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14 Cards in this Set
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active euthanasia
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deliberately ending someone's life
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anniversary reaction
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changes related to feelings of sadness on the actual anniversary of a death
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bioethics
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the study of the interface between human values and technological advances in health and life sciences
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brain death
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most widely accepted definition of death, including no heartbeat, respiration, responsiveness, reflexes, and brain activity.
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clinical death
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lack of heartbeat and respiration
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death anxiety
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refers to the fact that people are uncomfortable thinking about their own death
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greif work
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psychological side of coming to terms with bereavement
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hospice
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movement that provides a supportive environment for dying people by keeping families engaged in care-giving and by providing professional assistance during this very stressful time
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mourning
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culturally approved ways in which people express their grief
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passive euthanasia
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allowing a person to die by withholding an available treatment
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persistent vegetative state
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the state in which a persons cortical functioning ceases while brain-stem activity continues
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separation distress
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preoccupation with the deceased such that it interferes with everyday functioning
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spiritual support
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the type of coping in which people seek pastoral care, participate in organized and non-organized religious activities and express faith in god who cares for people
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traumatic distress
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disbelief, anger and shock over the death; possible experience of the physical symptoms of the deceased
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