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15.5 A Good Death

Access Google and type The Good Death into the search box, you will come up with a number of sites devoted to thinking about what constitutes a "good" death. When he was 90 years old, Edwin S. Shneidman, a pioneer in thanatology, published his criteria for the good death. Read his paper titled "Criteria for a Good Death". Review Shneidman’s criteria and respond to the following:

1
What elements of the good death as posited by Shneidman do you think are feasible for the end of your life?
2
Which aspects of Shneidman's Good Death seem unlikely in situations where economics and social status are absent?
3
List the three most important elements you would definitely wish to have in your dying.
4
What would you add to this list, respond with description of your additions.
5
What would you delete from Shneidman's list? Please explain why you find these items unnecessary.





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