Question 1

Anthropologist Colin Turnbull describes death as being like it was before birth-a state of nothingness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Emily Dickinson wrote extensively about death and dying.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The use of a word or phrase that is less expressive or direct but considered less distasteful or less offensive than another word or phrase is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) euphemism. 
B) etiology. 
C) cryonic. 
D) cultigen. 
E) apnea. 
A) euphemism. 
B) etiology. 
C) cryonic. 
D) cultigen. 
E) apnea.

Question 4

By 6 months of age most infants can conceptualize death.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Mother Goose nursery rhymes are uniformly ideal stories to help a child go to sleep at night.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

"Adolescence" includes the ages

Accepted Answer

A) 12-15. 
B) 12-19. 
C) 15-19. 
D) 13-17. 
E) None of the above. 
A) 12-15. 
B) 12-19. 
C) 15-19. 
D) 13-17. 
E) None of the above.

Question 7

Between the ages of 6 and 12,the evolution of the concept of death as a permanent cessation of life begins.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Jean Piaget's third cognitive stage of development is called

Accepted Answer

A) sensorimotor. 
B) concrete operational. 
C) preoperational stage. 
D) formal operations. 
A) sensorimotor. 
B) concrete operational. 
C) preoperational stage. 
D) formal operations.

Question 9

By 2050 demographers project that nearly _____ of the older population (aged 65 and older)will be 85 years old and older.

Accepted Answer

A) One fifth 
B) one fourth 
C) one third 
D) one half 
A) One fifth 
B) one fourth 
C) one third 
D) one half

Question 10

The first childhood death experience occurs around the average age of ________ years.

Accepted Answer

A) 3 
B) 6 
C) 8 
D) 11 
E) None of the above. 
A) 3 
B) 6 
C) 8 
D) 11 
E) None of the above.

Question 11

A school of psychology that moved away from Freud toward more emphasis in therapy on coping strategies and strengths of the person rather than on the unconscious is called _____ psychology.

Accepted Answer

A) ego 
B) developmental 
C) clinical 
D) life cycle 
E) behaviorist 
A) ego 
B) developmental 
C) clinical 
D) life cycle 
E) behaviorist

Question 12

The sandwich generation refers to middle-aged individuals who must take care of young adult children and elderly parents at the same time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Swiss developmental psychologist Jean Piaget argued that it is not until the late teen years and early 20s that one is capable of genuinely abstract thought processes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Death on television is often viewed as reversible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Sigmund Freud traced conceptions of death to

Accepted Answer

A) our need to strive and overcome our early sensitivity to death. 
B) our earliest feelings concerning sexuality and fears of being punished for them. 
C) our socialization during adolescence. 
D) our elementary school days when first leaving the security of the home and entering a new and different world of peers. 
E) both a and c above. 
A) our need to strive and overcome our early sensitivity to death. 
B) our earliest feelings concerning sexuality and fears of being punished for them. 
C) our socialization during adolescence. 
D) our elementary school days when first leaving the security of the home and entering a new and different world of peers. 
E) both a and c above.

Question 16

Heightened death concerns among women have been reported by the majority of researchers though others have detected no gender differences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Media deaths allow children to learn about the

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Baby Boomers are individuals born between 1946 and 1964.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which is True regarding the elderly in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) The elderly do not seem reluctant to talk about dying and death,but others are reluctant to talk to them about dying and death. 
B) Research suggests that older adults think of death more often than younger adults but appear to have less fear concerning death. 
C) Older adults tend to see their lives as having few prospects for the future and less value. 
D) Research suggests that the widowed tend to be more fearful of death than the elderly married or remarried. 
E) all of the above. 
A) The elderly do not seem reluctant to talk about dying and death,but others are reluctant to talk to them about dying and death. 
B) Research suggests that older adults think of death more often than younger adults but appear to have less fear concerning death. 
C) Older adults tend to see their lives as having few prospects for the future and less value. 
D) Research suggests that the widowed tend to be more fearful of death than the elderly married or remarried. 
E) all of the above.

Question 20

Erik Erikson organized life into eight developmental stages.Joan Erikson later added a ninth stage,which she called

Accepted Answer

A) old older adults. 
B) ancient people. 
C) really old folks. 
D) elderly individuals. 
E) over the hill folks. 
A) old older adults. 
B) ancient people. 
C) really old folks. 
D) elderly individuals. 
E) over the hill folks.

Anthropologist Colin Turnbull describes death as being like it was before birth-a state of nothingness.

Emily Dickinson wrote extensively about death and dying.

The use of a word or phrase that is less expressive or direct but considered less distasteful or less offensive than another word or phrase is called a(n)

By 6 months of age most infants can conceptualize death.

Mother Goose nursery rhymes are uniformly ideal stories to help a child go to sleep at night.

"Adolescence" includes the ages

Between the ages of 6 and 12,the evolution of the concept of death as a permanent cessation of life begins.

Jean Piaget's third cognitive stage of development is called

By 2050 demographers project that nearly _____ of the older population (aged 65 and older)will be 85 years old and older.

The first childhood death experience occurs around the average age of ________ years.

A school of psychology that moved away from Freud toward more emphasis in therapy on coping strategies and strengths of the person rather than on the unconscious is called _____ psychology.

The sandwich generation refers to middle-aged individuals who must take care of young adult children and elderly parents at the same time.

Swiss developmental psychologist Jean Piaget argued that it is not until the late teen years and early 20s that one is capable of genuinely abstract thought processes.

Death on television is often viewed as reversible.

Sigmund Freud traced conceptions of death to

Heightened death concerns among women have been reported by the majority of researchers though others have detected no gender differences.

Media deaths allow children to learn about the

Baby Boomers are individuals born between 1946 and 1964.

Which is True regarding the elderly in the United States?

Erik Erikson organized life into eight developmental stages.Joan Erikson later added a ninth stage,which she called

Studying Dying, Death, and Bereavement

The American Experience of Death

Perspectives on Death and Life After Death

The Dying Process

Living With Dying

Dying in the American Health Care System

Biomedical Issues and Euthanasia

Suicide and Other Sudden, Unnatural Traumatic Deaths

Diversity in Death Rituals

The Business of Dying

The Legal Aspects of Dying

Coping With Loss

Grieving Throughout the Life Cycle

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Exam 3: Growing up With Deathgrowing Old With Death

Anthropologist Colin Turnbull describes death as being like it was before birth-a state of nothingness.

Emily Dickinson wrote extensively about death and dying.

The use of a word or phrase that is less expressive or direct but considered less distasteful or less offensive than another word or phrase is called a(n)

By 6 months of age most infants can conceptualize death.

Mother Goose nursery rhymes are uniformly ideal stories to help a child go to sleep at night.

"Adolescence" includes the ages

Between the ages of 6 and 12,the evolution of the concept of death as a permanent cessation of life begins.

Jean Piaget's third cognitive stage of development is called

By 2050 demographers project that nearly _____ of the older population (aged 65 and older)will be 85 years old and older.

The first childhood death experience occurs around the average age of ________ years.

A school of psychology that moved away from Freud toward more emphasis in therapy on coping strategies and strengths of the person rather than on the unconscious is called _____ psychology.

The sandwich generation refers to middle-aged individuals who must take care of young adult children and elderly parents at the same time.

Swiss developmental psychologist Jean Piaget argued that it is not until the late teen years and early 20s that one is capable of genuinely abstract thought processes.

Death on television is often viewed as reversible.

Sigmund Freud traced conceptions of death to

Heightened death concerns among women have been reported by the majority of researchers though others have detected no gender differences.

Media deaths allow children to learn about the

Baby Boomers are individuals born between 1946 and 1964.

Which is True regarding the elderly in the United States?

Erik Erikson organized life into eight developmental stages.Joan Erikson later added a ninth stage,which she called

Studying Dying, Death, and Bereavement

The American Experience of Death

Perspectives on Death and Life After Death

The Dying Process

Living With Dying

Dying in the American Health Care System

Biomedical Issues and Euthanasia

Suicide and Other Sudden, Unnatural Traumatic Deaths

Diversity in Death Rituals

The Business of Dying

The Legal Aspects of Dying

Coping With Loss

Grieving Throughout the Life Cycle

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