Question 1

Issues for Critical Reflection #17, "Violent Incidents and Our Security," in the eighth edition of Death & Dying, Life & Living shows:

Accepted Answer

A)  Essential insecurity about our being can lead to overwhelming anxiety 
B)  Society can do more to protect its members from killings like this 
C)  Total security from tragedy is an illusion 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Essential insecurity about our being can lead to overwhelming anxiety 
B)  Society can do more to protect its members from killings like this 
C)  Total security from tragedy is an illusion 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 2

In Buddhist thought, death can be an evil because .

Accepted Answer

A)  it leads to escape from the wheel of rebirths 
B)  it may lead to rebirth into another life of suffering 
C)  it leads to a state beyond desire 
D)  it represents a rejection of the possibility of nirvana 
E)  it leads to a state that is serene and peaceful 
A)  it leads to escape from the wheel of rebirths 
B)  it may lead to rebirth into another life of suffering 
C)  it leads to a state beyond desire 
D)  it represents a rejection of the possibility of nirvana 
E)  it leads to a state that is serene and peaceful

Question 3

According to Kelly and her colleagues, near-death experiences include:

Accepted Answer

A)  Awareness of remote events not accessible to the person's ordinary senses 
B)  The experience of being out of the body and viewing events going on around it as from a position above 
C)  Enhanced mental processes at a time when physiological functioning is seriously impaired 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  Awareness of remote events not accessible to the person's ordinary senses 
B)  The experience of being out of the body and viewing events going on around it as from a position above 
C)  Enhanced mental processes at a time when physiological functioning is seriously impaired 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 4

Choose three of the images of an afterlife described in Chapter 19 in the eighth edition of Death & Dying, Life & Living, and distinguish carefully between them. Give enough detail to show clearly what they have in common (if anything), and how they differ.

Accepted Answer

In Chapter 19 of the eighth edition of D

Question 5

If a person believes that death is a "wall," .

Accepted Answer

A)  then necessarily, that person also believes that death is always an evil 
B)  that person is less likely to want to be treated with artificial nutrition and hydration 
C)  he or she holds a belief similar to one of Socrates' beliefs 
D)  he or she will also believe that death is always a good 
E)  None of these 
A)  then necessarily, that person also believes that death is always an evil 
B)  that person is less likely to want to be treated with artificial nutrition and hydration 
C)  he or she holds a belief similar to one of Socrates' beliefs 
D)  he or she will also believe that death is always a good 
E)  None of these

Question 6

Define the concept of a "near-death experience."

Accepted Answer

A near-death experience (NDE) is a profo

Question 7

In the vignette about Gotami and the Buddha, .

Accepted Answer

A)  Gotami is never able to come to terms with her grief for her dead son 
B)  the Buddha teaches Gotami that she should not expect him to perform miracles 
C)  Gotami learns that death comes to everyone 
D)  the Buddha claims that human lives are more important than other lives 
E)  we are taught that death is a good thing 
A)  Gotami is never able to come to terms with her grief for her dead son 
B)  the Buddha teaches Gotami that she should not expect him to perform miracles 
C)  Gotami learns that death comes to everyone 
D)  the Buddha claims that human lives are more important than other lives 
E)  we are taught that death is a good thing

Question 8

How one thinks of the meaning of death .

Accepted Answer

A)  may affect how one thinks about the morality of euthanasia 
B)  may affect how one treats dying persons 
C)  may affect one's beliefs about suicide, but not necessarily in an obvious way 
D)  is likely to be related to philosophical or theological beliefs 
E)  All of these 
A)  may affect how one thinks about the morality of euthanasia 
B)  may affect how one treats dying persons 
C)  may affect one's beliefs about suicide, but not necessarily in an obvious way 
D)  is likely to be related to philosophical or theological beliefs 
E)  All of these

Question 9

In Buddhist thought, evil is found in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Birth 
B)  Death 
C)  Dissociation from the pleasant 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  Birth 
B)  Death 
C)  Dissociation from the pleasant 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 10

Reports of near-death experiences typically involve .

Accepted Answer

A)  meeting with a dark and threatening being 
B)  an out-of-body experience or sense of detachment from one's physical body 
C)  lack of awareness of one's surroundings 
D)  a failure to be pronounced clinically dead 
E)  no great difficulty in communicating to others what has happened 
A)  meeting with a dark and threatening being 
B)  an out-of-body experience or sense of detachment from one's physical body 
C)  lack of awareness of one's surroundings 
D)  a failure to be pronounced clinically dead 
E)  no great difficulty in communicating to others what has happened

Question 11

Hinduism has often associated death with the concept of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Materialism 
B)  Rebirth 
C)  Heaven and hell 
D)  Punishment 
E)  The "living-dead" 
A)  Materialism 
B)  Rebirth 
C)  Heaven and hell 
D)  Punishment 
E)  The "living-dead"

Question 12

In some African thought, the "living-dead" .

Accepted Answer

A)  are in some other world than this one we know now 
B)  are completely non-material beings 
C)  are being punished for how they acted while alive in this world 
D)  continue to be concerned about the living members of their family and/or clan 
E)  will at some future point in time be raised from the dead 
A)  are in some other world than this one we know now 
B)  are completely non-material beings 
C)  are being punished for how they acted while alive in this world 
D)  continue to be concerned about the living members of their family and/or clan 
E)  will at some future point in time be raised from the dead

Question 13

To say that the soul is "essentially" immortal means that .

Accepted Answer

A)  one's body will be resurrected 
B)  the soul by its very nature cannot die 
C)  the body and the soul are identical 
D)  a soul can be killed 
E)  souls can never be separated from bodies 
A)  one's body will be resurrected 
B)  the soul by its very nature cannot die 
C)  the body and the soul are identical 
D)  a soul can be killed 
E)  souls can never be separated from bodies

Question 14

According to Socrates, death is .

Accepted Answer

A)  a good thing 
B)  a migration of the body to another place 
C)  a separation from all those we have ever known 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  a good thing 
B)  a migration of the body to another place 
C)  a separation from all those we have ever known 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 15

Buddhism:

Accepted Answer

A)  Holds that there is a reincarnation, but no eternal soul 
B)  Teaches that one ought to strive to end the cycle of rebirths 
C)  Believes that life as it is lived here is suffering 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  Holds that there is a reincarnation, but no eternal soul 
B)  Teaches that one ought to strive to end the cycle of rebirths 
C)  Believes that life as it is lived here is suffering 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 16

To have no external behavioral or physiological signs of life .

Accepted Answer

A)  is proof one is "biologically dead" 
B)  may be taken as evidence of being "clinically dead" 
C)  indicates one is having experiences of some afterlife 
D)  provides evidence for an afterlife 
E)  means one will never regain consciousness 
A)  is proof one is "biologically dead" 
B)  may be taken as evidence of being "clinically dead" 
C)  indicates one is having experiences of some afterlife 
D)  provides evidence for an afterlife 
E)  means one will never regain consciousness

Question 17

Western religion often associates an afterlife with the concept of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Materialism 
B)  Reincarnation 
C)  Heaven and hell 
D)  Transmigration of souls 
E)  Nirvana 
A)  Materialism 
B)  Reincarnation 
C)  Heaven and hell 
D)  Transmigration of souls 
E)  Nirvana

Question 18

Feifel's portrayal of death as a door or a wall is meant to help us .

Accepted Answer

A)  plan for future implications after death 
B)  assess our lives 
C)  evaluate death 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  plan for future implications after death 
B)  assess our lives 
C)  evaluate death 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 19

In Hindu thought, after death, the atman or unborn, undying soul is or may be:

Accepted Answer

A)  In one of the heavens awaiting rebirth 
B)  In a state of eternal bliss with Brahman, having achieved liberation from the cycle of rebirths 
C)  Immediately reborn 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  In one of the heavens awaiting rebirth 
B)  In a state of eternal bliss with Brahman, having achieved liberation from the cycle of rebirths 
C)  Immediately reborn 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 20

The Chinese Yin/Yang symbol .

Accepted Answer

A)  suggests that life and death are not simply opposites 
B)  is an image portraying the notion that wherever there is life there is also death 
C)  symbolically opposes the notion that life and death are direct contraries to each other 
D)  suggests that death never completely overcomes life 
E)  All of these 
A)  suggests that life and death are not simply opposites 
B)  is an image portraying the notion that wherever there is life there is also death 
C)  symbolically opposes the notion that life and death are direct contraries to each other 
D)  suggests that death never completely overcomes life 
E)  All of these

Issues for Critical Reflection #17, "Violent Incidents and Our Security," in the eighth edition of Death & Dying, Life & Living shows:

In Buddhist thought, death can be an evil because .

According to Kelly and her colleagues, near-death experiences include:

Choose three of the images of an afterlife described in Chapter 19 in the eighth edition of Death & Dying, Life & Living, and distinguish carefully between them. Give enough detail to show clearly what they have in common (if anything), and how they differ.

If a person believes that death is a "wall," .

Define the concept of a "near-death experience."

In the vignette about Gotami and the Buddha, .

How one thinks of the meaning of death .

In Buddhist thought, evil is found in:

Reports of near-death experiences typically involve .

Hinduism has often associated death with the concept of:

In some African thought, the "living-dead" .

To say that the soul is "essentially" immortal means that .

According to Socrates, death is .

Buddhism:

To have no external behavioral or physiological signs of life .

Western religion often associates an afterlife with the concept of:

Feifel's portrayal of death as a door or a wall is meant to help us .

In Hindu thought, after death, the atman or unborn, undying soul is or may be:

The Chinese Yin/Yang symbol .

Education About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

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Changing Attitudes Toward Death

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Cultural Patterns and Death

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Coping With Dying: How Communities Can Help

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Coping With Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help

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Exam 19: The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

Issues for Critical Reflection #17, "Violent Incidents and Our Security," in the eighth edition of Death & Dying, Life & Living shows:

In Buddhist thought, death can be an evil because .

According to Kelly and her colleagues, near-death experiences include:

Choose three of the images of an afterlife described in Chapter 19 in the eighth edition of Death & Dying, Life & Living, and distinguish carefully between them. Give enough detail to show clearly what they have in common (if anything), and how they differ.

If a person believes that death is a "wall," .

Define the concept of a "near-death experience."

In the vignette about Gotami and the Buddha, .

How one thinks of the meaning of death .

In Buddhist thought, evil is found in:

Reports of near-death experiences typically involve .

Hinduism has often associated death with the concept of:

In some African thought, the "living-dead" .

To say that the soul is "essentially" immortal means that .

According to Socrates, death is .

Buddhism:

To have no external behavioral or physiological signs of life .

Western religion often associates an afterlife with the concept of:

Feifel's portrayal of death as a door or a wall is meant to help us .

In Hindu thought, after death, the atman or unborn, undying soul is or may be:

The Chinese Yin/Yang symbol .

Education About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Changing Encounters With Death

Changing Attitudes Toward Death

Death-Related Practices and the American Death System

Cultural Patterns and Death

Coping With Dying

Coping With Dying: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Dying: How Communities Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief

Coping With Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help

Children

Adolescents

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Older Adults

Legal Issues

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Aided Death: Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, and Aid in Dying

Illustrating the Themes of This Book: Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders

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