Chapter Outline

I. Death Across the Life Span
     A. Death in Infancy and Childhood
     B. Death in Young Adulthood
     C. Death in Middle Age
     D. Death in Old Age
II. Psychological Issues in Advancing Illness
     A. Continued Treatment and Advancing Illness
     B. Psychological and Social Issues Related to Dying
     C. The Issue of Nontraditional Treatment
III. Are There Stages in Adjustment to Dying?
     A. Kübler-Ross's Five-Stage Theory
     B. Evaluation of Kübler-Ross's Theory
IV. Psychological Management of the Terminally Ill
     A. Medical Staff and the Terminally Ill Patient
     B. Individual Counseling with the Terminally Ill
     C. Family Therapy with the Terminally Ill
     D. The Management of Terminal Illness in Children
V. Alternatives to Hospital Care for the Terminally Ill
     A. Hospice Care
     B. Home Care
VI. Problems of Survivors
     A. The Adult Survivor
     B. The Child Survivor
     C. Death Education

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