Chapter 16Thanatology - correct answer the study of death, dying, grief, bereavement, and social attitudes toward these issues
clinical death - correct answer lack of heartbeat and respiration
whole-brain death - correct answer declared only when the deceased meets eight criteria, which...
Chapter 16
Thanatology - correct answer ✔✔ the study of death, dying, grief,
bereavement, and social attitudes toward these issues
clinical death - correct answer ✔✔ lack of heartbeat and respiration
whole-brain death - correct answer ✔✔ declared only when the deceased
meets eight criteria, which were established in 1981.
persistant vegetative state - correct answer ✔✔ situation in which a person's
cortical functioning ceases while brainstem activity continues
active euthanasia - correct answer ✔✔ deliberate ending of someone's life
passive euthanasia - correct answer ✔✔ practice of allowing a person to die
by withholding available treatment
physician-assisted suicide - correct answer ✔✔ process in which physicians
provide dying patients with a fatal dose of medication that the patient self-
administers
terror management theory - correct answer ✔✔ theory that addresses the
issue of why people engage in certain behaviors to achieve particular
psychological states based on their deeply rooted concerns about mortality
end-of-life issues - correct answer ✔✔ issues pertaining to management of
the final phase of life, after-death disposition of the body and memorial
services, and distribution of assets
, final scenario - correct answer ✔✔ way for people to make their choices
known about how they do and do not want their lives to end
hospice - correct answer ✔✔ approach to assisting dying people that
emphasizes pain management, or palliative care, and death with dignity
palliative care - correct answer ✔✔ care that is focused on providing relief
from pain and other symptoms of disease at any point during the disease
process
living will - correct answer ✔✔ a document in which a person states his or her
wishes about life support and other treatments
healthcare power of attorney - correct answer ✔✔ document in which an
individual appoints someone to act as his or her agent for healthcare
decisions.
do not resuscitate (DNR) order - correct answer ✔✔ medical order that
means that cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is not started should one's
heart and breathing stop
bereavement - correct answer ✔✔ the state or condition caused by loss
through death
grief work - correct answer ✔✔ the psychological side of coming to terms with
bereavement
four-component model - correct answer ✔✔ model for understanding grief
that is based on (1) the context of the loss, (2) continuation of subjective
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