| Today, through the application of
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| | death itself"(p.15). Many people as well
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| science, we have a technology of great
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| | as their families want to know how the
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| benefits and comprehensive implications.
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| | person will die because of their fear
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| We can map the surfaces of neighboring
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| | that death will be horrible and painful.
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| planets, split the atom and the DNA
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| | A major concern for persons is where they
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| molecule, and more on it recent
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| | want to be when they die. Some prefer to
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| advancements in modern medical
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| | be at home surrounded by family and
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| technologies have increased the hope and
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| | friends. Others prefer to be alone in
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| life-span expectancies of people.
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| | order to not burden their loved ones.
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| However, inherently each of us is still a
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| | The person also experience hope along
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| purely weak creature with a desire for
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| | with fears. This may include a hope for
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| meaning. We may have challenged the
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| | another birthday; to see a child graduate
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| powers of God with our science, but we
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| | or marry etc. It is a fact that with out
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| remain individually constrained by our
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| | hope life has a very little meaning. The
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| innate emotional needs, frightening
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| | dying also have some needs at that time,
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| dependencies and terrifying
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| | for instance a need to wind up the
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| vulnerabilities. The human fate is so
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| | unfinished business, a need to mend a
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| fragile, as we daily see accidents,
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| | broken relationship, a need to transfer
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| illnesses and deaths. Nothing is precious
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| | the property and wealth through own will.
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| to us than our lives but each and every
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| | These needs are all part of getting one's
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| one of us has to leave this world. What
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| | house in order. At that time the person
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| happens when one is about to leave the
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| | needs to have a strong and meaningful
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| world? According to the psychologist Erik
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| | support.
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| Erickson (1959), every individual passes
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| | Along with the psychosocial issues, of
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| through eight stages of psychosocial
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| | importance is sexuality and affectional
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| development. He classifies the final
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| | consideration. In our cultural situation
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| stage as "Integrity vs. Despair". At
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| | it may look awful to address the
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| this stage, the individual is engaged in
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| | sexuality of a dying, but sexuality has
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| life review and preparation for the
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| | its own importance during terminal phase.
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| end-of-life. This writing is focuses
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| | The person may need more love and
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| on the feelings of dying, in terms of
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| | affection at that time than a healthy
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| experience of loss, psychosocial issues,
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| | one. What is sexuality? Of course it is
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| and sexual and affection considerations.
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| | more than the act of intercourse or
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| Taking in consideration the experience of
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| | physiological characteristics that
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| loss, faced by the dying, death is the
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| | represent gender. Our sexuality is
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| ultimate loss and through the dying
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| | essential to our beings; it is a basic
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| process we gradually suffer physical,
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| | need and an aspect of humanness that can
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| social and psychological depletion.
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| | not be separated from the rest of life.
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| Physical losses begin with the
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| | Sexual adjustment and fulfillment are
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| deterioration of health. Illness weakens
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| | enhanced by a close, loving relationship
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| the body over a period of time. The
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| | with another person: In our culture
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| gradual loss of body image can cause
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| | usually a husband/wife. Close and loving
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| great suffering. People spend lifetimes
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| | relationships with their implications
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| integrating their perception of their own
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| | create feelings of fulfillment and
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| physical appearance with their perception
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| | meaning in life. Therefore dying process
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| of how others view them. People who are
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| | has an impact on the dying person as well
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| taking medications during their terminal
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| | as their relationship. In fact, those who
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| phase often have facial swelling
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| | are dying should also be treated as
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| puffiness, weight loss or gain, hair
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| | sexual beings.
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| loss, and other physical changes. These
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| | In summary, the dying experiences a
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| changes may bring a little more painful
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| | series of losses during the period of
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| awareness of how much the person has
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| | their final illness. Changes in body
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| changed in appearance. The dying face
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| | image, roles, relationships and sexuality
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| loss in another area, their
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| | all creates emotional concerns for the
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| relationships; friends and family who not
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| | dying person and those who are closed to
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| know how to deal with the person will
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| | them. They also have fears. The fear of
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| often find it convenient to stay away.
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| | abandonment and the fear of pain are
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| And those who shows their concerns
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| | almost universal. We need to understand
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| initially, will stop calling or visiting
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| | feelings about loss and fear. We also
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| one by one. Whatever the reasons, their
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| | need to understand our own feelings in
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| abandonment hurt deeply. Along with this
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| | order to be more comfortable with death.
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| the most painful loss might be the lost
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| | The care of the dying person should
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| of personal future. According to Feifel
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| | include opportunities for that individual
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| and Branscomb(1993), "Humans are unique
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| | to develop and maintain a sense of worth
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| in being able to grasp the concept of a
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| | and integrity as well as a sense of
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| future"(p.81). No future means no
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| | control, completion, resolve, and
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| relationship, no role, no possessions, no
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| | closure. This includes multi-dimensional
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| being. The thought itself is overwhelming
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| | holistic care, including physical,
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| and frightening. What will my children
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| | psychosocial, and spiritual care.
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| and spouse do with out me? Who will take
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| | References
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| over my place? What will happen to my
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| | Bosch, L. et.al, (2005).The role of the
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| things? Someone who is going to die will
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| | nephrology social worker in end-of-life
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| have all these questions in their mind.
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| | issues. Retrieved on April 02,
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| . In addition to these losses face
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| | 2006 from http//
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| by a dying, there are a variety of
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| | Feifel, H., and Branscomb, A. (1993).
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| psychosocial issues that they experience.
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| | Who's afraid of death? Journal of
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| Since people have no first-hand
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| | abnormal psychology. 81:282.
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| experience with death, the dying process
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| | Gray, R. (1981). Some physiological
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| itself is often feared. According to Gray
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| | needs: In dealing with death and dying.
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| (1981), "Most people have a greater dread
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| | (p.15) Horsham.
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| of the process of dying than they do of
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