Chapter 19
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 thanatology | devoted to the study of death and dying |
| agonal phase | marked by gasps and muscle spasms during the first moments in which the regular heartbeat disintegrates |
| clinical death | a short interval in which heartbeat, circulation, breathing, and brain function stop, but resuscitation is still possible |
| mortality | the individual passes into permanent death |
| brain death | irreversible cessation of all activity in the brain and the brain stem |
| persistent vegetative state | the cerebral cortex no longer registered electrical activity but the brain stem remained active |
| development of death concept | permanence, inevitability, cessation, applicability, causation |
| permanence | once a living thing dies, it cannot be brought back to life |
| inevitability | all living things eventually die |
| cessation | all living functions, including thought, feeling, movement, and bodily processes, cease at death |
| applicability | death applies only to living things |
| causation | death is caused by a breakdown of bodily functioning |
| death anxiety | fear and apprehension of death |
| kubler-ross's theory | denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance |
| appropriate death | one that makes sense in terms of the individuals pattern of living and values and preserves significant relationships and is as free of suffering as possible |
| places to die | home, hospital, nursing home, hospice |
| hospice | comprehensive program of support services for terminally ill people and their families, aims to provide a caring community for the dying person's needs |
| palliative care | relives pain and other symptoms rather than prolonging life |
| music thanatology | emerging specialty in music therapy that focuses on providing palliative care to the dying through music |
| euthanasia | the practice of ending the life of a person suffering from and incurable condition |
| passive euthanasia | life-sustaining treatment is withheld or withdrawn, permitting a patient to die naturally |
| advance medical directive | a written statement of desired medical treatment should a person become incurably ill |
| living will | people specify the treatments they do or do not want in case of a terminal illness, coma, or other near-death situation |
| power of attorney | authorizes appointment of another person to make healthcare decisions on one's behalf |
| voluntary active euthanasia | doctors or others act directly to end suffering before a natural end to life |
| bereavement | the experience of losing a loved one by death |
| grief | intense physical and psychological distress |
| mourning | the culturally specified expression of the bereaved person's thoughts and feelings |
| dual-process model of coping with loss | effective coping requires people to oscillate between dealing with the emotional consequences of loss and attending to life changes, which have restorative effects |
| anticipatory grieving | acknowledging that the loss is inevitable and preparing emotionally for it |
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