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Question 1

high mortality vs high morbidity

Answer 1

high mortality is more broad meaning the illness will likely take their life in 10-20 years, while terminal refers to the next few weeks-months

Question 2

what was found with survivability rates with cancer patients?

Answer 2

metastatic breast cancer participants in a weekly support group over the course of 1yr had double the survivability rates compared to the control group in a 10 year follow up. However, survival benifit rates disappeared in a 4 year support group. They found psychosocial benifits consistant though
Improved mood
* Reduced uncertainty
* Improved self-esteem
* Enhanced coping skills
* Improved quality of life

Question 3

what does satisfaction with life predict? How about subjective health ratings?

Answer 3

satisfaction with life – morbidity (onset of chronic diseases) and mortality

self-report health – mortality, objective health (diseases, etc)

Question 4

early palliative care and mood symptoms

Answer 4

at 12 weeks, rates of depression, anxiety, and MDD were significantly lower in the palliative care condition

Question 5

palliative care and survivability

Answer 5

mean survival rate was significantly higher in the palliative care condition

Question 6

bereavement, greif and mourning

Answer 6

Bereavement is the period of suffering a loss through death
. Grief is
the intense sadness and emotional pain caused by the death of a loved
one.
Mourning refers to public displays of grief.

Question 7

what is the alt to death acceptance

Answer 7

death anxiety

Question 8

what is the well-being paradox

Answer 8

older adults report less stress, greater
happiness, and higher life satisfaction compared to younger
adults.