Chapter 19

Question 1

brain death

Answer 1

is the absence of activity of the cerebral cortex,

Question 2

whole-brain death

Answer 2

death of the brain stem

Question 3

5 stages of dying

Answer 3

1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Final Acceptance

Question 4

“Death Education” suggest

Answer 4

hospital staff and family members can help support dying people by understanding the stages they are going through

Question 5

where do 70% of Canadian die

Answer 5

in hospital

Question 6

Hospice

Answer 6

Homelike atmosphere to help terminally ill patients approach death
with a maximum of dignity and a minimum of pain and discomfort

Question 7

Palliative care

Answer 7

controls pain and symptoms to enable the patient to live
as fully and comfortably as possible

Question 8

Euthanasia

Answer 8

literally means “good death”
also called mercy killing

Question 9

Voluntary euthanasia

Answer 9

Refers to an assisted death where the subject is
competent, informed, and voluntarily asks to have their life ended

Question 10

Non-voluntary euthanasia

Answer 10

Refers to an assisted death where the person has not expressed their preference in terms of an assisted death

Question 11

Involuntary euthanasia

Answer 11

Refers to
an assisted death where the person
made an informed choice and
expressed their refusal to accept
assistance in dying

Question 12

Assisted dying

Answer 12

• Refers to a self-inflicted death as a result of someone intentionally providing the knowledge or means to die by suicide

Question 13

Terminal Sedation

Answer 13

Practice of relieving distress in a terminally ill patient in
the last hours or days of their life, usually by means of a continuous intravenous
infusion of a sedative drug, such as a tranquilizer; not meant to hasten death;
effect is often debated

Question 14

Euthanasia and Medically Assisted Dying in Canada: Legislative Implications

Answer 14

Euthanasia continues to be illegal in Canada, but medically assisted dying is legal in
Canada.
* Medically assisted dying is legal under these circumstances: a competent adult person
− (1) clearly consents to the termination of life, and
− (2) has a grievous and irremediable medical condition causing enduring suffering
that is intolerable to the individual in the circumstances of their condition

Question 15

Living will

Answer 15

Also known as a healthcare directive; a legal document that people
draft when they are well

Question 16

Bereavement

Answer 16

An emotional state of longing and deprivation that is characterized by feelings of grief and deep sense of loss

Question 17

Mourning

Answer 17

Describes culturally prescribed ways of displaying grief; different cultures prescribe different periods of mourning and different rituals for expressing grief

Question 18

Stages of Grief

Answer 18

• shock–numbness
  − yearning–searching
  − disorganization–despair
  − reorganization