Health Psychology: Theory, Research and Practice
Sixth Edition
Learning Objectives
By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:
- Review recent research on the psychological aspects of end-of-life care, dying and death
- Consider the concepts of a 'good death' and the 'quality of death and dying' and examine how these constructs can be quantified
- Review the growing literature on palliative and end-of-life care
- Review recent trends towards legalisation of physician-assisted care and physician-assisted suicide and the use of suffering as a criterion
- Discuss brain death and organ donation