tailieunhanh - Lecture Life-span development (13th edition): Chapter 20 - Santrock

Chapter 20 - Death, dying and grieving. In this final chapter of the lecture, we will explore many aspects of death and dying. Among the questions that we will ask are: What characterizes the death system and its cultural and historical contexts? How can death be defi ned? What are some links between development and death? How do people face their own death? How do individuals cope with the death of someone they love? | Chapter 20: Death, Dying, and Grieving ©2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved The Death System and Its Cultural Variations Components comprising the death system: People Places or contexts Times Objects Symbols The Death System and Its Cultural Variations Cultural variations in the death system Ancient Greeks – to live a full life and die with glory Most societies have a ritual that deals with death In most societies, death is not viewed as the end of existence as the spiritual body is believed to live on Changing Historical Circumstances: The age group in which death most often occurs, most often among older adults Life expectancy has increased from 47 years for a person born in 1900 to 78 years for someone born today Location of death; 80% of deaths in the . today occur in institutions or hospitals Issues in Determining Death Brain Death: a person is brain dead when all electrical activity of the brain has ceased for a specified period of time A . | Chapter 20: Death, Dying, and Grieving ©2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved The Death System and Its Cultural Variations Components comprising the death system: People Places or contexts Times Objects Symbols The Death System and Its Cultural Variations Cultural variations in the death system Ancient Greeks – to live a full life and die with glory Most societies have a ritual that deals with death In most societies, death is not viewed as the end of existence as the spiritual body is believed to live on Changing Historical Circumstances: The age group in which death most often occurs, most often among older adults Life expectancy has increased from 47 years for a person born in 1900 to 78 years for someone born today Location of death; 80% of deaths in the . today occur in institutions or hospitals Issues in Determining Death Brain Death: a person is brain dead when all electrical activity of the brain has ceased for a specified period of time A flat EEG Includes both the higher cortical functions and the lower brain-stem functions Decisions Regarding Life, Death, and Health Care Natural Death Act and Advance Directive Living Will is designed to be filled in while the individual can still think clearly Advance directive: states that life-sustaining procedures shall not be used to prolong their lives when death is imminent Decisions Regarding Life, Death, and Health Care Euthanasia: the act of painlessly ending the lives of individuals who are suffering from an incurable disease or severe disability Passive euthanasia: treatment is withheld Active euthanasia: death deliberately induced Recent cases: Terri Schiavo and Jack Kevorkian Decisions Regarding Life, Death, and Health Care Needed: Better Care for Dying Individuals Death in America is often lonely, prolonged, and painful A “good death” involves physical comfort, support from loved ones, acceptance, and appropriate medical care Decisions Regarding Life, Death,