PSY333H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Coronary Artery Disease, Prolonged Grief Disorder, Coronary Circulation
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Final exam next class: 2 hrs, non-cumulative, worth 25, shorter than the last test due to less content. Changes in self-concept: difficulties w biological & social fn"ing, changes in appearance (due to illness or treatment) Ex. loss of hair, eyebrows, skin discoloration from cancer. Act as constant reminder of the illness: mental regression or decrease cognitive fn"ing. Hard for family members to adapt to these. Social interaction issues changes: withdrawal caused by grief, depression, fear of depressing others and becoming an emotional burden. Don"t go out as much isolation depression. Although k-r admits that these stages can occur in different orders, most people regard her stages as the way to die and this is misleading. People don"t necessarily go thru stages; may go back and forth. Does not fully acknowledge the importance of anxiety: not everyone copes the same way. Dying is a complex & individual process, subject to no rules.
