Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Religious attitudes to the elderly and death
- idea that life is special or sacred
- measure of fulfilment; how good life is
- Senior citizen
person over a certain age (in the UK it is 65)
- Ageism: prejudice against someone because of their
age, leading to discrimination
- Retirement
ending working life
- Care Home for the elderly
- home where elderly people go to
live, and where they can be
looked after
- Hospice
a place for the dying, where they can have dignity whilst they die
- Hospital
a place where people are treated for illness and accident
- Life-support Machine
- machine which keeps a person alive when their own organs are unable to do so
- Death
end of life; when there is no longer any brain stem activity, and organs cease to function on their own
- Euthanasia
- mercy killing; helping someone to die to ease suffering,
out of compassion and with their agreement
- Active Euthanasia: mercy killing (euthanasia)
where the patient is killed before the illness
kills them
- Passive Euthanasia
- mercy killing; euthanasia whereby medicines/treatment are removed so that the
person will die more quickly from their illness
- Life after death
religious beliefs about what happens when we die