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good death

an end of life that is in accordance with the dying person’s values and is consistent with his or her wishes with regard to medical and surgical interventions, life-support technology (e.g., ventilation, feeding tube), pain management and alleviation of suffering, location where he or she wants to die (e.g., home, hospice, hospital), and emotional, spiritual, religious, or other available support prior to and during the dying process. See also appropriate death.

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paranoid delusion

paranoid delusion

loosely, any of a variety of false personal beliefs tenaciously sustained even in the face of incontrovertible evidence to the contrary. These include delusions of grandeur, delusional jealousy, or, most frequently, delusions of persecution.