Question 1

In the first year of life, the main causes of death are

Accepted Answer

A)  acute illness. 
B)  external factors. 
C)  congenital abnormalities and SIDS. 
D)  cancer, especially leukemia, and SIDS. 
E)  accidents and congenital abnormalities. 
A)  acute illness. 
B)  external factors. 
C)  congenital abnormalities and SIDS. 
D)  cancer, especially leukemia, and SIDS. 
E)  accidents and congenital abnormalities.

Question 2

Advancing illness can threaten the of patients.

Accepted Answer

A)  self-image 
B)  self-morale 
C)  self-concept 
D)  self-esteem 
E)  self-pride 
A)  self-image 
B)  self-morale 
C)  self-concept 
D)  self-esteem 
E)  self-pride

Question 3

The grief response appears to be aggravated in

Accepted Answer

A)  people with pets. 
B)  young children who experience the death of a sibling. 
C)  women and those who experience sudden and unexpected loss. 
D)  survivors whose family members have experienced a protracted and painful death. 
E)  men and those who experience sudden and unexpected loss. 
A)  people with pets. 
B)  young children who experience the death of a sibling. 
C)  women and those who experience sudden and unexpected loss. 
D)  survivors whose family members have experienced a protracted and painful death. 
E)  men and those who experience sudden and unexpected loss.

Question 4

Symbolic immortality is

Accepted Answer

A)  beliefs about the meaning of death and dying. 
B)  the feeling that children are one's legacy. 
C)  therapy with the dying. 
D)  short-term, palliative care for the dying. 
E)  therapy with the dying that finds a sense that one is leaving behind a legacy through their children or work or that one is joining the afterlife and becoming one with God. 
A)  beliefs about the meaning of death and dying. 
B)  the feeling that children are one's legacy. 
C)  therapy with the dying. 
D)  short-term, palliative care for the dying. 
E)  therapy with the dying that finds a sense that one is leaving behind a legacy through their children or work or that one is joining the afterlife and becoming one with God.

Question 5

Studies of patient satisfaction and medical outcomes have clearly established that hospice care is superior to traditional terminal care.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

In the first year of life, the main causes of death are

Advancing illness can threaten the of patients.

The grief response appears to be aggravated in

Symbolic immortality is

Studies of patient satisfaction and medical outcomes have clearly established that hospice care is superior to traditional terminal care.

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Exam 12: Psychological Issues in Advancing and Terminal Illness

In the first year of life, the main causes of death are

Advancing illness can threaten the of patients.

The grief response appears to be aggravated in

Symbolic immortality is

Studies of patient satisfaction and medical outcomes have clearly established that hospice care is superior to traditional terminal care.

What Is Health Psychology

The Systems of the Body

Health Behaviours

Preventive and Health-Promoting Behaviours

Health-Compromising Behaviours

Stress

Moderators of the Stress Experience

Using Health Services

Patient-Provider Relations

Pain and Its Management

Living With Chronic Illness

Heart Disease, Hypertension, Stroke, and Diabetes

Psychoneuroimmunology, Aids, Cancer, and Arthritis Part 6 Toward the Future

Health Psychology: Challenges for the Future

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