PART ONE
Pease watch the video below about the Terri Schiavo case (no right or wrong answers to this question)
Terri Schiavo Documentary: The Case’s Enduring Legacy | Retro Report | The New York Times – YouTube
What are your general thoughts and reactions to the case?
How does this case relate to the issue of end-of-life choices?
In your opinion, who should have control of how someone dies if the person is unable to make this decision? (There are no right or wrong answers).
PART TWO:
Your textbook outlines Models of Grief and Mourning page 458-463.
What are the Five “Stages� of Grief and provide an example for each stage?
Hypothetically, if you were in these roles below, how would you apply your knowledge of Grief and Mourning to help families as a:
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- Policymaker?
- Therapist working directly with older adults?
- Supportive family member to an older adult?
PART THREE:
Pages 454-455 discuss Euthanasia and modern issues of death and dying.
What is physician-assisted death and provide an example?
In your opinion, how does one “die well.� Discuss your conditions of “dying well.�
Ask the same question to another person and write their response.