UNIT 11 Flashcards
1
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death anxiety
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- fear of death
2
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religiosity
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- outward expression of spiritual beliefs
3
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extrinsic religiosity
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- practiced by people who use religion for social purposes and as an arena for doing good deeds
4
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intrinsic religiosity
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- practiced by people who live their lives according to their religious beliefs adn seek meaning in their life through their religion
5
Q
sense of purpose in life
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- discovery of satisfying personal goals and the belief that one’s life has been worthwhile
6
Q
finitude
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- process of coming to grips with one’s eventual death
- acceptance
7
Q
reminiscence
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- review of one’ personal memories
8
Q
living will
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- legal document that states a person’s end of life decisions
9
Q
organ transplant donor
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- individual who agrees to the transplantation, at the time of death, of his or her usable organs and other tissue to approved recipients
10
Q
repressive coping styles
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- tendency to minimize distress and to avoid negative emotions in response to their diagnosis and treatment
- minimize their distress
- minimize negative emotions
- minimize symptoms
11
Q
hospice care
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- ## end-of-life care focused on pain relief, emotional support, and spiritual comfort for dying patients and their families
12
Q
good health
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- death with dignity, with maximum consciousness and minimum pain
13
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hospice approach
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- philosophy that underlies hospice care
- death is inevitable part of life
- the dying person and the family should be involved in as much of the care as possible and have control over the setting
- no life-prolonging measures should be taken
14
Q
physician-assisted suicide
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- situation in which physicians are legally allowed to assist patients, under certain circumstances, to obtain medication that will end their lives
15
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ritual mourning
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- set of symbolic rites and ceremonies associated with death and bereavement
