PSYC 3570 Chapter 4: Chapter 4.docx

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3570
• Professor: Erin Allard

Document Summary

Individuals affected with alzheimer"s or other forms of dementia might not seem present at their death. respond but still be aware of the situation: the person often dies alone while family might visit, if after visiting hours at the hospital, it is not the, a study done by valentine (2007) found that few terminally ill patients in the study were offered last hospital"s first priority. words, but some took charge of their own dying and leave talking and recovered their own characteristic selfhood, in some cases becoming more than themselves, to assume an enhanced aliveness, presence, and relatedness to loved ones , death can be looked at as an experience that takes many forms, depending on the nature/management of illness, social support, and the person themselves, how and when we die is influenced by societal practices, as well as physical disorders.