Death & Dying Flashcards
Kubler Ross Stages of Dying
DABDA
Denial & Isolation
Anger ("Why Me")
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance
In Kubler Ross: which stage does the person perceive the certainty of their death?
Depression
Causes of death across lifespan
Infancy: SIDS
Childhood: Accidents or Illness
Adolesence: Car accidents, suicide, homicide
Terminal illness
Less than 6 months to live (guesstimate)
Goal of treatment – not to prolong life
Referral: treating doctor, e.g. oncologist
Average length of stay – 7 days
Hospice
Comprehensive holistic care
Interested in prolonging life
“Fight for it”
Referral comes from primary physician, e.g. cardiologist, oncologist, pediatrician, etc.
Palliative Care:
Killing the patient – considered “homicide”
Euthanasia
Only a small number of states where the physician can prescribe a lethal prescription to the patient – called “assisted suicide” - Vermont, Washington, Oregon
Patient must be a resident of that state.
Patient must be able to physically pick up the medication and put it in their mouths.
Death with Dignity
How is suicide different from Death with Dignity?
Person is making the choice to die.
Suicide Evaluation
History
Ideation
Plan
Intent
Living will: specifies _____
how you want to be treated.
Period of time after you’ve lost someone
bereavement
How do we show bereavement
Sadness Anger Frustration What is the normal time to grieve? Dual process model of grief – see both loss-oriented activities and restoration based activities
A model of coping with bereavement that emphasizes oscillation between loss-oriented stressors and restoration-oriented stressors.
dual-process model
loss-oriented stressors focus on ______
the deceased individual
secondary stressors that emerge as indirect outcomes of bereavement (wife to widow/ finances)
restoration-oriented stressors
