FRHD 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Terror Management Theory, Thanatology, Euthanasia
22 Dec 2016
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Thanatology: the study of death and dying, especially of the social and emotional aspects. Hospice: an institutional or program in which terminally ill patients receive care to reduce suffering; family and friends of the dying are helped as well. Palliative care: care designed not to that an illness but to proved physical and emotional comfort to the patient and support and guidance to his or her family. Double effect: a situation in which an act (such as administering opiates) has both positive effect (relieving a terminally ill person s pain) and a negative effect (hastening death by suppressing respiration) Passive euthanasia: a situation in which a seriously ill person is allowed to die naturally through the cessation of medical intervention. Dnr( do not resuscitate) order: a written order form a physician that no attempt should be made to revive a patient if he or she suffers from cardiac arrest.
