EXAM 3 PDF - Death and Dying - Dec 16, 2024

EXAM 3 Monday, December 16, 2024 11:40 AM Chapter 13- Death & Dying Thanatology: the scientific study of death and dying, and the psychological and social responses to it Clinical death: irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions Whole brain death ○ Irrevers...

EXAM 3 Monday, December 16, 2024 11:40 AM Chapter 13- Death & Dying Thanatology: the scientific study of death and dying, and the psychological and social responses to it Clinical death: irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions Whole brain death ○ Irreversible loss of all functions of the entire brain ○ All brainstem reflexes have permanently stopped working ○ Breathing has permanently stopped, so a ventilator must be used to keep the body functioning **Kübler-Ross’s Theory 5 stages ○ Denial ○ Anger ○ Bargaining ○ Depression ○ Acceptance Stages can overlap and occur in a different order Stages are not linear- sometimes can revisit stages or skip them altogether Significant inter-individual differences- everyone experiences grief differently Task-Based Model of Coping with Dying (Corr): emphasis on tasks and issues a person faces when coping with dying 4 dimensions of the issues or tasks a dying person faces from their perspective: ○ Physical ○ Psychological ○ Social ○ Spiritual Death anxiety: Emotional distress and insecurity aroused by reminders of mortality, including one's own memories and thoughts of death Higher in women compared to men Lower among individuals with firm belief or disbelief in religion and afterlife Lower among older adults compared to younger adults s y Death anxiety: Emotional distress and insecurity aroused by reminders of mortality, including one's own memories and thoughts of death Higher in women compared to men Lower among individuals with firm belief or disbelief in religion and afterlife Lower among older adults compared to younger adults ○ Tendency to engage in life review ○ Greater acceptance of death due to living long, full lives ○ Greater acceptance of death due to socialization Managing Death Anxiety ○ Living life to the fullest ○ Talking about death ○ Increasing death awareness through educations End of life issues- pertain to… Management of the final phase of life After-death disposition of the body Memorial services Distribution of assets **Hospice care: focus on care, comfort, quality of life for people with serious illness who are approaching the end eligible for people who have