Main TextS to use for this Assignment TEXTS Leming, M.R. & Dickinson, G.E. (

Main TextS to use for this Assignment TEXTS
Leming, M.R. & Dickinson, G.E. (2021). Understanding Dying, Death Bereavement. (9th ed.). Belmont, CA Wadsworth/Cengage
Learning. 9780357045084
Activity Description: Discussion
Questions I
Your total assignment should be 6 pages plus a
title and reference page
Please Cite the MAIN TEXTS above
in each response along with one ore more additional reference within the last 5
years. You should be able to access the text by any means neccessary on your own.
All assignments MUST be
typed, double-spaced, in APA style, and written at graduate level English. Use
and reference the text reading assignments thoroughly in an integrative
discussion. All discussions must take into account any relevant legal
and ethical considerations, as well as issues of culture and diversity mentioned
by the text authors. You are encouraged to use additional current research to
support the text material, but not to replace the text.
In your own understanding please respond to the follow
questions, providing original examples to illustrate your understanding of the
course material. You must integrate the information presented in the
text and cite your work according to APA format.
Your response to each question
should be approx 1 ½ pages per question
Total assignment should be approx 6 pages plus a title
and reference page
1. Compare
and contrast the relative advantages and disadvantages of dying from acute and
chronic diseases. What effects do each of these causes have on the abilities of
families to cope with the death of a family member?
2. In
making decisions about death meaning, how does the treatment of the dying
patient affect that patient’s understanding of death and his or her role in the
dying process? What factors have contributed to the American avoidance of death
and dying?
3. Explain
why open communication is important in relating to children about the concepts
of dying and death. What are some of the factors, other than age, that
influence death conceptualizations? Why are these factors important in
understanding the ways people conceptualize death?
4. What
are the similarities and differences in Jewish, Christian, Islamic, Hindu, and
Buddhist beliefs about death? What is the meaning of the near-death or
“life-after-life” experience for understanding what may come after life for
both religious and nonreligious people. Activity Outcomes Develop effective approaches for individuals
and families coping with dying and death. Consider multicultural
customs and rituals of death and dying.