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| 1408672158 | brain death | a neurological definition of death in which all electrical activity of brain ceases | 0 | |
| 1408672160 | euthanasia | the painless ending of the lives of persons suffering from incurable diseases or severe disabilities | 1 | |
| 1408672162 | passive euthanasia | the withholding of available treatments, such as life-sustaining devices, and allowing the person to die | 2 | |
| 1408672164 | active euthanasia | death induced deliberately, as by injecting a lethal dose of a drug | 3 | |
| 1408672166 | hospice | a program committed to making the end of life as free from pain, anxiety, and depression as possible. | 4 | |
| 1408672167 | palliative care | a type of care emphasized in hospices which involves reducing pain and suffering, and helping individuals die with dignity | 5 | |
| 1408672169 | denial and isolation | Kübler-Ross's first stage of dying in which the dying person denies that he/she is really going to die | 6 | |
| 1408672171 | anger | Kübler-Ross's second stage of dying in which the dying person's denial gives way to rage, resentment, and envy | 7 | |
| 1408672173 | bargaining | Kübler-Ross's third stage of dying in which the dying person develops the hope that death can be postponed | 8 | |
| 1408672176 | depression | Kübler-Ross's fourth stage of dying, in which the dying person comes to accept the certainty of her or his death. A period of depression or preparatory grief may appear | 9 | |
| 1408672177 | acceptance | Kübler-Ross's fifth stage of dying in which the dying person develops a sense of peace, an acceptance of his/her fate, and in many cases, a desire to be left alone | 10 | |
| 1408672179 | grief the emotional numbness | The emotional numbness, disbelief, separation anxiety, despair, sadness, and loneliness that accompanies the loss of a loved one | 11 | |
| 1408672181 | prolonged grief | grief that involves enduring despair and is still unresolved over an extended period of time | 12 |
