Saturday, November 29, 2008

Health Psychology - Dying

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This post serves as a general revision for the blogger and does not contain full informations of the required chapter and ideally should not be taken in any references.

Kubier-Ross 5 Stages of Dying

  1. Denial
  2. Anger
  3. Bragaining
  4. Depression
  5. Acceptence

5 Goals of Medical Staff to the Dying

  1. Informed Constent - patient should know the condition and treatment involvement
  2. Safe Conduct - Physican and other staff act as useful guides for patients through this new and frightening stage of life
  3. Significant Survival - Physican and other medical staff should help staff the patient's remaining time as well as possible
  4. Anticipating Grief - Patient of family should aid in working the anticipated sense of loss and depression
  5. Timely and Appropraite Deaths - Patient should be allowed to die when he or she wants as possible, dying with dignity.

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