Question 1

"Norms" are plans of action or expected behavior patterns felt to be appropriate for a particular situation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Medical research has concluded that cancer can be easily passed from one person to another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Physicians as a group tend to express more conscious death anxiety than do groups of individuals who are physically ill.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The founder of Make each Day Count,a support group for persons with cancer is

Accepted Answer

A) E.Kubler-Ross. 
B) R.Coe. 
C) O.Kelly. 
D) H.Becker. 
E) C.Turnbull. 
A) E.Kubler-Ross. 
B) R.Coe. 
C) O.Kelly. 
D) H.Becker. 
E) C.Turnbull.

Question 5

Roles differ from norms in that they specify what behavior is expected for persons occupying specific social positions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The majority of U.S.physicians in the early 1960s were telling the terminally ill patient of his or her diagnosis,whereas currently most physicians are not in favor of telling the patient of the prognosis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Modern medical advances make it possible for physicians to give accurate predictions regarding the timing of death for terminal patients.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The terminal illness of a child in the family often changes the course of sibling relationships,bringing the siblings closer together or reducing tensions between them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A dying patient's "terminal" label becomes the "master status" for that individual because it dominates all other status indicators.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Perception about the course that dying will take is called a dying trajectory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

To place the blame for an individual's death on someone else,such as a physician or nurse,is called scapegoating.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Perception about the course the dying will take is called the

Accepted Answer

A) dying prediction. 
B) dying forecast. 
C) dying trajectory. 
D) advanced dying scene. 
E) none of the above. 
A) dying prediction. 
B) dying forecast. 
C) dying trajectory. 
D) advanced dying scene. 
E) none of the above.

Question 13

"Roles" are plans of action or expected behavior patterns specifying what should be done by persons occupying particular social positions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The fifth stage of Kubler-Ross's dying process is depression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Female physicians tend to be more egalitarian in their relationships with patients and more respectful and responsive to patients' personal needs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

"Situational adjustment" refers to changes in attitudes one undergoes as he or she goes through a professional school and is "molded" by this process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The status that dominates all other statuses in the mind of an individual is called the

Accepted Answer

A) master status. 
B) salient status. 
C) primary status. 
D) best status. 
E) None of the above. 
A) master status. 
B) salient status. 
C) primary status. 
D) best status. 
E) None of the above.

Question 18

Dying people do not know inherently how to act when dying,and therefore they must discover a way to act appropriately.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Values are innate rather than socially created.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

"Open awareness" is an awareness context whereby the dying patient suspects that he or she is dying but receives no verification from the medical staff.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

"Norms" are plans of action or expected behavior patterns felt to be appropriate for a particular situation.

Medical research has concluded that cancer can be easily passed from one person to another.

Physicians as a group tend to express more conscious death anxiety than do groups of individuals who are physically ill.

The founder of Make each Day Count,a support group for persons with cancer is

Roles differ from norms in that they specify what behavior is expected for persons occupying specific social positions.

The majority of U.S.physicians in the early 1960s were telling the terminally ill patient of his or her diagnosis,whereas currently most physicians are not in favor of telling the patient of the prognosis.

Modern medical advances make it possible for physicians to give accurate predictions regarding the timing of death for terminal patients.

The terminal illness of a child in the family often changes the course of sibling relationships,bringing the siblings closer together or reducing tensions between them.

A dying patient's "terminal" label becomes the "master status" for that individual because it dominates all other status indicators.

Perception about the course that dying will take is called a dying trajectory.

To place the blame for an individual's death on someone else,such as a physician or nurse,is called scapegoating.

Perception about the course the dying will take is called the

"Roles" are plans of action or expected behavior patterns specifying what should be done by persons occupying particular social positions.

The fifth stage of Kubler-Ross's dying process is depression.

Female physicians tend to be more egalitarian in their relationships with patients and more respectful and responsive to patients' personal needs.

"Situational adjustment" refers to changes in attitudes one undergoes as he or she goes through a professional school and is "molded" by this process.

The status that dominates all other statuses in the mind of an individual is called the

Dying people do not know inherently how to act when dying,and therefore they must discover a way to act appropriately.

Values are innate rather than socially created.

"Open awareness" is an awareness context whereby the dying patient suspects that he or she is dying but receives no verification from the medical staff.

Studying Dying, Death, and Bereavement

The American Experience of Death

Growing up With Deathgrowing Old With Death

Perspectives on Death and Life After Death

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 5: The Dying Process

"Norms" are plans of action or expected behavior patterns felt to be appropriate for a particular situation.

Medical research has concluded that cancer can be easily passed from one person to another.

Physicians as a group tend to express more conscious death anxiety than do groups of individuals who are physically ill.

The founder of Make each Day Count,a support group for persons with cancer is

Roles differ from norms in that they specify what behavior is expected for persons occupying specific social positions.

The majority of U.S.physicians in the early 1960s were telling the terminally ill patient of his or her diagnosis,whereas currently most physicians are not in favor of telling the patient of the prognosis.

Modern medical advances make it possible for physicians to give accurate predictions regarding the timing of death for terminal patients.

The terminal illness of a child in the family often changes the course of sibling relationships,bringing the siblings closer together or reducing tensions between them.

A dying patient's "terminal" label becomes the "master status" for that individual because it dominates all other status indicators.

Perception about the course that dying will take is called a dying trajectory.

To place the blame for an individual's death on someone else,such as a physician or nurse,is called scapegoating.

Perception about the course the dying will take is called the

"Roles" are plans of action or expected behavior patterns specifying what should be done by persons occupying particular social positions.

The fifth stage of Kubler-Ross's dying process is depression.

Female physicians tend to be more egalitarian in their relationships with patients and more respectful and responsive to patients' personal needs.

"Situational adjustment" refers to changes in attitudes one undergoes as he or she goes through a professional school and is "molded" by this process.

The status that dominates all other statuses in the mind of an individual is called the

Dying people do not know inherently how to act when dying,and therefore they must discover a way to act appropriately.

Values are innate rather than socially created.

"Open awareness" is an awareness context whereby the dying patient suspects that he or she is dying but receives no verification from the medical staff.

Studying Dying, Death, and Bereavement

The American Experience of Death

Growing up With Deathgrowing Old With Death

Perspectives on Death and Life After Death

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

Filters