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Below are the key terms featured in this chapter. The textbook's full glossary is also available for online searching.
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| Acceptance | Stage of dying in which dying people come to accept the certainty of death |
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| Active euthanasia | Death induced deliberately, as by injecting a lethal dose of a drug |
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| Anger | Stage of dying in which dying people’s denial gives way to anger, rage, resentment, and envy |
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| Bargaining | Stage of dying in which dying people develop the hope that death can be postponed |
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| Brain death | Neurological definition of death; all electrical activity of brain has ceased for a period of time |
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| Denial and isolation | Stage of dying in which dying people deny that they are really going to die |
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| Depression | Stage of dying that includes both accepting the certainty of one’s death and experiencing preparatory grief |
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| Euthanasia | Painlessly ending the lives of persons suffering from incurable diseases or severe disabilities |
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| Grief | Emotional numbness, disbelief, despair, sadness, and loneliness accompanying loss of a loved one |
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| Palliative care | A humanized program committed to making the end of life as free as possible from pain, anxiety, and depression |
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| Passive euthanasia | The withholding of available treatments, allowing the person to die |