PSYC 3570 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Social Support, Impermanence, Sedation
6 Feb 2015
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Compare the medical and other types of perspectives through which dying and. 3) the dying person are conceived, including the role communication plays in this process. Describe the sequence through which a person moves from health to illness. 4) to pre-terminal and terminal phases of life, noting significant variations in this sequence and their implications for quality of life and interpersonal support. Paraphrase the differing interpretations of the point of origin of the dying. 5) process and the implications of these differences. Explain how type of illness, personality, social support network, age, gender, 6) and other factors influence the experience of persons who are dying. Contrast a popular stage model approach to the dying process with other. Reflect on personal expectations and fears about dying by writing a likely. Dying is primped through various linguistic maneuvers, e. g expiration date , buying the farm . The passage from life has become increasingly under the surveillance of the medical bureaucratic complex.
