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| someone who studies death, dying and bereavement |
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| the study of death, dying & bereavement |
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| teachable moments - death of a celebrity, family pet, natural disaster |
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| What is the most common way people learn to deal with death (everyday circumstances) |
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| Palliative care training, courses like PSYC 3331, conferences, are all examples |
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| What is Formal Death training? |
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| Talking about death in our society is extremely ________ |
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Cognitive - Factual knowledge, Information, Statistics
Affective - deals with emotions, attitudes
Behavioural - How people behave and respond to death
Evaluation - basic VALUES that govern people's lives and attitudes |
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| Name and describe the four dimensions of death. |
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1) Personal enrichment - in order to cope better in the future, and to feel enriched (coming to terms with death)
2) Plans for the future - people need to know what decision they will need to make and what resources/options are available to them and their family
3)Participation in Society - decision about end of life issues have to be made at a large (governmental and political) basis
4) Provide Professional and Vocational Training - need the info to work effectively in a given field
5) Communication - easier to talk about subjects when you are educated
6)Understanding the continued effects of bereavement - understanding the feelings, reactions to death that occur throughout their lifespan (development) |
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| What are the six goals of death education? Describe each one. |
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- Adam and Eve
- Book of Genesis
- Garden of Eden: no pain, no sickness, no death
- Eve ate the forbidden fruit
- Death was the punishment |
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| Highlight the key points of death in early religious literature. |
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| The four major categories of death. |
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| What did Sir James Fraser come up with? |
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1) The two messengers - God sent two animals to message human kind; one of eternal life, and the other of death. The death messenger was faster.
2) The waxing and waning of the moon - Moon comes and goes. Humans were thought to be able to do this same, but have now lost that ability.
3)The serpent and his cast skin - animals which shed their skin appear to be immortal. God sent a meeenger to Earth telling the snakes to shed their sin and die, and humans live forever. The messenger mixed up the messages.
4) The banana tree - people ask God for something other than what they've been given. God tells them that their punish is to die once they've produced their own fruit (like the banana tree) |
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| What are the four main categories of death? |
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| Mythical king feared death. Was 2/3 God, 1/3 Man. Friend Inkeedo went off and conquered, killing many people. Gods killed Inkeedo in punishment, Gilgamesh tried to win immortality but failed each time |
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| What was the story of Gilgamesh |
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| Pyramids, stored all items for the afterlife, mummification. |
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| Describe how the Ancient Egyptians approached/prepared for death. |
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| Death was a passage to the afterlife, but the afterlife was not pleasant. People would go to Hates - an overwhelmingly dull place - no punishment, no benefits |
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| Describe how the Ancient Greeks approached/thought about death. |
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Regarded death as a transition to a shadowy underworld where life went on in limited fashion.
Death was a transition to Sheol, then they decided to believe in resurrection, finally changed to judgement of God for either eternal punishment or reward. |
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| Describe how the Ancient Israelites (Christianity) thought about death? |
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| 5 different attitudes towards death - or 5 historical stages |
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| What did Philippe Aries come up with? |
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1) Tame Death - we will all die, natural uncontrollable event, death is common, public and is merely sleep.
2) Death of the self - I will die my own death, individuals experience anxiety, hour of death becomes most important, leads to reward or punishment, simple grave markers appear, Art of Dying well is written (popular)
3)Remote and imminent death - mourning customs become more strictly defined, death becomes associated with sexulaity and violence, death = beautiful, natural, frightening, untame. Belief in the after life, Tapopobia (buried alive)
4) Death of the Other - focus is on the relationship broken by death, death reunites deceased love ones, seances, success if important in society, death is a failure.
5) Invisible death, death denied
Death is medicalized and is banished from the home. Failure of medical science. Offensive, should occur in private. |
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| What are Philippe Aries' different attitudes towards death? |
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| Death in Canada is _______. Instead of many people dealing with death, only a select few specialize (physicians, mortitians) |
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| The formal or informal structure that every society employs to mediate between death and its members (or help people cope with death) |
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1) People - we are all potential participants at anytime.
2) Places - Specific location that have a death related character - graveyard, morgue, funeral home etc.
3) Times - occasions which are associated with refelcting upon or remembering the dead - remembrance day, memorials etc.
4. Objects - linked to death, very diverse - electric chair, tombstone, hearse
5. Symbols - actions: black armband, funeral music, skull and cross bones |
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| Name and describe the elements of a death system (there are 5!) |
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1) To give warning and predications
2) To prevent death
3) To care for the dying
4) To dispose of the dead
5) To work toward social consolidation after death
6) To help make sense of death
7) To bring about socially sanctioned killing |
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| What are the functions of a death system? (7) |
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1) Industrialization
2) Public Health Initiatives
3) The rise of modern medicine
4) Life expectancy and the nature of contemporary families
5) Geographic mobility
6) Lifestyle |
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| What six factors influence our contemporary attitude of invisible death? (6) |
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| Concerns or worries related in some way to death. |
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1) Language
2) Humour
3) Family
4) Peers
5) Religion
6) Culture
7) News/Media
8) Entertainment media (TV, Movies, Video Games)
9) Music
10) Literature
11) Visual Arts |
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| What factors affect our attitudes toward death? |
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| The longest number of years that any member of a species has been known to live |
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| The number of deaths among members of a given population group divided by those in the group. Deaths / 1000 or /1000 000 |
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| What is a mortality rate? |
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1900: communicable or infectious diseases
Today: Degenerative or chronic diseases typically result from long-term wearing out of body |
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| How did we die in 1900 vs. today? |
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1) Cancer
2) Heart Disease |
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| What are the top two causes of death in Canada? |
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| For every completed suicide, it is estimated that there are __ to __ attempts. |
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| What is the second leading cause of death among Canadian youth? |
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| What is the most commonly used method of suicide? |
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1. Psychological Disorder
2. Personality Factors
3. Cognitive Factors
4. Environmental stress
5. Alcohol or drug abuse
6. Physical illness
7. Behavioural Indicators |
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| What causes a person to commit suicide? (7) |
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1) Egoistic suicide - occurs when people do not feel connected with the rest of society
2) Altruistic suicide - occurs when people commit suicide for the benefit of others (suicide bombers)
3) Anomic suicide - occurs in people who once felt connected with the rest of society but now feel estranged.
4) Fatalistic suicide - occurs in highly regulated controlled and restrictive societies; individuals feel oppressed by society's strict rules and regulations. |
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| Emile Durkheim classified suicide into 4 types. Name and describe them. |
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1) Press - refers to events to which the individual reacts
2) Psychache - unendurable psychological pain, frustrated psychological needs
3) Perturbation - the state of being upset or agitated |
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| Describe the cubic model of suicide. |
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| Serotonin levels decrease with people who have depression, impulsive disorders. |
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| Describe the biological explainations of suicide |
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| Suicide as an escape, cry for help, suicide for reunion, suicide as revenge, suicide as the penalty for failure, suicide by mistake, chronic suicide, cluster suicide. |
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| What are the 8 categories of suicide? |
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1) Discussing death / suicide.
2) Withdrawing from family and friends
3) Changing behavior, attitudes, appearance, or thinking, whether sudden or gradual
4) Giving away personal possessions.
5) Uncharacteristically reckless
6) Disinterest in normal activities
7)Sudden changes in eating or sleeping
8) Showing a sudden elevation in mood
9) obtaining access to lethal means of self-harm
10) Experiencing a recent loss or serious disappointment |
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| What are the ten warning signs of suicide? |
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| Gays and lesbians, victims of bullying, First Nations People |
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| What 'groups' of people are at risk for suicide? |
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1) Be aware of the warning signs
2) Ask direct questions
3) Use positive accepting statements
4) Make sure the individuals are not left alone
5) Suggest reasons to continue liing
6) Encourage Counselling
7) Call 911
8) Pay attention to your owm feelings afterwards |
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| What can you do to help prevent a suicide? |
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| Acute crisis phase, chronic living-dying phase, terminal phase |
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| What is the living dying-interval? |
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| What percentage of deaths occur in a government facility like an old age home or a hospital? |
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| Group terrorism, state-supported terrorism, individual terrorism |
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| What are the three types of terrorism? |
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| Revenge, renown (public glory), reaction |
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| What are the three Rs of terrorism? |
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