GRN 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Insomnia, Advance Healthcare Directive
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Social death occurs when the attending medical staff no longer see the dying patient as a unique person with specific psychological needs, relationships and spiritual dimensions. There are 3 distinct phases in the bereavement process: period of shock lasts for several days, intense grief may have intense physiological effects (loss of appetite, insomnia, loss of weight, recovery and resuming social interaction. When an individual grieves as they watch a spouse or a parent lose any sense of self-awareness because of alzheimer"s disease, or some other disease causing a lengthy dying process. For some, death produces a feeling of relief (closure) The hospice movement is an international trend in the care of the dying. Dr. cicely saunders played a key role in spreading the hospice program from london to the u. s. The goal was to maximize the quality of life for the dying patient and to make the best use of time remaining with relatives, friends and acquaintances.
