Phil 380-001 End Of Life Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

Other details pertaining to Persistent Vegetative State (PVS) {Ans: ¡Usually the result of permanent neocortical impairment and is considered irreversible. ¡PVS patients may exhibit many lower-brain stem functions, but have no higher brain functions. ¡All capacity for consciousness, self-awareness, memory, personality, communication and sentience are irreversibly lost.}Quality of life argument {Ans: lAn infant's quality of life can be so low that infanticide is justified.}Preemptive suicide {Ans: }What is the Caring Personal Physician Model {Ans: ¢Dr. Timothy Quill ¢"Death with Dignity: A Case of Individualized Decision Making" March 7, 1991 issue of NEJM ¢Diane, diagnosed with leukemia and chose not to be treated. ¢This example is the one often promoted as the type of physician-assisted suicide which should be legalized. ¢The personal physician, who knows the patient and the patients illness is involved. He provides the method for the suicide but leaves the ultimate decision in the patients hands.}Durable Power of Attorney {Ans: a person, designated in advance by the patient, to act as a proxy decision-maker at the time that the patient is no longer able to make decisions concerning his own welfare.}What is narrow definition of Euthanasia {Ans: The intentional ending of a