10.1 Flashcards
functional death
the absence of a heartbeat and breathing
brain death
a diagnosis of death based on the cessation of all signs of brain activity, as measured by electrical brain waves
miscarriage
prenatal death during the first 20 weeks
still birth
during the later 20 weeks
sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
the unexplained death of a seemingly healthy baby - usually happens between the ages of two and four months
most frequent cause of death for children
motor vehicle crashes, fires and drowning, cancer and congenital conditions are second and third
children and conceptions of death
develop a concept at age of five - view of temporary rather than a cessation
preschoolers see it as a sleep people can wake from
9 years old better concept of death
middle childhood, there is an awareness of the customs around death
adolescents and death
think it cant happen to them
personal fable
a set of beliefs that makes them feel unique and special
young adults
leading cause is accidents, suicide, cancer. at the end of early adulthood cancer is most prevalent
middle adulthood
life threatening disease the most common cause of death, cancer and heart disease
late adulthood
cancer, heart disease and stroke, suicide rates climb
terminal decline
a significant drop in memory and reading ability can foreshadow death within the next few years
thanatologists
people who study death and dying
death education
encompasses programs designed to help people of all ages deal better with death, dying and grief, both others’ deaths and their own
CRISIS INTERVENTION EDUCATION.
When school shootings occur, such as the 2006 Dawson College shooting in Montreal or the 1999 shooting in Taber, Alberta, several kinds of crisis intervention are mobilized to deal with the anxieties of students. When crises affect younger children, whose conceptions of death are shaky, explanations for the loss of life need to be geared to their cognitive development. Crisis intervention is also offered when a community experiences a death of a member unexpectedly, such as when a popular student died of meningitis or the death of a figure skater’s mother hit the entire team particularly hard
ROUTINE DEATH EDUCATION.
Although relatively little curricular material on death exists for elementary students, coursework in high schools is increasingly common. Colleges and universities increasingly include courses about death in such departments as psychology, human development, sociology, and education
(Ph.D. 431)
Ph.D., Robert S. F., Oriane Landry. Discovering the Lifespan, Second Canadian Edition, 2nd Edition. Pearson Canada, 20160104. VitalBook file.
DEATH EDUCATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE HELPING PROFESSIONS.
Professionals who will deal with death, dying, and grief in their careers have a special need for death education. Almost all medical and nursing schools now offer some form of death education. The most successful programs not only offer providers ways to help people deal with their own impending death or those of family members, but also allow students to explore their feelings about the topic.
