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CH 17 Sigelman &Ridr
Life-Span Human Development, 9th edition: Death & Dying
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| total brain death | An irreversible loss of functioning in the entire brain, both the higher centers of the cerebral cortex that are involved in thought and the lower centers of the brain that control basic life processes such as breathing. |
| euthanasia | Literally, “good death”; specifically, hastening, either actively or passively, the death of someone suffering from an incurable illness or injury. |
| assisted suicide | Making available to individuals who wish to commit suicide the means by which they may do so, such as when a physician provides a terminally ill patient who wants to die with enough medication to overdose. |
| living will | A document, also called an advance directive, in which people state in advance that they do not wish to have extraordinary medical procedures applied if they are hopelessly ill. |
| denial | A defense mechanism in which anxiety-provoking thoughts are kept out of, or isolated from, conscious awareness. |
| bereavement | A state of loss that provides the occasion for grief and mourning. |
| grief | The emotional response to loss. Contrast with mourning. |
| mourning | Culturally prescribed ways of displaying reactions to a loss. Contrast with grief. |
| anticipatory grief | Grieving before death for what is happening and for what lies ahead. |
| Parkes/Bowlby attachment model of bereavement | Model of grieving describing four predominant reactions to loss of an attachment figure: numbness, yearning, disorganization and despair, and reorganization. |
| dual-process model of bereavement | A theory of coping with bereavement in which the bereaved oscillate between loss-oriented coping in which they deal with their emotions, restoration-oriented coping in which they try to manage practical tasks and reorganize their lives, and periods of respite from coping. |
| loss-oriented coping | In the dual-process model of bereavement, coping focused on dealing with one’s emotions and reconciling oneself to the loss. Contrast with restoration-oriented coping. |
| restoration-oriented coping | In the dual-process model of bereavement, coping focused on managing daily living, rethinking one’s life, and mastering new roles and challenges. Contrast with loss-oriented coping. |
| complicated grief | An emotional response to a death that is unusually prolonged or intense and that impairs functioning; pathological grief. |
| disenfranchised grief | Grief that is not fully recognized or appreciated by other people and therefore may not receive much sympathy and support, as in the loss of a gay partner. |
| grief work perspective | The view commonly held, but now challenged, that to cope adaptively with death bereaved people must confront their loss, experience painful emotions, work through these emotions, and move toward a detachment from the deceased. |
| continuing bond | Maintenance of attachment to a loved one after the person’s death through reminiscence, use of the person’s possessions, consultation with the deceased, and the like. |
| posttraumatic growth | Positive psychological change resulting from highly challenging experiences such as being diagnosed with a life-threatening illness or losing a loved one. |
| hospice | A program that supports dying persons and their families through a philosophy of caring rather than curing, either in a facility or at home. |
| palliative care | Care aimed not at curing but at meeting the physical, psychological, and spiritual needs of dying patients. |
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