PSY 3010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: The World Factbook, Legal Death, Infant Mortality
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Although the question seems straightforward, defining the point at which life ceases and death occurs is surprisingly complex. Legal death: death across the life span: causes and reactions, despite its economic wealth, the united states has a relatively high infant mortality rate. In 48 other countries infants died less often in the first year of birth than in the united states (world fact book, 2012) Sudden infant death: death across the life span: causes and reactions. Adolescence: view of death are often unrealistic. Terminal illness: denial, depression, death across the life span: causes and reactions. Young adulthood: prime time of life, death seems unthinkable, creates feelings of anger and impatience. Concerns: desire to develop intimate relationships and express sexuality, death across the life span: causes and reactions. Causes: heart attack or stroke, death across the life span: causes and reactions. Face an increasing number of deaths in their environment.
