PSYC 208 Study Guide - Winter 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Major Depressive Disorder, Ross Geller, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
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Aging, illness and death are treasures for those who understand them. If they were people, i"d bow to their feet every day. (dhammadharo) Including the physiological and forensic aspects of death, to the social and psychological. The 4 domains of human experience (kubler-ross): spiritual, physical, intellectual, emotional. A biopsychosocial approach: health (disease and illness) is best understood from a combination of biological, psychological and social views. The irreversible loss of circulation and respiration or brain function. Senescence: refers to wearing out of organs as a result of aging, lack of oxygen to the brain. Cancer and heart disease are the leading cause of death in canada: cancer, heart disease, stroke, respiratory, accidents, diabetes, alzheimer"s, pneumonia, suicide, liver disease. The process is variable dependent of the course and length of the illness. Sudden death can also occur by stroke, accident or suicide. A lawyer in toronto, becoming famous for how he died.
