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23 Cards in this Set
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this % of people death is gentle
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20
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the stages of death are:
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agonal-gasps and muscle spasms
clinical-heart beat stop but resusication is possilbe mortality-passing into death |
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irreversible cessation of all activities in the brain and brain stem
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brain death
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cerebral cortex no longer registered electrical activity but the brain stem remained active
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persistent vegetative state
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understanding of death is based of 5 ideas:
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permanence-cannot be brought back to life
inevitablity-living eventually die cessation-living functions cease at death applicability-death applies only to living things causation-death is caused by breakdown of bodily functioning |
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fear and apprehension of death
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death anxiety
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this gender is more anxious about death
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females
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she came up with the ordeal of dying: who is she and what are they?
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kubler-ross
denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance |
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this % of deaths occur in hospitals
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80
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a program of support services for terminally ill ppl and their families
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hospice
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this care relieves pain and other symptoms rather than prolonging life
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palliative or comfort care
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this is the practice of ending the life of a person suffering from an incurable condition
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euthansia
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life-sustaining treatment is witheld or withdrawn permitting a pt to die naturally
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passive euthansia
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written statement of desired medical treatment should they become incurably ill
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advance medical directive
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ppl specify the treatments they do or do not want in case of a terminal illness, coma, or other near death situation
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living will
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authorizes appt of another person to make health care descions on one's behalf
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durable power of attorney for health care
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doctors or others act directly, at a pts request to end suffering before a natural end to life
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voluntary active euthansia
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the experience of losing a loved one by death
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bereavement
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intense physical and psychological distress
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grief
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the culturally specified expression of the bereaved persons thoughts and feelings
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mourning
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three stages of grieving:
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avoidance, confrontation and restoration
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effective coping requires ppl to oscillate between dealing with the emotional consequences of loss and attending to life changes
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dual-process model of coping with loss
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acknowledging that the loss is inevitable and preparing emotionally for it
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anticipatory grieving
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