life span chp 19

Question 1

what is the difference between dead and dying?

Answer 1

• death is the cessation of life, whereas dying is the end stage of life, in which bodily process decline leading to a death

Question 2

what is the differene between brain death and whole brain death?

Answer 2

• brain death is the cessation of cerebral cortex, psychological functioning whereas whole brain death is the cessation of cerebral cortex and brain stem, breathing

Question 3

can a person who is declared brain dead continue to breathe?

Answer 3

• yes

Question 4

Mercy killing is an alternative term for____

Answer 4

• euthanasia

Question 5

how should children deal with a death? how do children view death? what to do besides attend a funeral for a child?

Answer 5

• avoid using euphasmims,
• as irrevasble
• light a candle or say a prayer

Question 6

Which of the following is a leading cause of death in middle adulthood?

Answer 6

cancer and heart disease

Question 7

Which of the following is a leading cause of death in late adulthood?

Answer 7

heart disease and cancer

Question 8

Which of the following is a leading cause of death in early adulthood?

Answer 8

accidents, suicide, homocide

Question 9

_______ is the state of deprivation brought by about a death

Answer 9

bereavement

Question 10

_______ is an emotional suffering resulting from a death

Answer 10

grief

Question 11

Mercy killing is an alternative term for

Answer 11

• euthanasia

Question 12

what is the difference between active euthanasia and passive euthansia

Answer 12

active euthanasia is administrating lethal treatment to cause a painless death, whereas passive euthanisa is withdrawal of life-sustaining treatments to hasten death

Question 13

what is the differene between voluntary active euthansia and involuntary active euthanisa

Answer 13

• vouluntary active euthanisa is adminstrating lethal injections with a person’s consent, wheras involuntary active euthanasia is adminstrating lethal injections without the person’s consent

Question 14

what does terminal sedation - mean?

Answer 14

• its an alternative to euthanasia, it is relieving distress in a terminally ill patient in the last hours or days of his or her life

Question 15

what is the dual process model mean?

Answer 15

• a bereaved individual who is torn between focusing on the loss and his/her life

Question 16

who is john bowbly?

Answer 16

• first researcher to propose a stage theory of grief

Question 17

_____ is an emotional state of longing and deprivation that is characterized by a deep sense of loss

Answer 17

bereavement

Question 18

2010 thru 2014 an avg of ab _____ people in the US receieved hospice care each year

Answer 18

• 1.5 mil