including the animated sitcom "The Simpsons". Kübler-Ross model The Kübler-Ross model is popularly known as the five stages of grief, though more accurately, the model postulates a progression of emotional states experienced by terminally ill patients after diagnosis. The five