Question

question 13

what happens when the dying person begins to accept death and to withdraw from others and regress?

social death
avoidant coping
physiological death
psychological death

Explanation:

Define the types of death in developmental psychology

In the study of death, dying, and bereavement, researchers distinguish between different aspects or phases of the dying process:

• Social death occurs when others begin to withdraw from the terminally ill person, treating them as if they are already deceased or no longer part of the social world.
• Psychological death occurs when the dying person themselves begins to accept their impending death, withdraws from relationships, and regresses into their own internal world.
• Physiological death occurs when the physical body's vital organs cease to function.

Analyze the question prompt

The question asks: "What happens when the dying person begins to accept death and to withdraw from others and regress?"

• The action is initiated by the dying person (accepting, withdrawing, and regressing).
• This matches the definition of Psychological death, where the individual mentally prepares for death by disengaging from the outside world.

Evaluate the given options

• Social death: Incorrect, as this is characterized by others withdrawing from the patient.
• Avoidant coping: Incorrect, as this is a coping mechanism to avoid facing a stressor, whereas the prompt describes acceptance.
• Physiological death: Incorrect, as this refers to biological, physical cessation of life.
• Psychological death: Correct, as it describes the psychological withdrawal and acceptance of death by the individual.

Answer:

• Social death
• Avoidant coping
• Physiological death
• Psychological death (Correct answer)