ABSTRACT
Terminal care that is emotionally curative is characterized by individual and team approaches that take into account the fact that the patients require attention from staff focused on both the physical and the mental aspects of their illness. Efforts toward physical treatment will be enhanced if the patient is less worried about the social and financial problems caused by his illness. In terminal care, unalleviated emotional stress is a significant barrier to a person's physical responsiveness to medical care. Finding the wallet is helpful to the student in terms of passing final examinations the same way as finding a friend on the staff is therapeutic to a terminal patient who is experiencing great stress while trying to maintain hope of recovery. When the practitioner's behavior toward the patient is supportive, the patient becomes unconsciously aware that he is liked, respected, and protected.
