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:

The passage focuses on Dr. Elisabeth Kubler - Ross's study of grief. She observed patterns (stages) in how people deal with grief while working with dying patients and named/described these stages. Option 1 is too broad as it's about "difficult issues" not just grief. Option 2 is incorrect as the passage isn't about her entire life and career but her work on grief stages. Option 3 is not the main idea as the passage isn't about the difficulty of working with dying patients. Option 4 accurately describes the main idea as it's about how the idea of grief stages originated from her observations.

Answer:

D. the origin of the stages of grief idea