Learner Journal 2
Chapter 10 of the textbook spoke about bereavement, grief, and mourning. It mentioned the different types of grief which are normal, pathological, complicated, traumatic, resolved, unresolved, anticipatory, and prolonged grief disorder. It also mentioned the different grief theories such as the edge theory and the grief-work theory first introduced by Sigmund Freud. It brought out the different hypothetical stages of ordinary grief as well the three concepts of unresolved grief.
Lecture 4 spoke about the whole concept of euthanasia. It mentioned the passive and active forms of euthanasia. It stated the arguments for and against euthanasia.
I learned that there is a controversy if people such as physicians should be able …show more content…
I also have a close friend who is 75 years old and he has spoken to me about leaving me as his medical power attorney so that I can make medical decisions on his behalf. That would be a great responsibility for me. I want to be well educated of this subject so when the time comes for me to make a decision, I would make an intellectual one.
I am thinking about if I would ever change my mind as I get older about euthanasia. Would I want to take my own life if I was to be in critical situation? Would I want to commit suicide to stop all the suffering? Would my family respect my decision if I ever want to have the choice of dying with dignity like Brittany? Death is something that I have always tried not to think about, but this class has made me see it as another phase of life that we all will have to experience at one point.
This is relevant to my future career as a police officer because as of now, I would rather want to die on duty instead of being at home and overdosing myself on pills or from breathing helium. I will also encounter many deaths, therefore, I need to be ready to see dead bodies and not panic. Know the type of signs people give before committing suicide so that I can help them with their situation and persuade them not to commit
Chapter 10 of the textbook spoke about bereavement, grief, and mourning. It mentioned the different types of grief which are normal, pathological, complicated, traumatic, resolved, unresolved, anticipatory, and prolonged grief disorder. It also mentioned the different grief theories such as the edge theory and the grief-work theory first introduced by Sigmund Freud. It brought out the different hypothetical stages of ordinary grief as well the three concepts of unresolved grief.
Lecture 4 spoke about the whole concept of euthanasia. It mentioned the passive and active forms of euthanasia. It stated the arguments for and against euthanasia.
I learned that there is a controversy if people such as physicians should be able …show more content…
I also have a close friend who is 75 years old and he has spoken to me about leaving me as his medical power attorney so that I can make medical decisions on his behalf. That would be a great responsibility for me. I want to be well educated of this subject so when the time comes for me to make a decision, I would make an intellectual one.
I am thinking about if I would ever change my mind as I get older about euthanasia. Would I want to take my own life if I was to be in critical situation? Would I want to commit suicide to stop all the suffering? Would my family respect my decision if I ever want to have the choice of dying with dignity like Brittany? Death is something that I have always tried not to think about, but this class has made me see it as another phase of life that we all will have to experience at one point.
This is relevant to my future career as a police officer because as of now, I would rather want to die on duty instead of being at home and overdosing myself on pills or from breathing helium. I will also encounter many deaths, therefore, I need to be ready to see dead bodies and not panic. Know the type of signs people give before committing suicide so that I can help them with their situation and persuade them not to commit