Culture & Family & Grief

Question 1

Signs of imminent death

Answer 1

Difficulty talking/swallowing.
Incontinence/constipation.
Loss of movement, sensation, reflexes.
Decreasing temp w/ cold or clammy skin.
Wk, slow, or irregular pulse.
Decreasing BP.
Abnormal breathing or cheyne-stokes
Skin: mottled, pale, or purplish
Restlessness

Question 2

Maturational loss

Answer 2

Losses that predictably occur in life, like graduating or getting married.

Question 3

Anticipatory loss

Answer 3

Grief felt before the loss. Can lessen the strength of the actual loss.

Question 4

Kubler-Ross theory

Answer 4

Denial/isolation
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance

Question 5

Assisted suicide process

Answer 5

2 doctors opinions say that you’ll die within 1 year.
Wait 30 days
Get a prescription for a large dose of pain pills to take on their own.

Question 6

Respite vs palliative vs hospice care

Answer 6

R: short-term relief for caregivers
P: for those with serious illness
H: no curatives only for the dying