Keywords Flashcards
Heaven
A state of being with god after death (christian and muslim)
Death
The end of life, can be determined in several ways but normally when the brain is no longer functioning
Hell
A state of being without god (or with the devil) after death (christian and muslim)
Purgatory
Time of spiritual cleansing in preparation to heaven (catholic)
Reincarnation
Being born again in another form (sikh, hindu)
Rebirth
Continuing life in another form (buddhist)
Ageism
Prejudice and discrimination against the elderly
Euthanasia
Inducing a painless death by agreement and with compassion to ease suffering
Voluntarily euthanasia
The person gives consent to die
involuntary Euthanasia
A person is not able to give their consent to die
Passive euthanasia
When the patient dies because the medical professionals either don’t do something necessary to keep the patient alive or when they stop doing something that is keeping the patient alive (switch off life support, disconnect feeding tube, dont give life extending drugs)
Active euthanasia
When the medical professionals, or other person, deliberately do something that causes the patient to die (lethal injection, overdose of drugs)
Assisted suicide
A person give someone the means to end their own life
Dignitas
A Swiss organisation that helps people and their lives
Hospice
The place where the terminally ill people and their families go for support and to end their lives
