Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2018/Assisted dying motivation

Term

Wondering if the term "euthanasia" should be used or maybe instead "voluntary assisted dying"? Let me know if you want it swapped over. Sincerely, James -- Jtneill - Talk - c 07:52, 23 August 2018 (UTC)

Comments

I like this topic choice, very relevant today. I like the layout you've chosen however there is limit information on it so far. --U3158773 (discuss • contribs) 01:53, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

Great topic! Very relevant. We have a powerful movement arguing for the legalization of euthanasia. You should check out the book "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1377592/ - Euthanasia Examined: Ethical, Clinical and Legal Perspectives]" by John Keown. The book comprises 18 essays which consider euthanasia from an ethical, clinical, legal (and theological) point of view. It is a little old but some great information, well written, and easy to follow and understand. Lots of great peer reviews on it also adding to the debate. --Lucy Hanrahan (discuss • contribs) 23:43, 1 September 2018 (UTC)Lucy Hanrahan

I think you have a really good outline of topics and you will be able to create a book chapter that provides a good understanding of the topic. Maybe you could talk about the motivation behind why people are motivated to fight the euthanasia laws?-- Joog 17 (discuss • contribs) 12:30, 02 September 2018 (UTC)

Nice use of the painting 'The Death of Socrates'; a subtle history reference to a heavy topic. YL Mariano (discuss • contribs) 04:57, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

Hi, just a reminder to insert a hanging indent in your references section. The motivation and emotion discussion page has the code if you need; https://uclearn.canberra.edu.au/courses/5330/discussion_topics/35390. Thanks --U3154928 (discuss • contribs) 05:56, 17 October 2018 (UTC)

Hi! just bolded your reference for figure 1, just to bring to your attention that you don't have to reference that because the image has that information in it already :) and then it doesn't add to your word limit! looking really good though, I like your text boxes :) --MaddieCarleton (discuss • contribs) 05:53, 18 October 2018 (UTC)

Topic development feedback

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Title, sub-title, TOC Excellent User page Excellent Social contribution Fantastic Section headings Clarify terminology e.g., update "Euthanasia" to VAD? But don't spend much time on this - link out to relevant other Wikiversity/Wikipedia sources, so that this chapter concentrates on motivations. Key points Reasonably well developed. Overview Introduce the big picture, #1 question that this chapter tackles Consider putting a case study in a feature box to help engage reader interest Focus questions - the key question is #2 and to some extent #3, with minor relevance of #1 Theories - ## Lots are suggested, but be selective - better to cover a small number of highly relevant/useful theories than to cover lots but without much depth. Other theories can be mentioned, with links to more info. Conclusion - this is the most important section - expand Image OK Expand figure captions to explain how images relate to one or more key points in the text References OK Use APA style For latest APA style recommended format for dois see http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2017/03/doi-display-guidelines-update-march-2017.html Resources Excellent

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 03:10, 2 October 2018 (UTC)

News article

Might be of interest: Husband who stood to gain $1.4 million in life insurance convicted of aiding wife's suicide -- Jtneill - Talk - c 04:50, 2 October 2018 (UTC)

Helpful sources

Hi, I'm Simon, I'm working on the behavioural automaticity book chapter. Found some links that might help with your research:

- Assisted dying in dementia: a systematic review of the international literature on the attitudes of health professionals, patients, carers and the public, and the factors associated with these - https://canberra.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=wj10.1002%2Fgps.4169&context=PC&vid=61ARL_CNB:61ARL_CNB&lang=en&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&adaptor=Primo%20Central&tab=Everything&query=any,contains,quotes%20from%20assisted%20dying%20patients&sortby=rank&mode=Basic

- Legalising assisted dying puts vulnerable patients at risk and doctors must speak up - https://canberra.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=jstor_archive_2923495196&context=PC&vid=61ARL_CNB:61ARL_CNB&lang=en&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&adaptor=Primo%20Central&tab=Everything&query=any,contains,quotes%20from%20assisted%20dying%20patients&mode=Basic

(Assisted dying is obviously an ethical issue and this might provide some public insight on that.

Suggestion for topic questions

Hi there. Well done on your book chapter so far. I have a suggestion for your focus questions. I think making them shorter and more broad would be beneficial. For example, you have "What is euthanasia? Typology of euthanasia?" perhaps consider changing this to "What is euthanasia?". --BB7897 (discuss • contribs) 01:21, 18 October 2018 (UTC)

Some questions

@Kelly.ng988: asked these questions via email:

1. Would it be appropriate for me to discuss about motivational theories of suicide when writing the book chapter as I have found a lot of overlaps in motivational predictors in people expressing suicidal ideations and patients with desires to hasten death?
   • Yes, since assisted dying is essentially suicide using external assistance
2. I have also found research indicating that physical pain could have an impact on patients' requests for euthanasia. So would it mean that pain is seen as an extrinsic motivation in this case?
   • Yes, I imagine that it is probably a key motivator - whether pain is an intrinsic or extrinsic motivator is a tricky - I would have thought that it was intrinsic - although relief from pain perhaps could be seen as extrinsic (a negative reinforcer)?
3. In regards to the multimedia presentation, would it be necessary to put a disclaimer at the beginning of my video since this could be seen as a sensitive topic?
   • Optional - not required, but could be added. Perhaps add something like this in the description field. The idea is to provide a factual summary of academic knowledge about the topic - e.g., it is not intended as a clinical intervention, hence optional.

Hope this helps. Sincerely, James. -- Jtneill - Talk - c 03:16, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

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-- Jtneill - Talk - c 04:57, 30 November 2018 (UTC)

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Overall Overall, this is a sufficient presentation. Structure and content There is too much content which is presented too fast - be more selective. There is little in the way of examples. The presentation could be strengthened by adding a Conclusion slide with practical, take-home messages. Communication The presentation makes basic use of text and image based slides with narrated audio, with some Powtoon animation. Consider slowing down and leaving longer pauses between sentences. This can help the viewer to cognitively digest the information that has just been presented before moving on to the next point. Some of the font size should be larger to make it easier to read. Production quality The presentation is over the maximum time limit. Use the full chapter title and sub-title on the opening slide and in the name of the video because this helps to match the book chapter and to clearly convey the purpose of the presentation. Video recording was OK. Audio recording quality varied somewhat between slides. Add acknowledgement of image sources used in the presentation. A copyright license for the presentation is provided. A link to and from the book chapter is provided. A written description of the presentation is provided.

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 05:08, 30 November 2018 (UTC)