ABSC 519 Death and Dying Final - High Yield Review

Vocabulary flashcards for ABSC 519 Death and Dying Final - High Yield Review.

Palliative Care

Symptom relief at any stage; can be with curative treatment.

Hospice Care

End-of-life care when curative treatment stops (6 months or less prognosis).

Barriers to Palliative and Hospice Care (Hawley, 2017)

Lack of referrals, cultural barriers, misconceptions, financial issues.

Living Will

Outlines preferred medical treatments.

Durable Power of Attorney

Designates a person to make decisions.

Symptoms of Compassion Fatigue

Emotional exhaustion, reduced empathy, burnout.

Figley (2001)

Empathic exposure leads to fatigue.

Coetzee & Laschinger (2017)

Adds organizational stress factors to compassion fatigue.

Detached Concern

Healthy emotional distance.

Mindfulness

Reduces compassion fatigue.

Cultural Humility

Life-long learning, respect, not assuming superiority (Weiner et al., 2013).

Piaget: 0-2 years old

No concept of death.

Piaget: 2-7 years old

Magical thinking about death.

Piaget: 7-11 years old

Begins understanding permanence of death.

Piaget: 12+ years old

Abstract thinking about death.

Speece & Brent (1992)

Universality, irreversibility, nonfunctionality, causality.

Nagy (1948, 1959)

Younger children think death is reversible.

Suicide Ideation

Thoughts of suicide.

Suicide Intent

Having a plan for suicide.

Suicide Attempt

Action to end life.

Severe Suicide Attempt

Requires medical attention after a suicide attempt.

NSSI

Self-harm without intent to die.

Risk Factors for Suicide

White males, elderly, isolated individuals.

Age-adjusted rates

Control for population size when analyzing rates.

Joiner's Model of Suicide

Thwarted belongingness + perceived burdensomeness + acquired capability.

Fahey et al. (2018)

Media exposure increases suicide risk (Werther effect).

Suicide Prevention Strategies

Crisis lines, CBT, gatekeeper training, restricting lethal means.

State Role in Legal Aspects of Death

Statutes (laws) vs. Regulations (enforce laws).

Active Euthanasia

Direct act to end life (illegal in US).

Passive Euthanasia

Withholding treatment.

Indirect Euthanasia

Pain relief that may hasten death.

Assisted Suicide

Patient self-administers life-ending meds (legal in Oregon).

Oregon's Death with Dignity Act

Legalizes physician-assisted suicide under strict rules.