GRT 2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Emaciation, Insomnia
20 Aug 2016
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GRT 2100
December 2nd 2015
Death & Dying
lecture continued
-physician-assisted suicide: physicians provide patients with a lethal dose of emaciation for
self administration
-euthanasia: physician takes action to cause patient’s death by administering a lethal injection
-make the decision in advance while they’re still competent and capable; must ask over a
number of occasions in case one changes one’s mind
-must be over the age of 18
-limited to certain scenarios: progressive terminal illnesses, person will die
-avoids inevitable suffering that of occurs at the end of illness (extreme pain, losing bodily
functions)
-controlled act (only certain types of doctors)
-dyathanasia or voluntary passive euthanasia: life prolonging treatments are withheld or
withdrawn, allowing the person to die
-anticipatory greed: experienced by someone who is bselvign a loved one die slowly form an
illness or unexpected injury
-some people remove or isolate themselves
-grief: feelings and behaviours associated with the loss of a person
-universal phenomena
-intensity and duration of grief varies
-grief from violent death is more intense and acute than anticipatory grief
-bereavement: prices during which people cope with the loss of a person who has died
-emotional reactions associated with bereavement and grief: numbness, loneliness,
sadness, guilt, shock, anxiety, depression, anger, agitation, etc
-behaviour associated with bereavement and grief: crying, insomnia, restlessness, social
withdrawal, limited activity
-responses to bereavement and grief: critical of self, shortness of breath, nausea, pain,
altered eating and sleeping patterns, increased heart rate, exhaustion, headaches, aches,
etc
-common grief: initial depression that diminishes over time
-resilient grief: grief shows little or no distress following the loss
-chronic grief: high levels of both depression nd grief within 6 months after the loss, and does
not subside
-chronic depression: bereaved suffers from high levels of depression prior to and after the
loss
-too intense, too long
-evaluation by a professional is recommended
-warning signs of intense grief: worthlessness, severe guilt, thoughts of suicide or self harm
-widowhood effect: there is a clear causal effect between the death of a spouse and a
noticeable spike in the mortality rate of the surviving partner
-shock of losing someone that has been with you for so long can mimic other symptoms
(heart attack, etc, referred to as the broken heart syndrome caused by sudden physical or
emotional stress after the death of a partner)
-having adult children or grandchildren to support you is a preventive factor against this
effect
-more common that males die after their female spouse
-widows are a vulnerable group
-increased mortality risk of the surviving partner continues for the next 10 years
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Document Summary
Physician-assisted suicide: physicians provide patients with a lethal dose of emaciation for. Euthanasia: physician takes action to cause patient"s death by administering a lethal injection. Make the decision in advance while they"re still competent and capable; must ask over a number of occasions in case one changes one"s mind. Must be over the age of 18. Limited to certain scenarios: progressive terminal illnesses, person will die. Avoids inevitable suffering that of occurs at the end of illness (extreme pain, losing bodily functions) Controlled act (only certain types of doctors) Dyathanasia or voluntary passive euthanasia: life prolonging treatments are withheld or withdrawn, allowing the person to die. Anticipatory greed: experienced by someone who is bselvign a loved one die slowly form an illness or unexpected injury. Grief: feelings and behaviours associated with the loss of a person. Grief from violent death is more intense and acute than anticipatory grief.
