Coping+with+Death+and+Grief

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Definition:
Death- The action or fact of dying or being killed; the end of the life of a person or organism. Grief- Deep mental anguish, as that arising from bereavement. Clinical Death- A few minutes after death the heart stops pumping, breathing stops, and no presence of brain activity, but resuscitation is still possible. Brain Dead- The person no longer has reflexes or any response to vigourous external stimuli. The person may still be able to breathe and survive for a short time. #|Hospice Care- Alternative care for Terminal patients. Treats #|symptoms instead of disease. (Quality of life for the last couple of months.)

Examples:
An example of being brain dead would be people who are either coma dosed or have Alzheimer's.

Analogies:
Death should be taught to children the same way as Santa Claus. This analogy shows the importance of masking death from young children until the parent is ready to tell the children the truth.

Mnemonics:
Elizabeth Kubler Ross's Grief process
 * 1) **Denial**: This isn't happening; this is nothing. I'll just pretend it isn't there and it'll go away.
 * 2) **Anger**: This isn't right! I DON'T DESERVE THIS!
 * 3) **Bargaining**: God, if you're up there, I promise to do everything I can to make this world better for the rest of my life.
 * 4) **Depression**: (//Ultra-depressed crying//).
 * 5) **Acceptance**: Well, everybody dies someday. I guess the only way to be able to live while I'm here is to accept it


 * D**rink **A**lcohol **B**efore **D**oing **A**nal. (A little perverse but easy to remember).

Treatments:
There are no cures for dealing with death and grief. However there are treatments you could go to, to find help. Local therapy offices, or psychologists have sessions just based on grief and death. Even if you do not think it is for you, it always helps to talk to someone.

In the News:
media type="youtube" key="g9mr7sh0aBY" height="315" width="560"__#|Hospice Care__ media type="youtube" key="9wfw9YSbRGo" height="315" width="560"Description of Ross's grieving process. @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmuWKSRqvKI in Depth Look On __#|Asthma__