Chapter 10: Death, Dying, & Bereavement

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PSY 180 Psychology of Aging

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Chapter 10: Table of Contents

Chapter Learning Objectives

Understand the processes and characteristics of death
Examine what is a good death
Identify the different types of death
Identify the various means of assisted death and euthanasia
Examine the cultural differences in understanding death and grieving
Evaluate the available techniques for dealing with grief and bereavement

Chapter Key Points

A dying process that allows an individual to make choices about treatment, to say goodbyes and to take care of final arrangements is what many people hope for.
Death can take on a variety of forms.
Grief and bereavement require a variety of techniques that can assist in dealing with death.
Grief can look different, depending who is doing the grieving, be they family, friends or caretakers.

(Learning Objectives, Key Points, and Basic Terms content by Professor Stacey Cooper is licensed under CC BY 4.0.)