FAITH Flashcards
(32 cards)
It is the end of all biological functions that sustain
a living organism
DEATH
Associated with “brain death” or the ceasing of brain functions of human beings
Death
Also called senescence, it is the gradual decline of the
human body as a person advances in age
Aging
the belief that a person’s spirit begins a new life in another body
Reincarnation
he belief that the person’s
consciousness is completely erased upon death.
Eternal Oblivion
voluntary contributions for the family of
the deceased to help defray the costs of the funeral
and other needs.
Abuloy
imagined by the Greeks as an underworld where the dead are rewarded or punished for their actions in life.
Hades
it is believed that the spirit of the dead
survives and continues to persist.
Afterlife
believe that the dead go to one of many
paradises or hells
Hindu sects
believes that the righteous enter Heaven
while sinners go to hell or the lake of fire.
Christianity
awareness of the inevitability of
death
moral salience
the opposite view to the belief of afterlife, that death totally extinguishes the consciousness of the person.
eternal oblivion
believes that death is a phenomenon that is outside of human experience and that we do not live to experience death.
Ludwig Wittgenstein
believes that man is being oriented towards death (being-toward-death), and that human existence is fundamentally defined by the awareness of one’s impending death.
Martin Heidegger
refers to a person achieving his or her life’s purpose or having come to terms with his or her life.
Ego Integrity
death entails the destruction of the physical body, as man is created from dust and in death, he returns to dust. However, man’s spirit goes on to live in eternity.
Genesis 3:19
“It is appointed to men to die once,
and after that comes judgment.”
Hebrews 9:27
the natural reaction to death and dying. This
involves a multitude of emotions such as sadness,
anxiety, anger, and guilt
grief
state of loss brought about by death
bereavement
the process by which persons deal with death.
This involves various practices, traditions, and observances
that vary from culture to culture.
mourning
the dying person initially expresses disbelief
regarding his or her situation; those who hear of the death
of a loved one often refuse to believe the news at first.
denial
the person expresses frustration with his or
her situation.
anger
the dying person often voices his or her
wish that his or her life be prolonged, and that he or
she is willing to do whatever it takes to survive.
bargaining
the dying person experiences intense sadness and exhibits disinterest in life and its normal routines. A person may become withdrawn, sullen, and express hopelessness or helplessness.
depression
