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Death and Dying
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Death system
According to Kastenbaum, people, places/contexts, times, objects, and symbols are all part of this
Brain death
A neurological definition of death. This is defined as when the brain activity has ceased for a specified period of time. A flat EEG recording is on criterion.
Euthanasia
The act of painlessly ending the lives of persons who are suffering from incurable diseases or severe disabilities; sometimes called "mercy killing"
Passive euthanasia
The withholding of available treatments, such as life-sustaining devices, allowing the person to die
Active euthanasia
Death induced deliberately, as by injecting a lethal dose of a drug
Hospice
A program committed to making the end of life as free from pain, anxiety, and depression as possible. The goals of this contrast with those of a hospital, which are to cure disease and prolong life
Palliative
This type of care is emphasized in hospice care. It involves reducing pain and suffering and helping individuals die with dignity.
Denial
Kubler-Ross' first stage of dying, in which the dying person denies that she or he is really going to die
Anger
Kubler-Ross' second stage of dying, in which the dying person's denial gives way to resentment, rage, and envy
Bargaining
Kubler-Ross' third stage of dying, in which the dying person develops the hope that death can somehow be postponed
Depression
Kubler-Ross' fourth stage of dying, in which the dying person comes to accept that certainty of his/her death and preparatory grief may appear
Acceptance
Kubler-Ross' fifth (and final) stage of dying, in which the dying person develops a sense of peace, and, in many cases, a desire to be left alone
Grief
The emotional numbness, disbelief, separation anxiety, despair, sadness, and loneliness that accompany the loss of someone we love
Prolonged grief
Grief that involves enduring despair and is still unresolved over an extended period of time
Dual-process model
A model of coping with bereavement that emphasizes oscillation between two dimensions: 1. loss-oriented stressors, and 2. restoration-oriented stressors
Living will
A document about heroic measures to sustain life
Durable power of attorney
This specifies a surrogate person as legally designated to make health decisions
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____% of deaths occur in institutions
Separation anxiety
More than anything, infants and young children experience this when dealing with the death of someone close
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Around the age of ____, children view death as more universal and irreversible as opposed to viewing it as unlikely and reversible
(John) Bowlby
This theorist created a model that included the following stages of death: Numbing, Yearning and Searching, Disorganizing and Depression, and Reorganizing
Parkes
This theorist's model of grief involves: shock/disbelief/numbness, painful longing (memories, sadness, yearning, depression), and acceptance
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