Dying & SpiritualityChapter 19

What is Death?

Leading Causes of Death

Types of Death

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•Clinical Death•Brain Death•Biological Death•Social Death

Grief

Role of Grief

Stages of Grief

Kubler-Ross

SuicideWarning Signs of Suicide

Talking about suicide.Looking for ways to die (internet searches for how to commit suicide).Statements about hopelessness, helplessness, or worthlessness.Preoccupation with death.Suddenly happier, calmer.Loss of interest in things one cares about.Visiting or calling people one cares about.Making arrangements; setting one's affairs in order.Giving things away, such as prized possessions.Ideation (thinking, talking or wishing about suicide)Substance use or abuse (increased use or change in substance)Purposelessness (no sense of purpose or belonging)AngerTrapped (feeling like there is no way out)Hopelessness (there is nothing to live for, no hope or optimism)Withdrawal (from family, friends, work, school, activities, hobbies)Anxiety (restlessness, irritability, agitation)Recklessness (high risk-taking behavior)Mood disturbance (dramatic changes in mood)

Successful Dying

Dr. Jack Kevorkian

Religion

Frankl’s Theory of Spirituality

① Somatic Dimension

② Psychological Dimension

③ Noetic Dimension

Victor Frankl

We are

3D!

Jung’s Theory of Spirituality

Carl Jung

Anima/Animus

Wilson’s Theory of Spirituality

How to Create a Religion in 3 Simple Steps

①Objectification②Commitment③Mythification

Edward O. Wilson

Fowler’s Theory of Spirituality

Six Stages of Faith Development

① Intuitive-Projective② Mythical-Literal③ Poetic-Conventional④ Individuating-Reflective⑤ Paradoxical-Consolidation⑥ Universalizing James Fowler