PSYCH218 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Psych, Brainstem, Appeasement
7 Feb 2018
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Hlth 218 psych of death and dying (intro class) Life feeds off life: think of this pre-scientifically, for an animal to sustain itself, it must take in nourishment from something living or recently dead, sacrifice appeasement for gods (folklore, vampires parasites) Death presupposes life: differentiates dead from non-living. If something is dead, that means it was once alive: squirrel problem. Is it always a dead squirrel or will it reach a point where it is no longer a dead squirrel: when it looses its squirrelness its not a dead squirrel - it becomes non-living matter. Some people try to fight putrification ancient egypt. Taking corneas: are (cid:455)ou so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e"s sa(cid:272)red propert(cid:455), psychological: different experiences for different people. How do we die (cid:862)t(cid:455)pes(cid:863) of death (medicolegal classifications: natural causes, diseases, age , accidental, violence (murder, suicide. Unnatural: more likely to involve a human element, seem like it causes a greater concern (label)
