Denial:	making excuses for patient; attributing problems to other causes
Over-involvement:	compensating for the patient’s losses
Anger:	embarrassment caused by patient’s behavior problems; frustration over the inability to halt the disease progression; anger because of the caregiving burden; displaced anger toward other family members or health care professionals
Guilt:	over the inability to accommodate patient’s behavior and care needs; suppression of negative feelings often associated with caregiver depression
Acceptance:	of the diagnosis and appropriate grieving [14, p 32]