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Death and Dying BY: NIK AND BROOKE

Death and Hope • Thanatology is the study of death and dying, a topic that has always led to strong emotions. • Fewer people have witnessed the dying process than in the past. • In ancient times, death was considered a connection between the living, the dead, and the spirit world. • Various cultures around the world approach death in different ways with their rituals and beliefs.

Death in the Past 100 Years • Death occurs later • Dying takes longer • Death often occurs in hospitals • The main causes of death have changed • And after death….

Understanding Death • Death in childhood • Death in adolescence • Terror management theory • Death in adulthood • Death in late adulthood

Good Death • At the end of a long life • Peaceful • Quick • In familiar surroundings • With family and friends • present • Without pain, confusion, • or discomfort

Hospice An institution or program in which terminally ill patients receive palliative care to reduce suffering; family and friends of the dying are helped as well.

Affirmation of Life • Grief is overwhelming sorrow. It may be irrational and complicated, absent or disenfranchised. • Mourning rituals channel human grief, helping people move to affirm life.

Euthanasia Should euthanasia be legal worldwide? Why or why not?

Test Question What is good health?