Question 1

Which of the following statements about hospices is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hospice clients take a fairly active role in their own care. 
B)  Family members are encouraged to maintain the client's competencies. 
C)  Hospices follow a hospital model of care. 
D)  Pain management is a very high priority. 
A)  Hospice clients take a fairly active role in their own care. 
B)  Family members are encouraged to maintain the client's competencies. 
C)  Hospices follow a hospital model of care. 
D)  Pain management is a very high priority.

Question 2

is a major barrier to older adults use of hospice care.

Accepted Answer

A)  Family reluctance 
B)  Insurance limits 
C)  Lack of strong social networks 
D)  all of these 
A)  Family reluctance 
B)  Insurance limits 
C)  Lack of strong social networks 
D)  all of these

Question 3

Anniversary reactions tend to be

Accepted Answer

A)  a sign of abnormal grief. 
B)  found only in individuals with post-traumatic stress syndrome. 
C)  very common in normal grief. 
D)  not related to the grief process. 
A)  a sign of abnormal grief. 
B)  found only in individuals with post-traumatic stress syndrome. 
C)  very common in normal grief. 
D)  not related to the grief process.

Question 4

The intensity of depression felt by a bereaved person is related to the

Accepted Answer

A)  quality of the remaining social support. 
B)  grief work. 
C)  perceived importance of the relationship. 
D)  physical health of bereaved person. 
A)  quality of the remaining social support. 
B)  grief work. 
C)  perceived importance of the relationship. 
D)  physical health of bereaved person.

Question 5

Which of the following responses would be considered a normal sign of grief?

Accepted Answer

A)  sadness 
B)  anger 
C)  emptiness 
D)  all of these 
A)  sadness 
B)  anger 
C)  emptiness 
D)  all of these

Question 6

The most common problem associated with abnormal grief is

Accepted Answer

A)  excessive crying. 
B)  reduced ability to work. 
C)  physical ailments. 
D)  depression. 
A)  excessive crying. 
B)  reduced ability to work. 
C)  physical ailments. 
D)  depression.

Question 7

A lack of heartbeat and respiration are the only criteria for

Accepted Answer

A)  cortical death. 
B)  brain death. 
C)  clinical death. 
D)  biological death. 
A)  cortical death. 
B)  brain death. 
C)  clinical death. 
D)  biological death.

Question 8

Researchers have found that hospice clients are

Accepted Answer

A)  more mobile. 
B)  less anxious. 
C)  less depressed. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  more mobile. 
B)  less anxious. 
C)  less depressed. 
D)  all of these.

Question 9

Which of the following statements is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  The death of a parent forces us to face our own mortality. 
B)  Loss of a child through stillbirth can be highly traumatic. 
C)  Societal pressure to grieve the death of a spouse is especially strong. 
D)  Young adult widows have less intense grief immediately after the death. 
A)  The death of a parent forces us to face our own mortality. 
B)  Loss of a child through stillbirth can be highly traumatic. 
C)  Societal pressure to grieve the death of a spouse is especially strong. 
D)  Young adult widows have less intense grief immediately after the death.

Question 10

Dr.Jack Kevorkian assisting in the suicide of a terminally ill person is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  active euthanasia. 
B)  passive euthanasia. 
C)  homicidal euthanasia. 
D)  medical euthanasia. 
A)  active euthanasia. 
B)  passive euthanasia. 
C)  homicidal euthanasia. 
D)  medical euthanasia.

Question 11

Widows who anticipated their husband's death showed

Accepted Answer

A)  less grief 6 months after death than unexpected widows. 
B)  showed similar levels of grief after death to unexpected widows. 
C)  showed greater grief 6 months after death than unexpected widows. 
D)  showed faster recovery from grief than unexpected widows. 
A)  less grief 6 months after death than unexpected widows. 
B)  showed similar levels of grief after death to unexpected widows. 
C)  showed greater grief 6 months after death than unexpected widows. 
D)  showed faster recovery from grief than unexpected widows.

Question 12

Contextual theories of dying assume that there are underlying processes for moving through stages

Accepted Answer

A)  in a prescribed order. 
B)  and fate causes a person to move from one stage to another. 
C)  but do not clearly state what causes a person to move from one to another. 
D)  and fate does not cause a person to move from one stage to another. 
A)  in a prescribed order. 
B)  and fate causes a person to move from one stage to another. 
C)  but do not clearly state what causes a person to move from one to another. 
D)  and fate does not cause a person to move from one stage to another.

Question 13

Lower ego integrity,more physical problems,and more psychological problems are

Accepted Answer

A)  predictive of higher levels of death anxiety. 
B)  predictive higher levels of financial anxiety. 
C)  predictive of more frequent beliefs in denomination. 
D)  more common in women than men. 
A)  predictive of higher levels of death anxiety. 
B)  predictive higher levels of financial anxiety. 
C)  predictive of more frequent beliefs in denomination. 
D)  more common in women than men.

Question 14

A____________________is a state in which a person's brainstem is the only part of the brain that is functioning,a state from which the person does not recover.

Accepted Answer

persistent

Question 15

The deliberate ending of someone's life because they have a terminal illness is called

Accepted Answer

A)  active euthanasia. 
B)  passive euthanasia. 
C)  homicidal euthanasia. 
D)  medical euthanasia. 
A)  active euthanasia. 
B)  passive euthanasia. 
C)  homicidal euthanasia. 
D)  medical euthanasia.

Question 16

Which of the following groups of people is most likely to report negative physical health problems following bereavement?

Accepted Answer

A)  adolescents 
B)  young adults 
C)  middle-aged adults 
D)  older adults 
A)  adolescents 
B)  young adults 
C)  middle-aged adults 
D)  older adults

Question 17

____________________ is the study of the interface between human values and technological advances in health and life sciences.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ is the study of the interface...

Question 18

People are said to have____________________when they are close to death and then return with feelings of floating,peace,and meeting deceased loved ones.

Accepted Answer

The answer of People are said to have____________________when they are...

Question 19

____________________ is the practice of allowing people with a terminal illness to die.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ is the practice of allowing people...

Question 20

The____________________approach to assisting dying people emphasizes pain management and death with dignity.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The____________________approach to assisting dying people emphasizes pain...

Which of the following statements about hospices is false?

is a major barrier to older adults use of hospice care.

Anniversary reactions tend to be

The intensity of depression felt by a bereaved person is related to the

Which of the following responses would be considered a normal sign of grief?

The most common problem associated with abnormal grief is

A lack of heartbeat and respiration are the only criteria for

Researchers have found that hospice clients are

Which of the following statements is false?

Dr.Jack Kevorkian assisting in the suicide of a terminally ill person is an example of

Widows who anticipated their husband's death showed

Contextual theories of dying assume that there are underlying processes for moving through stages

Lower ego integrity,more physical problems,and more psychological problems are

A____________________is a state in which a person's brainstem is the only part of the brain that is functioning,a state from which the person does not recover.

The deliberate ending of someone's life because they have a terminal illness is called

Which of the following groups of people is most likely to report negative physical health problems following bereavement?

____________________ is the study of the interface between human values and technological advances in health and life sciences.

People are said to have____________________when they are close to death and then return with feelings of floating,peace,and meeting deceased loved ones.

____________________ is the practice of allowing people with a terminal illness to die.

The____________________approach to assisting dying people emphasizes pain management and death with dignity.

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Exam 13: Dying and Bereavement

Which of the following statements about hospices is false?

is a major barrier to older adults use of hospice care.

Anniversary reactions tend to be

The intensity of depression felt by a bereaved person is related to the

Which of the following responses would be considered a normal sign of grief?

The most common problem associated with abnormal grief is

A lack of heartbeat and respiration are the only criteria for

Researchers have found that hospice clients are

Which of the following statements is false?

Dr.Jack Kevorkian assisting in the suicide of a terminally ill person is an example of

Widows who anticipated their husband's death showed

Contextual theories of dying assume that there are underlying processes for moving through stages

Lower ego integrity,more physical problems,and more psychological problems are

A____________________is a state in which a person's brainstem is the only part of the brain that is functioning,a state from which the person does not recover.

The deliberate ending of someone's life because they have a terminal illness is called

Which of the following groups of people is most likely to report negative physical health problems following bereavement?

____________________ is the study of the interface between human values and technological advances in health and life sciences.

People are said to have____________________when they are close to death and then return with feelings of floating,peace,and meeting deceased loved ones.

____________________ is the practice of allowing people with a terminal illness to die.

The____________________approach to assisting dying people emphasizes pain management and death with dignity.

Studying Adult Development and Aging

Neuroscience As a Basis for Adult Development and Aging

Physical Changes

Longevity,health,and Functioning

Where People Live: Person-Environment Interactions

Attention and Memory

Intelligence and Reasoning

Social Cognition

Personality

Clinical Assessment, mental Health, and Mental Disorders

Relationships

Work,retirement,and Leisure

Looking Ahead

Filters