Final Exam Chapter 19 | HDF 100 - Lifespan Development, Quizzes of Developmental Psychology

Download Final Exam Chapter 19 | HDF 100 - Lifespan Development and more Quizzes Developmental Psychology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 what is thanatology? DEFINITION 1 The scientific study of death and the practices associated with it, including the study of the needs of the terminally ill and their families TERM 2 what is palliative care and what is its goal? DEFINITION 2 hospice characteristic: palliative care; control pain and symptoms to enable the patient to live as fully and comfortably as possible rather than curing them. TERM 3 what is the function of the hospice? DEFINITION 3 provides a homelike atmosphere to help terminally ill patients approach death with a maximum of dignity and a minimum of pain and discomfort. TERM 4 how might the medical profession deprive someone of a good death? DEFINITION 4 euthanasia = good death not purposly takign a person's life through gentle means to relieve pain or suffering. TERM 5 what is the difference b/w active and passive euthanasia? DEFINITION 5 Passive: withholding or withdrawl of life-sustaining treatment to hasten death Active: the administration of lethal drugs or other means of producing a painless death with the person's informed consent.