Question 1

For peers who are left behind, adolescent suicide is .

Accepted Answer

A)  a particularly toxic or difficult form of death 
B)  essentially indifferent 
C)  a relatively benign form of death 
D)  often overlaid by societal approbation 
E)  usually an uncomplicated experience 
A)  a particularly toxic or difficult form of death 
B)  essentially indifferent 
C)  a relatively benign form of death 
D)  often overlaid by societal approbation 
E)  usually an uncomplicated experience A

Question 2

In 2014 in the United States, individuals aged 15-19 years experienced:

Accepted Answer

A)  Approximately 5,000 deaths 
B)  A little under 15,000 deaths 
C)  Approximately 9,600 deaths 
D)  Almost 30,000 deaths 
E)  Nearly 22,500 deaths 
A)  Approximately 5,000 deaths 
B)  A little under 15,000 deaths 
C)  Approximately 9,600 deaths 
D)  Almost 30,000 deaths 
E)  Nearly 22,500 deaths C

Question 3

Among adolescents 15 years of age and older in the United States the second leading cause of death in 2014 was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Cancer 
B)  Suicide 
C)  Homicide 
D)  Accidents 
E)  HIV infection 
A)  Cancer 
B)  Suicide 
C)  Homicide 
D)  Accidents 
E)  HIV infection C

Question 4

What is distinctive about the three leading causes of death among American adolescents 15-24 years of age or older?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are all human-induced. 
B)  They do not include HIV infection. 
C)  They all involve extended dying trajectories. 
D)  Most of their accidental deaths do not involve motor vehicles. 
E)  They included heart disease. 
A)  They are all human-induced. 
B)  They do not include HIV infection. 
C)  They all involve extended dying trajectories. 
D)  Most of their accidental deaths do not involve motor vehicles. 
E)  They included heart disease.

Question 5

Crisis intervention programs are .

Accepted Answer

A)  not a useful model of intervention for adolescents 
B)  directed primarily at adolescents who are not ambivalent about ending their lives 
C)  designed to minimize suicidal behaviors in adolescents 
D)  dependent upon the helping agency initiating telephone contact with distressed adolescents 
E)  None of these 
A)  not a useful model of intervention for adolescents 
B)  directed primarily at adolescents who are not ambivalent about ending their lives 
C)  designed to minimize suicidal behaviors in adolescents 
D)  dependent upon the helping agency initiating telephone contact with distressed adolescents 
E)  None of these

Question 6

Studies of patterns of automobile driving among adolescents have shown that .

Accepted Answer

A)  adolescent drivers may perceive positive utility or value in taking certain risks 
B)  adolescent drivers may be unable or unwilling to recognize the personal implications of mortality 
C)  adolescent drivers may not perceive risks inherent in their behaviors 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  adolescent drivers may perceive positive utility or value in taking certain risks 
B)  adolescent drivers may be unable or unwilling to recognize the personal implications of mortality 
C)  adolescent drivers may not perceive risks inherent in their behaviors 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 7

Depending upon the particular adolescent in question and the nature of the experience itself, the death of another person might affect the adolescent's efforts .

Accepted Answer

A)  to reestablish intimacy and commitment 
B)  to achieve competency, mastery, or control 
C)  to attain emotional separation from parents 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  to reestablish intimacy and commitment 
B)  to achieve competency, mastery, or control 
C)  to attain emotional separation from parents 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 8

According to the text, what are the most important similarities and/or differences between death-related encounters among adolescents who are Caucasian Americans and those who are African Americans? How do you explain these similarities and/or differences?

Accepted Answer

The text discusses the similarities and

Question 9

Which of the following is the best description of "adolescence"?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is equivalent to the teenage years. 
B)  It begins in biology and ends in culture. 
C)  It is defined at its onset by leaving and returning home. 
D)  It ends in puberty. 
E)  It is the same for females as for males. 
A)  It is equivalent to the teenage years. 
B)  It begins in biology and ends in culture. 
C)  It is defined at its onset by leaving and returning home. 
D)  It ends in puberty. 
E)  It is the same for females as for males.

Question 10

The vignette near the beginning of Chapter 13 illustrates leading causes of adolescent deaths, including:

Accepted Answer

A)  Cancer, homicide, and heart disease 
B)  Congenital malformations, diseases of the heart, and tobacco smoking 
C)  Malignant neoplasms, suicide, and cancer 
D)  HIV infection, motor vehicle accidents, and suicide by hanging 
E)  Homicide, suicide, and accident 
A)  Cancer, homicide, and heart disease 
B)  Congenital malformations, diseases of the heart, and tobacco smoking 
C)  Malignant neoplasms, suicide, and cancer 
D)  HIV infection, motor vehicle accidents, and suicide by hanging 
E)  Homicide, suicide, and accident

Question 11

Adolescents who experience the death of another adolescent in contemporary American society are most likely to encounter what types of death? Why?

Accepted Answer

Adolescents in contemporary American soc

Question 12

Most adolescents who are coping with a life-threatening illness need to .

Accepted Answer

A)  be able to employ defenses in their coping 
B)  be involved in their care 
C)  be given accurate information about their situation 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  be able to employ defenses in their coping 
B)  be involved in their care 
C)  be given accurate information about their situation 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 13

Comment on suggestions that there is a link between education about suicide and adolescent suicide behaviors? Provide evidence to support your reply.

Accepted Answer

There is evidence to suggest that educat

Question 14

Draw on any two of the following to identify significant lessons about grief and bereavement in adolescents: Personal Insights 13.1 ("Daddy's Girl"), Personal Insights 13.2 ("Who's Andrea?"), Personal Insights 13.3 ("Two Experiences as a Teen Hospice Volunteer"), and/or Personal Insights 13.4 ("Only a Sibling") in the eighth edition of Death & Dying, Life & Living.

Accepted Answer

In Personal Insights 13.1 ("Daddy's Girl

Question 15

According to the text, what are two of the most important factors that influence adolescent attitudes toward death? Explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

Two of the most important factors that i

Question 16

Edgar Jackson wrote, "Adolescents are apt to think that they are the discoverers of deep and powerful feelings and that no one has ever loved as they love." If this is true, what implications does it have for understanding and assisting bereaved adolescents?

Accepted Answer

The quote by Edgar Jackson suggests that

Question 17

The view that "to be normal during the adolescent period is by itself abnormal" was put forward by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Erik Erikson 
B)  Anna Freud 
C)  Daniel Offer 
D)  Carl Jung 
E)  Albert Bandura 
A)  Erik Erikson 
B)  Anna Freud 
C)  Daniel Offer 
D)  Carl Jung 
E)  Albert Bandura

Question 18

In 2014, adolescent suicide deaths and death rates in the U.S. were highest among .

Accepted Answer

A)  early adolescents 10-14 years of age 
B)  late adolescents 20-24 years of age 
C)  middle adolescents 15-19 years of age 
D)  female adolescents 
E)  African-American adolescents 
A)  early adolescents 10-14 years of age 
B)  late adolescents 20-24 years of age 
C)  middle adolescents 15-19 years of age 
D)  female adolescents 
E)  African-American adolescents

Question 19

In 2014, individuals aged 10-19 years experienced what percentage of all U.S. deaths?

Accepted Answer

A)  1.5 percent 
B)  Just under 3 percent 
C)  Almost 8 percent 
D)  Approximately 13 
E)  Nearly 17 percent 
A)  1.5 percent 
B)  Just under 3 percent 
C)  Almost 8 percent 
D)  Approximately 13 
E)  Nearly 17 percent

Question 20

In terms of the deaths of someone else experienced by adolescents, studies have found that many adolescents in the U.S. have encountered _.

Accepted Answer

A)  the death of a friend or peer who was roughly their own age 
B)  the death of a loved one 
C)  the death of a parent 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  the death of a friend or peer who was roughly their own age 
B)  the death of a loved one 
C)  the death of a parent 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

For peers who are left behind, adolescent suicide is .

In 2014 in the United States, individuals aged 15-19 years experienced:

Among adolescents 15 years of age and older in the United States the second leading cause of death in 2014 was:

What is distinctive about the three leading causes of death among American adolescents 15-24 years of age or older?

Crisis intervention programs are .

Studies of patterns of automobile driving among adolescents have shown that .

Depending upon the particular adolescent in question and the nature of the experience itself, the death of another person might affect the adolescent's efforts .

According to the text, what are the most important similarities and/or differences between death-related encounters among adolescents who are Caucasian Americans and those who are African Americans? How do you explain these similarities and/or differences?

Which of the following is the best description of "adolescence"?

The vignette near the beginning of Chapter 13 illustrates leading causes of adolescent deaths, including:

Adolescents who experience the death of another adolescent in contemporary American society are most likely to encounter what types of death? Why?

Most adolescents who are coping with a life-threatening illness need to .

Comment on suggestions that there is a link between education about suicide and adolescent suicide behaviors? Provide evidence to support your reply.

According to the text, what are two of the most important factors that influence adolescent attitudes toward death? Explain your answer.

Edgar Jackson wrote, "Adolescents are apt to think that they are the discoverers of deep and powerful feelings and that no one has ever loved as they love." If this is true, what implications does it have for understanding and assisting bereaved adolescents?

The view that "to be normal during the adolescent period is by itself abnormal" was put forward by:

In 2014, adolescent suicide deaths and death rates in the U.S. were highest among .

In 2014, individuals aged 10-19 years experienced what percentage of all U.S. deaths?

In terms of the deaths of someone else experienced by adolescents, studies have found that many adolescents in the U.S. have encountered _.

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Exam 13: Adolescents

For peers who are left behind, adolescent suicide is .

In 2014 in the United States, individuals aged 15-19 years experienced:

Among adolescents 15 years of age and older in the United States the second leading cause of death in 2014 was:

What is distinctive about the three leading causes of death among American adolescents 15-24 years of age or older?

Crisis intervention programs are .

Studies of patterns of automobile driving among adolescents have shown that .

Depending upon the particular adolescent in question and the nature of the experience itself, the death of another person might affect the adolescent's efforts .

According to the text, what are the most important similarities and/or differences between death-related encounters among adolescents who are Caucasian Americans and those who are African Americans? How do you explain these similarities and/or differences?

Which of the following is the best description of "adolescence"?

The vignette near the beginning of Chapter 13 illustrates leading causes of adolescent deaths, including:

Adolescents who experience the death of another adolescent in contemporary American society are most likely to encounter what types of death? Why?

Most adolescents who are coping with a life-threatening illness need to .

Comment on suggestions that there is a link between education about suicide and adolescent suicide behaviors? Provide evidence to support your reply.

According to the text, what are two of the most important factors that influence adolescent attitudes toward death? Explain your answer.

Edgar Jackson wrote, "Adolescents are apt to think that they are the discoverers of deep and powerful feelings and that no one has ever loved as they love." If this is true, what implications does it have for understanding and assisting bereaved adolescents?

The view that "to be normal during the adolescent period is by itself abnormal" was put forward by:

In 2014, adolescent suicide deaths and death rates in the U.S. were highest among .

In 2014, individuals aged 10-19 years experienced what percentage of all U.S. deaths?

In terms of the deaths of someone else experienced by adolescents, studies have found that many adolescents in the U.S. have encountered _.

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

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Older Adults

Legal Issues

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

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

The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

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

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