EXAM 1 for GERO 337

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goats. pigs and lemurs. how are you

Created Oct 20, 2011
by jenn_yanks

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1	1900	century where people died of sicknesses and disease
2	2000	century where people die of heart disease, cancer, chronic low respiratory disease,...
3	40%	___% of deaths in 1900 were of children 5 and younger
4	Life Span	a fixed biological constant; the maximum number of years a person can live (120 yrs)
5	2.4	There are __ million deaths a year, while there are 4.1 million births
6	20	The influenza pandemic of 1918 killed ____ million.
7	Life Expectancy	the average number of years of life remaining at any specified age
8	78.2 years	The average life expectancy in USA
9	Andorra	At one time ____ (#2 now) had the highest life expectancy in the world.
10	30	In 1900 __% of infants died before one year.
11	The Lingering Trajectory	patient's life is fading slowly and gradually; may have experienced social death: removal from...
12	The Expected Quick Trajectory	emergency/life threatening situation
13	Metonym	description of something that defines an event- shorthand way to describe it: 9/11, VA Tech,...
14	half mast	on ship
15	half staff	on ground
16	Purpose of Etiquette	to provide structure/guidance to a culture on acceptable behaviors
17	Loss of a Child	the immense grief in the reflection of our desire to protect and our inability to do so
18	Loss of Past	"when I lost my parents, I ________"
19	Loss of Present	"when I lost my spouse, I lost my ____"
20	Loss of Future	"when I lost my child, I _________."
21	Slippery Slope Argument	argument against euthenasia and assisted suicide that says that once a decision is made to...
22	Psychache	unbearable psychological pain
23	Psychological Autopsy	retracing the "psychological steps" of teh eprson whose death is questionable
24	Physician Assisted Suicide	a form of assisted suicide in which it is a physician who intentionally provides the assistance...
25	Oregon, Washington,and Montana	The states physician assisted suicide is legal in
26	Direct/Overt Self Destructive Behavior	premature death in a short period of time
27	Indirect/Covert Self Destructive Behavior	death over extended period of time (meds, alcohol, refusal to eat/drink)
28	middle age white males	Person most likely to commit suicide
29	ages 45-54	Age group with highest suicide rate
30	NASH	every death certificate classifies the manner of death in four basic categories (natural, accidental,...
31	Lithuania	country with the highest suicide rate/year
32	Patient Self-Determination Act	effective 1991; individuals who are admitted to a health care facility must be informed of...
33	Durable Power of Attorney	form of advance directives where an individual can authorize another to make decisions and...
34	POLST	Physician's Orders of Life-Sustaining Treatment:instruct emergency personnel what to do while...
35	Autopsy	early 1900s: done as medical performances
36	Biopsy	removal and examination of sample tissue from a living body for diagnostic purposes
37	Active Euthanasia	taking direct action to end suffering by ending the life and a suffering person
38	Passive Euthanasia	allowing someone to die by either not doing (withholding) or omitting (withdrawing) some action...
39	Voluntary Euthanasia	euthanasia performed at the request of the person who dies
40	Involuntary Euthanasia	when the person who died made an expression to the contrary
41	Non-voluntary Euthanasia	euthanasia performed when the wishes of the person who dies are unknown
42	DNR	do not resuscitate order: order to not undergo CPR if patient stops breathing
43	low; high	Death anxiety is _____est in the young, and ____est for adults
44	Death With Dignity Act	effective 1997; specifying conditions where patient can request physician assisted suicide;...
45	DO GREAT!	YOU'LL ...