Question

read the passage.
a doctor named elisabeth kubler - ross dedicated her life to studying grief. she chose to work with patients who were dying of disease. as she worked with them, she observed how they acted and the feelings that they described. she realized that when people dealt with grief, they often showed patterns similar to others facing similar problems.
dr. kubler - ross called these patterns \stages.\ she insisted that people dealing with grief didnt go through these stages in any set order. they might not show some stages at all. still, she named these stages and described them so that people would recognize them. they include such feelings as anger, depression, and acceptance of the sad event.
what is the main idea of this passage?
○ the behavioral patterns of people dealing with difficult issues
○ the life and career of dr. kubler - ross
○ the difficulty of working with dying patients
○ the origin of the stages of grief idea

Explanation:

To determine the main idea, analyze each option:

• Option 1: The passage focuses on grief (a specific type of difficult issue) and the stages of grief, not general behavioral patterns of dealing with difficult issues. Eliminate.
• Option 2: The passage is about her work on grief stages, not her entire life and career. Eliminate.
• Option 3: The passage doesn't discuss the difficulty of working with dying patients. Eliminate.
• Option 4: The passage explains how Dr. Kubler - Ross studied grief, noticed patterns (stages), and named/described them, which is the origin of the stages of grief idea. This matches.

Answer:

the origin of the stages of grief idea