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The Elderly And Death Flashcards

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Voluntary euthanasia

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The person asks for help to end their life

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Non voluntary euthanasia

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The person is too ill or is unable to ask for help to end their life but it is believed to be their wish or is in their best interests

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Involuntary euthanasia

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This refers to the practise used in nazi Germany where a person is not asked or no consideration is given to what would be in their best interests

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Active euthanasia

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When the dying person is killed to put them out of their suffering. What is done ends their life- their illness does not kill them

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Passive euthanasia

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When the dying person is allowed to die through taking away the medical support they have- the illness is aloud to kill them eg. Stopping the drugs that keep them alive

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Life support machines

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Keeping someone alive by artificial means using a machine eg. A respirator which breathes for someone, a dialysis machine or feeding someone through a tube directly into the stomach

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Hospice

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A home for the dying. People may go there to die or when they are terminally ill for respite care to give families a rest

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Palliative care

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Giving someone who is terminally ill effective pain relief from their illness to allow them to have as much quality of life as possible

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Respite care

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When the carer of a person who is terminally ill or seriously disabled is given a holiday / break from caring for their relative

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Bereavement / bereaved

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The word used to describe people who have recently had a relative who has died. People are mourning / grieving for their loss

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Nuclear family

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Where parents and children live together in the same house

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Extended family

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Where several generations of the same family live together in the same house or very near by

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Nursing home

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Where mainly elderly people can live and have their medical needs looked after by nurses. Costs more because the person needs more care

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What problems do elderly people face?

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1) Stereotypes
2) Worry about money / pensions
3) Worry about being Lonely / bereaved
4) May not be able to be mobile or healthy enough to stay independent
5) who will care for them?

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What advantages do old people have?

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1) many retired people have more ‘disposable income’ than younger people- no mortgage and all kids have left home
2) have lots of life experience and are good for advice
3) cheap childcare providers for their grandchildren
4) can take advantage of of cheap travel and cheap holidays out of school time

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How many people in the UK are over 65

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1 in 5 people– nearly 1 in 5 of us today will live to be 100

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What are hospices an alternative of?

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Euthanasia

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What is the current law in the UK on euthanasia?

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You are allowed to commit suicide however if you help someone commit suicide you will be in-prisoned for max of 14 years
Murder and manslaughter are also breaking the law therefore for performing euthanasia you could face either of these.

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Where is euthanasia legal?

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In Switzerland- if the patient asks for it and is stable to do so, and it is confirmed by 2 different doctors at different times

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What are different circumstances that can been seen as being ‘dead’?

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Heart stops beating
Stop breathing
Organs pack up
Brain stops working and can’t send messages to any part of body

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Who is one person that has had euthanasia?

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Dan Jones- paralysed following a rugby scrum collapse. Died at a dignitas clinic in Switzerland aged 23

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Advantages of life support machines?

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Short term help for people after major surgery
Premature or very sick babies need a machine to help them continue to grow and develop
Gives family time to come to terms with their loss
Keeps people alive so their organs can be used for transplant
Can be classed as a kidney dialysis or pace maker- they aren’t dying!

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Disadvantages of a life support machine?

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It’s playing god!
You need to consider their quality of life- it will be poor and keeping them alive is cruel
Cruel to family to prolong their hope when the patient may not recover

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What do hospices do?

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Care for terminally ill patients physical, emotional, spiritual and phycological needs
Supports their families
Offers palliative care
The workers can come to their houses or the patients can stay or visit the hospice
They offer respite care

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Euthanasia is good because

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If you have a poor quality of life there is no point in living
If someone is in extreme pain, ending the pain is good
It stops them being a burden on their family and makes them feel as if they are showing a kindest towards their family

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Euthanasia is bad because

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Only God can take life and euthanasia is murder

Hospices to a lot to ease pain- once you are pain free you will feel life is worth living

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Why should and why shouldn’t elderly people stay at home and be independent?

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It is good for self esteem
However
They may get lonely

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Why should and why shouldn’t elderly people live with their extended family?

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It is great to have someone to give advice, help with childcare and washing up etc
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There may not be enough space if someone else moves in/ the house may need to be adapted

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Why should and why shouldn’t elderly people live in a community (sheltered housing/ care home/ nursing home)?

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They are great if the person has complex needs eg dementia
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It is very expensive! Many elderly people don’t want to spend all their money on them selfs and want to leave some for family. What would happen if their money ran out?

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What are the Christian views on life support machines?

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It is okay to switch them off when someone is brain dead because they are already dead- ‘love your neighbour’
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Having them at all is playing god

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What are the Christian views towards the elderly?

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‘Love your neighbour as you love yourself’

The 10 commandments say to ‘honour your parents’

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Christian attitudes towards euthanasia

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Sanctity of life
'Do not kill'
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Quality of life
Love your neighbour as you love yourself
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Muslim attitudes towards the elderly

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‘May his nose be rubbed in dust if his parents approach old age and he did not care for them. He will also lose his right to enter paradise’
Many Muslim families are extended

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Muslim attitudes towards euthanasia and suicide

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No!!!! Al-qadr (predestination) - Allan has planned your life so you can’t decide when to end it

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Hindu attitudes towards euthanasia and suicide

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They believe in reincarnation, however karma is important! So any suffering in this life is because of bad doings in your past life. Commenting suicide or euthanasia is putting of that task.
Ahimsa!!

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Hindu beliefs towards life after death

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Reincarnation. Samsara is the cycle of birth, life and rebirth.

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Euthanasia

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Mercy killing. Bringing about a painless death for someone who is suffering a terminal illness or who has a quality of life they cannot bear. Done out of loving kindness

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