| A | B |
|---|
| LEGAL DOCUMENTS | an advance medical directive, living wills & durable power of attorney are |
| AGONAL PHASE | the gasps & spasms of dying |
| CLINICAL DEATH | the cessation of heart, lung & brain function |
| HOSPICE | a specialized place for coordinating care for the dying |
| PALLIATIVE | medical care devoted to pain relief |
| VEGETATIVE STATE | when the cerebral cortex ceases activity |
| SUICIDE | a possible complication of depression |
| WIDOWHOOD | the condition of someone who has lost a spouse through death |
| MOURNING | culturally prescribed expression of grief |
| KUBLER- ROSS | developed a stage theory of dying |
| BEREAVEMENT | the emotional reaction to losing someone dear |
| EUTHANASIA | hastening death in order to avoid suffering |
| AGEISM | prejudice against, and stereotypes about old people |
| FREE RADICALS | reactive chemicals associated with physiological aging |
| MENOPAUSE | the end of a woman's fertility |
| NEUGARTEN | theory of the social clock and functional aging |
| TELOMERES | bindings on the DNA strands |
