Death Doula (finals set 3)| Questions and Answers with complete solution| A Grade

Death Doula (finals set 3)| Questions
and Answers with complete solution|
A Grade
Goal of Death Doula Ottawa - -- To bring death and dying back
into our homes and community

-Why is it so important to reclaim death and dying in our
community - -- Our culture
o Death phobic society: Anxiety, fear, terror
o Death not a natural part of life
o Want to die at home but most won't
o Brings fear and terror to thinking about dying
- Other cultures
o Healthy relationship to death and dying
- Death Doulas are working to improve our culture; reclaim it as
a normal part of life; see being with a dying person as peaceful

-History of Death and Community Care --> Dying in Institutions -
-- 1930 - 30% died in hospitals
- 1950 - 50% died in hospitals
- 1994 - 77% died in hospitals
- Today - 65% die in hospitals
- Peaked in 1994
- Increased due to globalization, industrialization and
socialization - they have changed the dying process dramatically

-The Role of a Death Doula - -- To coach a dying person and the
family through the entire experience
- Helping them plan for the last days of life
- Supporting them emotionally, spiritually, and physically
through the labor of dying
- Helping the family emotionally after the death