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Growth & Development

  Epilogue:
- Death & Dying
- Key Questions -

Growth & Development


1. Discuss the steps that the patient, family, & health care professionals can take to plan for a swift, pain free, & dignified death.

2. Describe recent changes in the mourning process & suggest how to help someone recover from bereavement.

3. Identify Kubler-Ross's stages of dying, & update them in the light of current research.

4. Discuss the value of having a "living will".

5. What is the difference between passive & active euthanasia?

6. Are current mourning patterns in our society helpful in resolving grief?

7. How is contemporary death different from death a century ago?

8. In general how do dying people feel about family members?


Epilogue: Death & Dying
Robert C. Gates