PSYC 3570 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Cerebral Cortex, Tetraodontidae, Cross Bones
24 Oct 2014
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Mortality & the universe are both constructed in the human mind; even stars live & die". Programmed cell death: death is not fate", it is in every cell. Part of the larger process that generates new cells & maintains organ function (not forever) From this perspective, we die yearly, daily, & by the hour although we are feeling alive. Ideas about the nature & meaning of death. Life & death regarded differently by different people/cultures; or the same person"s view may differ situationally. People may take different courses of action at decisive moments based on how they think about death. Dead man walking condition: feeling deadened (could be a way of giving self another chance) Gunther von hagens developed a tissue preservation technique called plastination. Objective: respect for human body in life & death. Mary shelley"s frankenstein = excitement & fear (attitudes about death became more complex): maybe death isn"t necessarily permanent & irreversible.
