Final - Ch. 13 Death, Dying, and Grieving Flashcards
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brain death
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- neurological definition of death
- all electrical activity in the brain has ceased for a specified period of time
2
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MAID
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- medical assistance in dying
- individual experiencing intolerable suffering, incurable medical condition may legally end life with assistance of a physician/nurse practitioner
3
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3 frequent themes of dying a good death
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- preference for dying process
- pain-free status
- emotional well-being
4
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5 stages of grief
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- Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
1. denial and isolation
2. anger
3. bargaining
4. depression
5. acceptance
5
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denial and isolation (5 stages)
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- person denies death is going to happen
6
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anger (5 stages)
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- person recognizes denial can no longer be maintained
- gives way to anger, resentment, rage, envy
7
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bargaining (5 stages)
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- person develops hope that death can be postponed
8
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depression (5 stages)
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- person comes to accept the certainty of death
- silence, refusing visitors, spend time grieving
9
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acceptance (5 stages)
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- person develops a sense of peace
- acceptance of fate
10
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perceived control
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- may work as an adaptive strategy for some older adults who face death
- individuals believe they can influence and control events
11
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4 advantages of open awareness for the dying individual
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- individual can close their life in the way they like
- participation in after life events, finish projects
- reminisce
- understanding of what’s happening
12
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grief
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- emotional numbness, disbelief, separation anxiety, despair, sadness, and loneliness that accompany the loss of someone we love
13
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complicated/prolonged grief
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- sufferers feel numb/detached
- feel life is empty without the deceased
- feel future has no meaning
14
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disenfranchised grief
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- grief that is a socially ambiguous loss that can’t be opening mourned or supported
15
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4 meaning-making processes
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- sense making
- benefit finding
- continuing bonds
- identity reconstruction
