Psychosocial Aspects of Death And Dying, Ch 1 + 3

Question 1

These are the 3 primary stages to dying

Answer 1

Ignore Death
Lessen the harshness of Death
Distorted preoccupation with death

Question 2

This is shaped by individual’s age, intellect, health, family history, psychological state, and religious background

Answer 2

Fear of death

Question 3

These are the fears of the process of dying

Answer 3

The process of dying as painful
The process of dying as undignified
The process of dying as a burden to others

Question 4

These are goals for death care professionals

Answer 4

Avoid euphamisms
Encourage death education
Stay educated
Promote and demonstrate interaction
Perceive health care workers as professionals
Encourage research in death studies

Question 5

The Childhood Awareness of Death

Answer 5

Marie Nagy

Question 6

Level one of childhood Awareness

Answer 6

Birth to age 5
Perception of death is more sensed
Dead are only less alive

Question 7

Level two of childhood awareness

Answer 7

Age 5-9
Irreversibility of death is accepted 
Awareness that life is limited
Death is viewed as a person
Child believes one can luck out and escape death

Question 8

Level 3 of childhood awareness

Answer 8

Age 9+
Child’s ability to conceptualize and intellectualize death permits an understanding of finality, inevitability, and universality

Question 9

Suggests that a child would have to be older than 9 or 10 years old to cognitively grasp the finality of death

Answer 9

Piaget