Seminar 10

Question 1

Causes of death:

Answer 1

Cardiovascular disease (31%)
Cancer (23%)
Stroke (7%)

Question 2

Mourning

Answer 2

Psychological process that leads to eventual resolution of bereavement – restore ability to enjoy life after any serious loss.

Question 3

Grief

Answer 3

Pathological:

• The absence of grief (rituals!!)
• Dysfunctional denial
• Manic escape 
(„merry widow”)
• Dysfunctional hostility
• Clinical depression

Question 4

Kübler-Ross model (phases of grief)
The dying Process (stages of dying)

Answer 4

Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance

Question 5

Why is it important for doctors/med ical students to learn and think about death and dying?

Answer 5

Risk for burn-out

Question 6

Bronnie Ware experience for many years of palliative care taking:

Answer 6

I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
I wish I hadn’t worked so hard
I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.
I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.
I wish that I had let myself be happier.