Chapter Fifteen - South ia College：第十五章-佐治亚州南部大学.ppt

? 2007 McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved. Definitions Of Death Definitions Of Death Clinical determinants of death Clinical determinants of death ?? Lack of heartbeat and breathing Lack of heartbeat and breathing ?? Lack of central nervous system Lack of central nervous system function function ?? The presence of rigor mortis The presence of rigor mortis A person is not legally dead until a death A person is not legally dead until a death certificate has been signed by a physician, certificate has been signed by a physician, coroner, health dept. coroner, health dept. ? 2007 McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved. Psychological Stages Of Psychological Stages Of Death Death ?? Denial Denial ?? Anger Anger ?? Bargaining Bargaining ?? Depression Depression ?? Acceptance Acceptance ? 2007 McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved. Advance Health Care Advance Health Care Directives Directives ?? Living will Living will ?? Durable power of attorney for Durable power of attorney for healthcare healthcare ? 2007 McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved. Coping with Specific Causes Coping with Specific Causes of Death of Death ?? Coping with terminal illness Coping with terminal illness ?? Coping with an accidental death, Coping with an accidental death, natural disaster and terrorism natural disaster and terrorism ?? Coping with death by suicide Coping with death by suicide ?? Coping with death by murder Coping with death by murder ? 2007 McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved. Definitions Definitions ?? Euthanasia Euthanasia 1. 1. Indirect or passive euthanasia Indirect or passive euthanasia 2. 2. Direct or active euthanasia Direct or active euthanasia ?? Physician- Assisted Suicide Physician- Assisted Suicide ?? Death with Dignity Act Death with Dignity Act ? 2007 McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved. Near- Death Experiences Near- Death Experiences ?? A sense of well-being and peac