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AGE, DEATH AND DYING
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Source: Chapter 14 Health, the Basics by Rebecca Donatelle

Instructions: Read the Chapter 14 of the TextBook and answer the following:

1. Define aging, and list the characteristics of successful aging.

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2. Explain how the growing population of older adults will affect society, including
considerations of economics, health care, living arrangements, and ethical and moral
issues.
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3. Discuss unique health challenges faced by older adults, and describe strategies for
successful and healthy aging that can begin during young adulthood.
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4.  Discuss death and the stages of the grieving process.

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5.  Explain the ethical concerns that arise from the concepts of the right to die and rational
suicide. State your stand on that particular issue and defend.
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