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Santrock Life-Span Development: A Topical Approach
Life-Span Development: A Topical Approach
John W. Santrock
Endings
Death and Grieving

Chapter Outline

  1. DEFINING DEATH AND LIFE/DEATH ISSUES
    1. Issues in Determining When Death Occurs
    2. Decisions Regarding Life, Death, and Health Care
      1. Natural Death Act and Advanced Directive
      2. Euthanasia
      3. Needed: Better Care for the Dying
  2. DEATH AND SOCIOHISTORICAL, CULTURAL CONTEXTS
    1. Changing Historical Circumstances
    2. Death in Different Cultures
  3. A DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVE ON DEATH
    1. Causes of Death and Expectations About Death
    2. Attitudes Toward Death at Different Points in the Life Span
      1. Childhood
      2. Adolescence
      3. Adulthood
  4. FACING ONE'S OWN DEATH
    1. Kübler-Ross' Stages of Dying
    2. Perceived Control and Denial
    3. The Contexts in Which People Die
  5. COPING WITH THE DEATH OF SOMEONE ELSE
    1. Communicating with a Dying Person
    2. Grieving
      1. Dimensions of Grieving
      2. Cultural Diversity in Healthy Grieving
    3. Making Sense of the World
    4. Losing a Life Partner
    5. Forms of Mourning and the Funeral








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