<Ul> <Li> The existence of these stages as such has not been demonstrated . </Li> <Li> No evidence has been presented that people actually do move from Stage 1 through Stage 5 . </Li> <Li> The limitations of the method have not been acknowledged . </Li> <Li> The line is blurred between description and prescription . </Li> <Li> The resources, pressures, and characteristics of the immediate environment, which can make a tremendous difference, are not taken into account . </Li> </Ul> <Li> The existence of these stages as such has not been demonstrated . </Li> <Li> No evidence has been presented that people actually do move from Stage 1 through Stage 5 . </Li> <Li> The limitations of the method have not been acknowledged . </Li>

According to kubler-ross the first stage of dying is