Clinical Death
A person's body systems shut down; usually occurs first; results when heart and lungs stop functioning; can be reversed with CPR
Brain Death
When oxygen is cut off from all the brain cells; it is a medical diagnosis; consideration of organ donation occurs at this stag
biological of cellular death
all organs cease to function; irreversible
legal death
pronounced by doctor
Psychological death
unresponsive to things around them
theological death
when the soul leaves the physical body, as some religions believe
Denial
refusing to accept that one is dying: stage 1 of excepting death
Anger
angrily asking, "why me?": stage 2 of excepting death
bargaining
looking for ways to prolong life: stage 3 of excepting death
depression
feeling deep sadness for loss of life and other losses: stage 4 of excepting death
acceptance
accepting the realty of death and making peace with the world: stage 5 of accepting death (the final stage)
grief
feelings, caused by the death of a loved one
hospice
a place where terminally ill people stay
a. shock
b. anger
c. yearning
d. depression
e. acceptance
the five stages of the grief process
coping strategies
ways of dealing with the loss of people feel when someone close dies
a. remember what was good about that person
b. don't run away from your feelings
c. share your feelings with the other people
d. join a support group
4 ways of dealing with the death of a loved one
a. let the person set the speed of recovery
b. let the person decide how yo can be the most helpful
c. respect the person's right to feel sad
3 ways of helping another person cope with loss
rigor mortis
muscles change and become stiff, which lasts about 36 hours
a. donation of body parts to medical science
b. cremation
c. traditional funeral and burial
d. special arrangements
4 of the most used forms of disposition of the deceased in the USA
a. to facilitate the expression of grief and the acceptance of death
b. to honor deceased
two purposes of an American funera
thanatology
the science of studying death