Chapter 15.2 Confronting Death Flashcards
1
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Kubler-Ross’s five basic steps as people move toward death
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Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance
2
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living will
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a legal document designating what medical people want or do not want if they cannot express their wishes
3
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assisted suicide
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where a person provides the means for a terminally ill individual to commit suicide
4
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euthanasia
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the practice of assisting terminally ill people to die more quickly
5
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voluntary active euthanasia
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where caregivers or medical staff act to end a person’s life before death would normally occur
6
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home care
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where dying people stay in their homes and receive treatment from their families and visiting medical staff
7
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hospice care
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care for the dying provided in institutions devoted to those who are terminally ill
