Ch 20. Death, Dying, and Grieving

Question 1

Brain Death

Answer 1

A neurological definition of death. A person is brain dead when all electrical activity of the brain has ceased for a specified period of time. A flat EEG recording is one criterion of brain death.

Question 2

Euthanasia

Answer 2

The act of painlessly ending the lives of persons who are suffering from incurable diseases or severe disabilities; sometimes called “mercy killing.”

Question 3

Passive Euthanasia

Answer 3

The withholding of available treatments, such as life-sustaining devices, in order to allow a person to die.

Question 4

Active Euthanasia

Answer 4

Death induced deliberately, as by injecting a lethal dose of a drug.

Question 5

Hospice

Answer 5

A program committed to making the end of life as free from pain, anxiety, and depression as possible. The goals of hospice contrast with those of a hospital, which are to cure disease and prolong life.

Question 6

Palliative Care

Answer 6

The type of care emphasized in a hospice, which involves reducing pain and suffering and helping individuals die with dignity.

Question 7

Denial and Isolation

Answer 7

Kübler-Ross’ first stage of dying, in which the dying person denies that she or he is really going to die.

Question 8

Anger

Answer 8

Kübler-Ross’ second stage of dying, in which the dying person’s denial gives way to anger, resentment, rage, and envy.

Question 9

Bargaining

Answer 9

Kübler-Ross’ third stage of dying, in which the dying person develops the hope that death can somehow be postponed.

Question 10

Depression

Answer 10

Kübler-Ross’ fourth stage of dying, in which the dying person comes to accept the certainty of her or his death. A period of depression or preparatory grief may appear.

Question 11

Acceptance

Answer 11

Kübler-Ross’ fifth stage of dying, in which the dying person develops a sense of peace, an acceptance of her or his fate, and, in many cases, a desire to be left alone.

Question 12

Grief

Answer 12

The emotional numbness, disbelief, separation anxiety, despair, sadness, and loneliness that accompany the loss of someone we love.

Question 13

Prolonged Grief Disorder

Answer 13

Grief that involves enduring despair and remains unresolved over an extended period of time.

Question 14

Dual-Process Model

Answer 14

A model of coping with bereavement that emphasizes oscillation between two dimensions: (1) loss-oriented stressors, and (2) restoration-oriented stressors.