| A) | The withholding of available treatments, such as life-sustaining devices, and allowing the person to die.
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| B) | 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.
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| C) | The emotional numbness, disbelief, despair, sadness, and loneliness that accompanies the loss of a loved one.
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| D) | A program committed to making the end of life as free from pain, anxiety, and depression as possible. The goals of hospice contrast with those of a hospital, which are to cure disease and prolong life.
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| E) | Kübler-Ross's second stage of dying in which the dying person's denial gives way to rage, resentment, and envy.
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| F) | 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.
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| G) | A neurological definition of death; all electrical activity of brain has ceased.
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| H) | The painless ending of the lives of persons suffering from incurable diseases or severe disabilities.
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| I) | Kübler-Ross's first stage of dying in which the dying person denies that he/she is really going to die.
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| J) | Kübler-Ross's third stage of dying in which the dying person develops the hope that death can be postponed.
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| K) | Death induced deliberately, as by injecting a lethal dose of a drug.
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| L) | A model of coping with bereavement that emphasizes oscillation between two dimensions: loss-oriented stressors and restoration-oriented stressors.
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| M) | Emphasized in hospice care, involves reducing pain and suffering, and helping individuals to die with dignity.
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