Dying and Death

AolaniCoreySpencerHannah

Introduction• Thanatology is the study of dying and death.• When a person dies, there are legal, medical,

psychological, and social aspects that need attention.

• Biological death becomes entangled with social customs▫Cultural attitudes toward death▫Care of the dying▫The place of death▫The efforts to quicken or slow down the dying

process.

Five Stages of Grief

1. Denial- denying the fact that you are dying. • People’s most common reaction to

learning that they have terminal illness is shock and numbness

2. Anger- people feel anger because of their shortened life span and lost chances

3. Bargaining-people change their attitude and attempt to bargain with fate.

Five Stages of Grief

4. Depression-dying people are aware of the losses they are incurring.• They are depressed about the loss that is

to come.5. Acceptance- finally patients accept

death.• Experience a sense of calm• They seem to become detached

intentionally to make death easier.

Hospices•A facility designed to care for the special

needs of dying.•Usually a special place where terminal ill

people go to die•Designed to be less like a hospital and

more like a home•Another from of hospice service is

becoming part of the mainstream of the health care system of the United States▫Features care for the elderly at home by

visiting nurses, aides, physical therapists, chaplains, and social workers.