Nistha Bade Shrestha
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PSY 349 Exam 2 Study Guide
Dia de los Muertos
● Spirituality → relation to sacred
● No one to mourn dead?
○ WOC, trans people, two-spirit people → targets of gender-based violence.
○ #Niunamenos → “No es una mas es una menos”
● Necropolitics - power functions in contemporary societies → death rather than life
● Life expectancy of trans woman in Latin America → 30 years
● Paola Sanchez Romero
Organ Donation
● Poor knowledge: Religious support for organ donation, concept of Brain Death, sep. of
medical responsibility for donor and recipient, erroneous beliefs about requirements
● Cognitive v. non-cognitive factors
○ Non-cognitive: Ick factor, Jinx factor, Bodily Integrity, Medical mistrust
● Not registered: experimental group → increased intention to donate
Carr and Sharp
● Afterlife
○ Bleak/uncertain views → more distress
■ Intrusive thoughts
■ 6&18 mo: Depressive, anger, intrusive thoughts
○ Spousal death = depressing
■ Defense: social support, economic resources, personality, religion
○ Interpretation
● Loss and sadness b/cof severed attachment Anger @ spouse for
“leaving,” @God for not allowing future reunion
Dr. Stephen Weinland
● Evaluations
○ Forensic eval
○ Cognitive screening for dementia
○ Fitnessgram pacer
○ Intelligence, personality
○ Neuropsychological
● Most common = kidney
○ Kidney: clean blood, make urine
● UNOS (United Network For Organ Sharing)
● People:
○ Transplant Hepatologist, Cardiologist, Nephrologist
○ Transplant surgeon
○ Social worker
○ Dietician
○ Transplant coordinator, nurse
○ Financial counselor
○ Psychologist
● Clinical Psychological Eval
○ Psychopathy
○ Substance Abuse
○ Compliance and adherence issues
○ Transplant knowledge
○ Social support
● No discrimination based on psychopathology
○ Unless:
■ Irrational beliefs, substance abuse
○ Expectations: follow health regimen, have knowledge of transplant procedure
In-class
● According to Dr. W, the presence of psychopathology
○ Never an absolute contradiction…
● Gerstorf investigated whether well-being in OA is better…
○ Terminal decline model
■ Plateau → sudden drop
○ Age-based
■ Downwards curve
5 Wishes
End of Life
● Latinos less likely AD → communication issues