Chapter 7 Death Dying Bereavement And Widowhood

(1) Chapter 7: Death, dying, bereavement, and widowhood (Attitudes toward death, p.555-556)

(2) Description: Older adults from different cultural backgrounds perceive death and cope with distress regarding death differently.

(3) Discussion of Enhancement of Understanding: I learn from this section that death may be a sensitive, fearful, and even taboo topic to discuss with older adults. Older adults from different cultural background perceive death differently. Their perception will lead to different coping styles regarding end-of-life care for themselves and their beloved ones. Religious and spiritual beliefs play an important role in their perception and coping styles. Older adults with strong religious and spiritual beliefs tend to accept