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 peoples 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 ones 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
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