ASU Chapter 20: Death, Dying, and Grieving Flashcards
Components comprising the death system:
- People
- Places or contexts
- Times
- Objects
- Symbols
Cultural variations in the death system:
To live a full life and die with glory
Ancient Greeks
TRUE or FALSE:
In most societies, death is viewed as the end of existence as the spiritual body is believed to live on.
FALSE
Life expectancy has increased from __ years for a person born in ______ to __ years for someone born today
- 47 years
- 1900
- 78 years
- All electrical activity of the brain has ceased for a specified period of time
- A flat EEG reading for a specified period of time
- Includes both the higher cortical functions and the lower brain-stem functions
Brain death
Process of patients thinking about and communicating their preferences about end-of-life care
Advanced care planning
A legal document that reflects the patient’s advance care planning
Living will
States whether life-sustaining procedures should or should not be used to prolong the life of an individual when death is imminent
Advance directive
The act of painlessly ending the lives of individuals who are suffering from an incurable disease or severe disability
Euthanasia
Treatment is withheld
Passive euthanasia
Death deliberately induced
Active euthanasia
A program committed to making the end of life as free from pain, anxiety, and depression as possible
Hospice
Reducing pain and suffering, helping individuals die with dignity
Palliative care
The leading cause of infant death in the U.S.
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Cause of most childhood deaths
Accidents or illness
Usual cause of middle-age and older adult deaths
Chronic diseases
Most adolescent and young adult deaths result from:
- Suicide
- Homicide
- Motor vehicle accidents
Around __ years of age, children view death as universal and irreversible
9 years
FACING ONE’S OWN DEATH:
Three areas of concern
- Privacy and autonomy in regard to their families
- Inadequate information about physical changes and medication as death approached
- Motivation to shorten their life
FACING ONE’S OWN DEATH (Kübler-Ross’ stages of dying):
Dying person denies that she or he is really going to die
Denial and isolation
FACING ONE’S OWN DEATH (Kübler-Ross’ stages of dying):
Dying person’s denial gives way to anger, resentment, rage, and envy
Anger
FACING ONE’S OWN DEATH (Kübler-Ross’ stages of dying):
Dying person develops the hope that death can somehow be postponed
Bargaining
FACING ONE’S OWN DEATH (Kübler-Ross’ stages of dying):
Withdrawal, crying, and grieving; dying person comes to accept the certainty of death
Depression
FACING ONE’S OWN DEATH (Kübler-Ross’ stages of dying):
Sense of peace comes
Acceptance
