02678nam 2200661 a 450 991082353460332120240514031411.01-283-25546-497866132554641-4422-1117-2(CKB)2550000000045826(EBL)767283(OCoLC)755017485(SSID)ssj0000539773(PQKBManifestationID)12216432(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000539773(PQKBWorkID)10581013(PQKB)11223356(MiAaPQ)EBC767283(Au-PeEL)EBL767283(CaPaEBR)ebr10496287(CaONFJC)MIL325546(EXLCZ)99255000000004582620110604d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe organ donor experience good samaritans and the meaning of altruism /Katrina A. Bramstedt and Rena Down1st ed.Lanham, Md. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.20111 online resource (213 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4422-1116-4 1-4422-1115-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Ethics and altruism -- pt. 2. Destined to be a donor -- pt. 3. Serving others and giving back -- pt. 4. The gift of giving -- pt. 5. Life experience and giving -- pt. 6. Becoming an organ donor -- pt. 7. Life after organ donation."Organ donors are, by definition, altruists, and their act is even more generous when they remain anonymous. But altruism doesn't tell the whole story. There are myriad motivations, some subconscious, some conscious, that compel people to donate a part of themselves to someone they don't know. The Organ Donor Experience uncovers the desires, personalities and motivations of Good Samaritan organ donors and reveals much about the process of donating an organ to a needy recipient"--Provided by publisher.Organ donorsOrgan donorsPsychologyGenerosityDonation of organs, tissues, etcOrgan donors.Organ donorsPsychology.Generosity.Donation of organs, tissues, etc.617.9/54HEA000000bisacshBramstedt Katrina A1599589Down Rena1599590MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823534603321The organ donor experience3922342UNINA