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Human Growth/DevCh15
chapter 15 terms from "lifespan development" textbook
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acknowledgement of the objective fact that one has experienced a death | bereavement |
| a diagnosis of death based on the cessation of all signs of brain activity, as measured by electrical brain waves | brain death |
| the practice of assisting people who are terminally ill to die more quickly | euthanasia |
| the absence of a heartbeat and breathing | functional death |
| the emotional response to one's loss. | grief |
| an alternative to hospitalization in which dying people stay in their homes and receive treatment from their families and visiting medical staff. | home care |
| care provided for the dying in institutions devoted to those who are terminally ill | hospice care |
| legal documents designating what medical treatments people want or do not want if they cannot express their wishes | living wills |
| a disorder in which seemingly healthy infants die in their sleep. | sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)- |
| people who study death and dying | thanatologists |