Exam 2 Terms

Question 1

void hyptothesis

Answer 1

when fam member dies, void is created in fam structure that requires a new homeostasis

Question 2

detachment from family

Answer 2

grieving so much they emotionally detach from family

Question 3

transgenerational grief

Answer 3

passing on emotional pain of loss to younger generations

Question 4

living wills/advanced directives

Answer 4

legal documents that allow competent individuals to indicate their preference for care before it’s needed

Question 5

power of attorney

Answer 5

allows named person to make decisions about one’s health/housing/personal life if they become mentally incapable of such decisions. POA ceases at death.

Question 6

middle knowledge

Answer 6

tendency for dying ppl to simultaneously hold 2 opposite views of the inevitability of death:
1) denying death & minimizing bleakness of one’s prognosis
2) simultaneously making plans for one’s death by completing a will/ burial plots/ funeral service

Question 7

psychological functions of death legalities

Answer 7

1) enhanced perceived control
2) autonomy & informed consent
3) stability for fam members

Question 8

funeral

Answer 8

memorialize w body present (casket open or closed)

Question 9

memorial

Answer 9

memorialize w/o body present, may include food/drinkd

Question 10

are funerals helpful? conclusion

Answer 10

may or may not facilitate the greiving process
-may depend on ability to shape rituals & say goodbye in a meaningful way

Question 11

the elixir story

Answer 11

living on forever
ie fountain of youth, anti-aging media

Question 12

the resurrection story

Answer 12

cryogenically preserving life (Christianity, resurrection of Christ)

Question 13

the story of the soul

Answer 13

travelling to afterlife, reincarnation, soul/spirit within us

Question 14

the legacy story

Answer 14

can live on in symbolic ways (I’mpact, remembered)

Question 15

dualistic pattern of thinking

Answer 15

biological processes cease in a much more pervasive function at death than do psychological processes

Question 16

death affirming cultures

Answer 16

cultures handle the idea of death fairly well, more accepting of death

Question 17

death denying cultures

Answer 17

cultures w great aversion to the idea of dying (most W cultures)

Question 18

individualistic cultures

Answer 18

focus on uniqueness, independence, agency, value identity & self-enhancement (CAN,US)

Question 19

collectivistic cultures

Answer 19

focus on relationships & communication, value community and selflessness

Question 20

transgenerational trauma

Answer 20

trauma passed down thru generations

Question 21

transgenerational grief

Answer 21

grief passed down thru generations

Question 22

survivours guilt

Answer 22

feelings of guilt experiened by those who have survived a traumatic event (when others have not)

Question 23

ecological grief

Answer 23

grief is natural and legit response to collective experience of ecological loss due to climate change

Question 24

2 routes to feeling transcendant of death

Answer 24

1) cultures allow us to feel literally immortal by providing conceptions of a soul that continues beyond death
2) cultures offer symbolic immorality by providing avenues for our identity & contributions to be preserved after our physical death

Question 25

capitalist views in death acceptance

Answer 25

reinforces values for productivity and consumerism. May not feel/be viewed as active contributed to society when bereaved. Rushed thru grief to be productive

Question 26

patriarchal hierarchies in death acceptance

Answer 26

stoicism and denail of emotionality that effect dying/grieving process. Characteristic of masculine ideas. Most bereaved comments are those that attempt to minimize/distract from loss to regain control from vulnerability ie “be strong”

Question 27

stigma

Answer 27

an attribute that disqualifies a person from full social acceptance
a mark of disgrace or shame associated w/ a quality or circumstance

Question 28

courtesy stigma

Answer 28

person is stigmatized b/c of a stigma attached to someone they know

Question 29

honourable death

Answer 29

some deaths are seen as honourable when a sacrifice of life is thought to serve the greater social good or when death is consistent w cultural ideas (dying in battle/on line of duty, trying to save someones life)