PSYC 3490 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Do Not Resuscitate, Terror Management Theory, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
15 Dec 2013
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Dictionary definition: the transition between being alive and being dead, dying is the process of making this transition. People around the world view death differently, the experiences of our culture may not be generalizable to others. Death can be a truly cross-cultural experience and can be viewed in many ways socioculturally, death can be viewed as: An image or object: tombstone, sympathy card. A state of being: time of waiting, being with god. As fear and anxiety: will dying be painful? , i worry about my family. An analogy: dead as a door nail, dead-end street. A thief of meaning: i feel cheated, i have much left to do. A reward and punishment: live long and prosper, the wicked will go to hell. Clinical death: lack of heart beat and respiration, has been used for centuries as the criteria for death.
