Question 1

A person's concern over dying is referred to as____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A person's concern over dying is referred...

Question 2

Making choices about how they do and do not want their lives to end constitutes a____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Making choices about how they do and...

Question 3

Kastenbaum and Thuell point out that a good contextual theory of dying must account for

Accepted Answer

A)  people with a variety of terminal illnesses. 
B)  a dying person's own perspective and values on death. 
C)  the socioenvironmental context in which dying occurs. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  people with a variety of terminal illnesses. 
B)  a dying person's own perspective and values on death. 
C)  the socioenvironmental context in which dying occurs. 
D)  all of these.

Question 4

A possible example of_____might be a women dressed in black following the death of her spouse.

Accepted Answer

A)  grief work 
B)  mourning 
C)  poor fashion sense 
D)  working through it 
A)  grief work 
B)  mourning 
C)  poor fashion sense 
D)  working through it

Question 5

Sorrow,hurt,anger,guilt,confusion,and other feelings that arise after suffering a loss are reflected in

Accepted Answer

A)  mourning. 
B)  acceptance. 
C)  grief. 
D)  distancing. 
A)  mourning. 
B)  acceptance. 
C)  grief. 
D)  distancing.

Question 6

Which of the following is not a primary need of dying people based on the hospice model?

Accepted Answer

A)  to control pain 
B)  to retain dignity 
C)  to be loved 
D)  to die at home 
A)  to control pain 
B)  to retain dignity 
C)  to be loved 
D)  to die at home

Question 7

The primary emphasis of a hospice is

Accepted Answer

A)  quality of life. 
B)  extending life. 
C)  curing disease. 
D)  diagnosing disease. 
A)  quality of life. 
B)  extending life. 
C)  curing disease. 
D)  diagnosing disease.

Question 8

Contextual theories of dying emphasize

Accepted Answer

A)  the individual differences in caregivers. 
B)  fate causing a person to move from one stage to another. 
C)  that there is no one right way to die. 
D)  stages in dying. 
A)  the individual differences in caregivers. 
B)  fate causing a person to move from one stage to another. 
C)  that there is no one right way to die. 
D)  stages in dying.

Question 9

Which of the following is not a stage of dying according to Kübler-Ross?

Accepted Answer

A)  denial 
B)  bargaining 
C)  depression 
D)  agitation 
A)  denial 
B)  bargaining 
C)  depression 
D)  agitation

Question 10

Which of the following is not an official criterion for determining brain death?

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of speech 
B)  lack of pain response 
C)  lack of motor reflexes 
D)  lack of brain activity 
A)  lack of speech 
B)  lack of pain response 
C)  lack of motor reflexes 
D)  lack of brain activity

Question 11

Durable power of attorney makes one's wishes about the use of life support known and it includes

Accepted Answer

A)  their legality. 
B)  the naming of a specific individual who can make decisions. 
C)  the stipulation of what types of treatment you want to receive. 
D)  the need for a court hearing. 
A)  their legality. 
B)  the naming of a specific individual who can make decisions. 
C)  the stipulation of what types of treatment you want to receive. 
D)  the need for a court hearing.

Question 12

Mary is dying from ovarian cancer.She and her family are deciding on her care options and deciding what will become of her house.These are examples of

Accepted Answer

A)  living wills. 
B)  death anxiety. 
C)  end-of-life issues. 
D)  the dying process. 
A)  living wills. 
B)  death anxiety. 
C)  end-of-life issues. 
D)  the dying process.

Question 13

The act of allowing a person to die by withholding an available treatment is known as____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The act of allowing a person to...

Question 14

Research on stages of dying shows that

Accepted Answer

A)  there are right ways to die. 
B)  individual differences are the rule. 
C)  few people vary from the normative experience. 
D)  many more intervention programs are needed. 
A)  there are right ways to die. 
B)  individual differences are the rule. 
C)  few people vary from the normative experience. 
D)  many more intervention programs are needed.

Question 15

The concept of death

Accepted Answer

A)  is very similar across cultures. 
B)  is completely unknown in some societies. 
C)  varies across cultures. 
D)  is a purely Westernized abstraction. 
A)  is very similar across cultures. 
B)  is completely unknown in some societies. 
C)  varies across cultures. 
D)  is a purely Westernized abstraction.

Question 16

The way we express our grief which is culturally influenced is called

Accepted Answer

A)  grief work. 
B)  mourning. 
C)  bereavement. 
D)  working through. 
A)  grief work. 
B)  mourning. 
C)  bereavement. 
D)  working through.

Question 17

One major difference between a living will and a durable power of attorney is

Accepted Answer

A)  their legality. 
B)  the naming of a specific individual who can make decisions. 
C)  the stipulation of what types of treatment you want to receive. 
D)  the need for a court hearing. 
A)  their legality. 
B)  the naming of a specific individual who can make decisions. 
C)  the stipulation of what types of treatment you want to receive. 
D)  the need for a court hearing.

Question 18

Which of the following is not an example of active euthanasia?

Accepted Answer

A)  giving an overdose of drugs 
B)  invoking a "living will" 
C)  mercy killing 
D)  withholding treatment 
A)  giving an overdose of drugs 
B)  invoking a "living will" 
C)  mercy killing 
D)  withholding treatment

Question 19

Mary wonders what it will be like to die.This is an example of death as

Accepted Answer

A)  a thief of meaning. 
B)  a reward or punishment. 
C)  as a mystery. 
D)  a boundary. 
A)  a thief of meaning. 
B)  a reward or punishment. 
C)  as a mystery. 
D)  a boundary.

Question 20

The "If I only had ..." reflects feelings of

Accepted Answer

A)  sadness. 
B)  guilt. 
C)  anger. 
D)  disbelief. 
A)  sadness. 
B)  guilt. 
C)  anger. 
D)  disbelief.

A person's concern over dying is referred to as____________________.

Making choices about how they do and do not want their lives to end constitutes a____________________.

Kastenbaum and Thuell point out that a good contextual theory of dying must account for

A possible example of_____might be a women dressed in black following the death of her spouse.

Sorrow,hurt,anger,guilt,confusion,and other feelings that arise after suffering a loss are reflected in

Which of the following is not a primary need of dying people based on the hospice model?

The primary emphasis of a hospice is

Contextual theories of dying emphasize

Which of the following is not a stage of dying according to Kübler-Ross?

Which of the following is not an official criterion for determining brain death?

Durable power of attorney makes one's wishes about the use of life support known and it includes

Mary is dying from ovarian cancer.She and her family are deciding on her care options and deciding what will become of her house.These are examples of

The act of allowing a person to die by withholding an available treatment is known as____________________.

Research on stages of dying shows that

The concept of death

The way we express our grief which is culturally influenced is called

One major difference between a living will and a durable power of attorney is

Which of the following is not an example of active euthanasia?

Mary wonders what it will be like to die.This is an example of death as

The "If I only had ..." reflects feelings of

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Exam 13: Dying and Bereavement

A person's concern over dying is referred to as____________________.

Making choices about how they do and do not want their lives to end constitutes a____________________.

Kastenbaum and Thuell point out that a good contextual theory of dying must account for

A possible example of_____might be a women dressed in black following the death of her spouse.

Sorrow,hurt,anger,guilt,confusion,and other feelings that arise after suffering a loss are reflected in

Which of the following is not a primary need of dying people based on the hospice model?

The primary emphasis of a hospice is

Contextual theories of dying emphasize

Which of the following is not a stage of dying according to Kübler-Ross?

Which of the following is not an official criterion for determining brain death?

Durable power of attorney makes one's wishes about the use of life support known and it includes

Mary is dying from ovarian cancer.She and her family are deciding on her care options and deciding what will become of her house.These are examples of

The act of allowing a person to die by withholding an available treatment is known as____________________.

Research on stages of dying shows that

The concept of death

The way we express our grief which is culturally influenced is called

One major difference between a living will and a durable power of attorney is

Which of the following is not an example of active euthanasia?

Mary wonders what it will be like to die.This is an example of death as

The "If I only had ..." reflects feelings of

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

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