FAD 3220 FINAL EXAM CH 10
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Functional Death - Answer -The absence of a heartbeat and breathing
Ex. a person whose heartbeat and breathing have ceased for as long as 5 minutes may
be resuscitated and suffer little damage from the experience
Brain Death - Answer -A diagnosis of death based on the cessation of all signs of brain
activity, as measured by electrical brain waves
Impossible to restore functioning
Brain waves are monitored closely when the time of death is significant, when organs
may be transplanted, or when criminal or legal issues are involved
Denial - Answer -Typical for people to protest on learning that they have a terminal
disease
People resist the idea that they are going to die
They may flatly reject the diagnosis, simply refusing to believe the news
Patients fluctuate between refusing to accept the news and confiding that they know
they are going to die
Defense mechanism that helps absorb the news on their own terms and place
Anger - Answer -They may be angry at everyone: people in good heath, spouses, and
family members, caregivers, children
The may lash out and wonder why they are dying and not someone else
They may say and do things that are painful and sometimes unfathomable
, Bargaining - Answer -Many people try to apply this pearl of childhood wisdom to their
impending death, promising to be better if they are rewarded by staying alive
Dying people try to negotiate their way out of death
Death cannot be postponed indefinitely
Depression - Answer -Realizing that the issue is settled and can't be bargained away,
they are overwhelmed with a deep sense of loss
They know that they are losing their loved ones and reaching the end of their lives
Acceptance - Answer -Fully aware that death is impending
Unemotional and uncommunicative, they have virtually no feelings about the present or
future
They have made peace with themselves, and they may wish to be left alone
Reactive depression - Answer -the sadness based on events that have already
occurred: the loss of dignity with many medical procedures, the end of a job, or the
knowledge that they will never return home
Preparatory depression - Answer -people feel sadness over future losses
They know that death will end their relationships and that they will never see future
generations
Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) - Answer -No extraordinary means are to be taken to keep a
patient alive
May be the difference between dying immediately or living additional days, months, or
even years, kept alive only by the most extreme, invasive, and even painful medical
procedures
Extreme measures from routine ones
People making the decision for the patient must consider the needs of the patient, his or
her prior medical history, and the factors such as age and even religion - Answer -
Issues with Do Not Resuscitate (DNR)
Living Will - Answer -Legal documents designating what medical treatments people
want or don't want if they cannot express their wishes
Health care proxy - Answer -act as their representative for health care decisions
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