 | Chapter Objectives
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- To list the personal and social costs of life-threatening illness.
- To design a personal strategy for health care (both physical and psychological) should one be faced with a life-threatening illness.
- To describe and assess patterns of coping with life-threatening illness.
- To identify and assess treatment strategies for individuals with life-threatening illness.
- To assess the benefits and risks of alternative therapies.
- To summarize the essential strategies for pain management.
- To distinguish among the various dying trajectories.
- To explain the factors influencing the social role of the dying patient and to create an ideal model.
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