Final Exam - Death and Dying Flashcards
(21 cards)
What is the “death system”?
What things are part of the death system?
People, symbols, places or contexts, times, and objects
How are each of the components of the death system a part of it?
What’s an advance directive?
What’s up with a “living will”?
What is the difference between assisted suicide and euthanasia?
What is Palliative Care?
When is the highest risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome?
What are the most common ways of death for each age group?
What are the stages of dying?
anger, denial, ….
When do people face the certainty of drying in the stages of dying?
Depression
What is a critism of the stages of dying?
It has not been supported by research
In what ways can talking about death be helpful to someone dying?
What is “complicated grief”?
What is disenfranchised grief?
What affected people’s ability to mourn during the pandemic?
They were unable to be close with relatives [and spiritual practices?]
What are the parts of the dual-process model of coping with bereveament? What do each of these parts do? What is the dual-process model?
What is prolonged grief disorder?
What is likely to create a prolonged grief?
An unexpected or premature death (like suicide, a shooting, etc… more than someone old who’s been sick)
When does making sense of the world become more important during someone’s death?
When someone dies unexpectedly (like by an accident, a disaster, etc… When you just saw them healthy)
What intensifies after the death of a spouse?
spirituality
