Many of the patients in Kübler-Ross's study went through the same five stages,but

A) men's stages were different from women's.
B) not necessarily in the same sequence.
C) women had more difficulty with the stages.
D) health-care professional do not acknowledge the stages.

The passage states that "many of the patients in Kübler-Ross's study went through the same five stages," but it does not state that they necessarily experienced them in the same sequence. Therefore, B is the correct answer. A, C, and D are all incorrect based on the information provided in the passage.