Death Flashcards
study of death and dying
o Thanatology
personal, patient- and family-centered, compassionate care for the terminally ill
o Hospice Care
includes relief of pain and suffering, controlling of symptoms, alleviation of stress, and attempts to maintain a satisfactory quality of life
o Palliative Care
specifically to a widely observed decline in cognitive abilities shortly before death
o Terminal Drop or Terminal Decline
often involving a sense of being out of the body or sucked into a tunnel and visions of bright lights or mystical encounters
o Near-Death Experience
Linked to stimulation or damage of various brain areas, most notably in bilateral frontal and occipital areas
Generally experienced as positive as a result of the release of endorphins
o Five Stages of Death
- Denial
- Anger
- Bargain
- Depression
- Acceptance
emotional response that generally follows closely on the heels of death
o Grief
– response to the loss of some whom a person feels close
o Bereavement
working out of psychological issues connected with grief often takes the following path:
o Grief Work
1. Shock and Disbelief
2. Preoccupation with the memory of the dead person
3. Resolution
– mourner goes high to low distress
o Recovery Pattern
moderate or elevated initial grief, and symptoms worsen over time
moderate or elevated initial grief, and symptoms worsen over time
o Delayed Grief
distressed for a long time
o Chronic Grief
the mourner shows a low and gradually diminishing level of grief in response to the death of a loved one
o Resilience
– human’s unique understanding of death, in concert with self-preservation needs and capacity for fear, results in common emotional and psychological responses when mortality, or thoughts of death are made salient
o Terror Management Theory
