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- cpr
- cardiopulmonary resuscitation-the act of using mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and chest compressions to try to restore one's breathing
- niche
- a chamber in a columbarium in which an urn is placed
- cremation
- the reduction of a human body by means of heat or direct flame
- cryonics
- a method of subjecting a corpse to extremely low temperatures through the use of dry ice and liquid nitrogen
- medicaid
- a federal and state program that uses general revenues to fund health care for the poor
- entombment
- opening and closing of a crypt including placing and sealing of a casket within
- appropriate death
- a person dying as he or she wished to die. the death is generally consistent which past personality patterns
- gerontophobia
- the fear of growing old
- pyre
- a combustible pile (usually of wood) for burning a corpse at a funeral rite
- brain death
- the brain is totally and irreversibly dead. this is sometimes referred to as the Harvard definition of death
- euphemism
- a word or phrase that is considered less distasteful than other words or phrases
- role
- specified behavior expectations for persons occupying specific social positions
- norm
- a plan of action or expected behavior pattern thought to be appropriate for a particular situation
- exhume
- to remove a corpse from its place of burial
- thanatology
- the study of death-related behavior including actions and emotions concerned with dying, death, and bereavement
- good death
- an appropriate death at a particular time and place
- passive euthanasia
- the withholding of treatment, which, in essence hastens death and allows the individual to die "naturally"
- elegy
- a song or poem expressing sorrow, especially for one who is dead
- vault or grave liner
- a concrete or metal container into which a casket or urn is placed for ground burial. its function is to prevent the ground from settling
- manifest function
- objective consequences that contribute to adjustment and were so intended. they are the official explanation of a given action
- sex ratio
- the number of males per 100 females
- mortality rate
- the number of deaths per 1,000 population
- living will
- a document stating that one does not want medical intervention if the technology or treatment that keeps one alive cannot offer a reasonable quality of life or hope of recovery
- normalization of dying
- maintaining roles, relationships, and identity, though dying
- rituals
- a set of culturally prescribed actions or behaviors
- disposition
- final placement or disposal of a dead person
- radiation therapy
- treatment using x-rays to destroy cancerous tissue
- embalming
- a process that temporarily preserves a deceased person by means of displacing body fluids with preserving chemicals
- anomie
- a condition characterized by the relative absense or confusion of values within a group or society
- bier
- a framework upon which the corpse and/or casket is placed for viewing and/or carrying
- significant other
- a person to whom special significance is given in the process of reaching decisions
- intubation
- a medical procedure whereby the patient is fed through a tube placed in the stomach
- cremains
- that which is left after cremation
- cadaver
- a dead body
- obituary
- notice of a death, usually with a brief biography
- anticipatory grief
- experiencing grief before a death actually occurs; griefwork aimed at loosening attachment to the dying, making loss less painful when it occurs
- sanctity of life
- the perspective that all natural life has intrinsic meaning and should be appreciated as a divine gift
- euthanasia
- literally, a "good death"
- scapegoat
- a person, group, or object upon whom blame is placed for the mistakes of others
- senescence
- erik erikson's last stage of the life cycle. the task is to achieve integrity, a conviction that one's life has meaning and purpose and that having lived has made a difference
- columbarium
- a building or wall for above-ground accommodation of cremated remains
- self-deliverance
- a rational and voluntary act of taking one's life; an alternative to the terms suicide and mercy killing
- chronic disease
- a noncommunicable self limiting disease from which the individual rarely recovers, even though the symptoms of the disease can often be alleviated.
- ritual
- the symbolic affirmation of values by means of culturally standardized utterances and actions
- master status
- the status (position) most important in establishing an individuals social identity
- active euthanasia
- a direct action that causes death in accordance with the stated or implied wishes of the terminally ill patient
- death anxiety
- a learned emotional response to death-related phenomena characterized by extreme apprehension; used synonymously with death fear
- dyad
- two units regarded as a pair (a husband and a wife)
- dying trajectory
- perception about the course that dying will take
- obituary
- notice of a death, usually with a brief biography
- sexton
- a church custodian charged with the upkeep of the church and parish buildings and grounds
- dnr
- an order required by some hospitals for heroic care or other resuscitative measures to be withheld
- cognitive development
- development of processes of knowing, including imagining, perceiving, reasoning, and problem solving
- eufunction
- consequences of behavior that are positive. for example, a euphunction of attending a funeral is that it shows concern and care for the survivors
- triage
- a system of assigning priorities of medical treatment
- medicare
- a federal program of health insurance for person 65 years of age and older
- cohort
- persons of a similar age group
- mummification
- the process of wrapping the body with cloth before its final disposition
- quality of life
- the perspective that when life no longer has quality, death is preferable to living a life devoid of meaning
- dysfunction
- an event that lessens the adjustment of a social system. dysfunctional features of a society imply strain or stress or tension. a dysfunction of modern medicine might be that it prolongs life, contributing to an overcrowded population, and also contributes to a frail and disabling existence for many in their old age
- crematory
- an establishment in which cremation takes place
- cancer
- refers to a group of diseases that are characterized by an uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells
- hospice
- a specialized health-care program that serves patients with life-threatening illnesses, such as cancer, during the last days of their lives
- morbidity
- the rate of occurence of a disease
- urn
- a container for cremated remains
- mores
- ways of society that are felt to be for the good of society. these are must behaviors that have stronger sanctions that a folkway but that are not as severe as laws
- metastases
- the spread and invasion of cancer cells to other organs or tissues
- religion
- system of beliefs and practices related to the sacred, the supernatural, and/or a set of values to which the individual is very committed
- doa
- a classification given to a patient upon arrival at the emergency room if the physician delares the patient dead
- aids
- acronym for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
- adolescence
- stage of life commonly defined as the onset of puberty when sexual maturity or the ability to reproduce is attained
- memento mori
- any reminder of death
- mausoleum
- a building or wall for above-ground accommodation of a casket
- societal disengagement
- a process whereby society withdraws from or no longer seeks the individual's efforts
- symbol
- anything to which socially created meaning is given
- faith healing
- uses the power of suggestion, prayer, and faith in God to promote healing
- latent function
- are consequences that contribute to adjustment but were not intended. for example a --------------- of attending a funeral is that it becomes a family reunion
- emt
- emergency medical technicians
- folk healing
- primarily uses "folk remedies" passed down orally from generation to generation and common ingredients found with a particular group of people to treat illness
- sick role
- a set of characteristic behaviors that a sick person adopts in accordance with the normative demands of the situation
- life expectancy
- the number of years that the average newborn in a particular population can expect to live
- hiv
- acronym for human immunodeficiency virus
- chemotherapy
- threatment of cancer with certain chemicals that attack and destroy certain types of cancer cells
- epitaph
- an inscription, often on a gravestone, in memory of a deceased person