PSYC 328 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Terminal Illness, Sue Rodriguez, Cardiovascular Disease
17 Nov 2016
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Chapter 12 psychological issues in advancing and terminal illness. Adolescents + children die in car crashes often related to risky driving, drugs, alcohol, or a combination of factors. Death in middle and old age is most commonly due to the cumulative effects of bad health habits, such as smoking, poor eating, lack of exercise, and accompanying obesity. 100 years ago, people died primarily from infectious diseases (e. g. tuberculosis, in uenza, pneumonia: now much less widespread substantial advances in public health and preventive medical technologies. On average, people in canada: 81 years, longer than the average for most developed. Death in infancy or childhood: infant mortality rate: number of infant deaths per thousand infants. Still high in canada relative to some western european nations. Signi cant disparity in the rates of infant deaths across different socio-economic status groups and locations. Higher among first nations infants, but the gap has been shrinking dramatically.
