RELIGIOUS STUDIES: ELDERLY & DEATH 5.0 / 5 based on 5 ratings ? Religious StudiesMoralityGCSEAQA Created by: Chloe HanslowCreated on: 12-04-13 21:19 Ageism Prejudice and discrimination against the elderly 1 of 15 Bereaved People who have suffered the loss of a loved one 2 of 15 Care home A place to live for the elderly who are ill and need specialist medical treatment 3 of 15 Death The end of life (usually determined by when the brain stops functioning) 4 of 15 Euthanasia Assisted suicide - which is painless and is done to ease suffering 5 of 15 Hippocratic oath A pledge doctors use to swear before practising as a doctor that they would only use their position to save a human life 6 of 15 Hospice A place where people go to die with dignity 7 of 15 Palliative care Treatment for the terminally ill which relieves pain without treating the cause of the illness 8 of 15 Residential home A large building with individual rooms for the elderly. Meals and a communal room for socialising are provided 9 of 15 Sheltered housing A complex of small flats adapted for the elderly with a warden in case of emergency 10 of 15 Voluntary euthanasia A terminally ill person asks a doctor or friend to help them die peacefully and with dignity. 11 of 15 Non-voluntary euthanasia When a terminally ill person is too ill to ask but it is believed to be in their best interests to die 12 of 15 Involuntary euthanasia When a person is killed without consultation or consent 13 of 15 Active euthanasia The active acceleration of a 'good' death by the use of drugs ect. 14 of 15 Passive euthanasia The ending of life by the deliberate withholding of drugs or other life-sustaining treatment 15 of 15
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