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| Experiencing grief before a death actually occurs; griefwork aimed at loosening attachment to the dying, making loss less painful when it occurs. |
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| A person dying as he or she wished to die. The death is generally consistent with past personality patterns. |
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| What each interacting person knows of the patient's defined status and his or her recognition of the others' awareness of a personal definition. |
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| A dead body. Human cadavers are used in medical schools for the purpose of dissection to learn the parts of the body. |
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| Perception about the course that dying will take. |
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| An "appropiate" death at a particular time and place. |
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| The status (position) most important in establishing an individual's social identity. |
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| A plan of action or expected behavior pattern thought to be appropiate for a particular situation. |
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| A medical doctor practicing in the field of medicine related to children with tumors (often malignant). |
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| Specified behavior expectations for persons occupying specific social positions. |
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| A person, group, or object upon whom blame is placed for the mistakes of others. |
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| A set of characteristic behaviors that a sick person adopts in accordance with the normative demands of the situation. |
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| The process by which an individual is "molded" by the group into which he or she is seeking acceptance. The person learns from the group how to continue successfully in the situation. |
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| A process whereby society withdraws from or no longer seeks the individual's efforts, as distinguished from social disengagement in which the individual withdraws from society. |
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