Chapter 19

Question 1

what are the three phases of death?

Answer 1

agonal, clinical, mortality

Question 2

what is the agonal phase?

Answer 2

rattled sounds, heartbreak disintegrates

Question 3

what is clinical death?

Answer 3

interval where functioning stops but resuscitation is still possible

Question 4

what is mortality?

Answer 4

permanent death

Question 5

what did kubkler ross believe these reactions should be viewed as?

Answer 5

viewed as coping strategies

Question 6

what are the five coping strategies?

Answer 6

denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance

Question 7

where do most people say they hope to die?how many actually do?

Answer 7

at home but only 1/4 of Americans do

Question 8

how is dying at a hospital?

Answer 8

without wishes being met

Question 9

how is dying in a nursing home?

Answer 9

focus not on terminal care

Question 10

what is the hospice approach?

Answer 10

comprehensive program of support for terminally ill and their family that focuses on quality of life

Question 11

what is palliative care?

Answer 11

relieves pain and other symptoms rather than prolonging life

Question 12

what is an example of palliative care?

Answer 12

music thanatology

Question 13

what are advance medical directives?

Answer 13

written statement of desired medical treatment in case of incurable illness

Question 14

what is the living will?

Answer 14

specifies desired treatments

Question 15

what is the durable power of attorney for healthcare?

Answer 15

authorizes another person to make health care decision on ones behalf

Question 16

what are the reasons patients request medical aid in dying?

Answer 16

losing autonomy, less able to enjoy, loss of dignity

Question 17

what can prolonged dying cause for survivors?

Answer 17

less overwhelmed after, vulnerable to persistent anxiety

Question 18

what risk is there for parents grieving the loss of a child?

Answer 18

risk of marital breakup tends to increase overtime