Question 1

According to Ariès, "death of the self" .

Accepted Answer

A)  focuses on a final testing period and a judgment as the dominant image for life after death 
B)  emphasizes what a particular death means for the community 
C)  does not regard the moment of death as very important 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  focuses on a final testing period and a judgment as the dominant image for life after death 
B)  emphasizes what a particular death means for the community 
C)  does not regard the moment of death as very important 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these A

Question 2

According to many studies of death anxiety in our society, .

Accepted Answer

A)  women report higher death anxiety than do men 
B)  men report higher death anxiety than do women 
C)  younger persons report less death anxiety than do adults 
D)  measuring death anxiety is relatively simple to accomplish 
E)  death anxiety is independent of one's life accomplishments 
A)  women report higher death anxiety than do men 
B)  men report higher death anxiety than do women 
C)  younger persons report less death anxiety than do adults 
D)  measuring death anxiety is relatively simple to accomplish 
E)  death anxiety is independent of one's life accomplishments A

Question 3

A situation in which I am concerned that I may experience a terminal illness in an alien institution under the case of strangers who might not respect my person needs or wishes is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Death-related attitudes about my own dying 
B)  Death-related attitudes about my own death 
C)  Death-related attitudes about what will happen to me after my death 
D)  Death-related attitudes about the dying, death, or bereavement of someone else 
E)  None of these 
A)  Death-related attitudes about my own dying 
B)  Death-related attitudes about my own death 
C)  Death-related attitudes about what will happen to me after my death 
D)  Death-related attitudes about the dying, death, or bereavement of someone else 
E)  None of these A

Question 4

In many studies of death anxiety in our society, .

Accepted Answer

A)  en report higher death anxiety than women 
B)  older adults report more death anxiety than younger persons 
C)  individuals with strong religious convictions report more death anxiety than those who do not share such a value framework 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  en report higher death anxiety than women 
B)  older adults report more death anxiety than younger persons 
C)  individuals with strong religious convictions report more death anxiety than those who do not share such a value framework 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 5

Which of the following is the accurate number of persons living with HIV infection as of 2015 according to the CDC?

Accepted Answer

A)  8,750 
B)  More than 18,000 
C)  Almost 40,000 
D)  Less than 11,000 
E)  78,200 
A)  8,750 
B)  More than 18,000 
C)  Almost 40,000 
D)  Less than 11,000 
E)  78,200

Question 6

According to Ariès, "death of the other" .

Accepted Answer

A)  rejects a reunion with the beloved after death 
B)  perceives death as an intolerable separation from the one who dies 
C)  does not focus primary attention on the relationship between those who have died and God 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  rejects a reunion with the beloved after death 
B)  perceives death as an intolerable separation from the one who dies 
C)  does not focus primary attention on the relationship between those who have died and God 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 7

What does it mean to speak of an "attitude" toward death? Why is it important to understand the role played by attitudes in our experiences with death?

Accepted Answer

Speaking of an "attitude" toward death r

Question 8

According to students of Ariès' account of "death of the self," it encompasses .

Accepted Answer

A)  an emphasis upon the "ars moriendi" or "art of dying well" 
B)  a view of the afterlife as nonthreatening 
C)  an emphasis upon spiritualism 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  an emphasis upon the "ars moriendi" or "art of dying well" 
B)  a view of the afterlife as nonthreatening 
C)  an emphasis upon spiritualism 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 9

Many studies of death anxiety assume that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Adequate instruments and methodologies are available to identify and measure death anxieties. 
B)  Individuals will be both willing and able to disclose their death anxieties. 
C)  Death anxiety does exist. 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  Adequate instruments and methodologies are available to identify and measure death anxieties. 
B)  Individuals will be both willing and able to disclose their death anxieties. 
C)  Death anxiety does exist. 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 10

Aries' description of an attitude toward death he called "tame death" differs from what he called "death of the self" by which of the following characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tame death is one where the focus of attention is almost entirely on what the death means for the dying person. 
B)  In tame death, death is typically faced more calmly than it is in death of the self. 
C)  In death of the self, death is seen as a sort of sleep and thus is unthreatening. 
D)  In death of the self, the concerns and needs of the community take precedence over those of the dying person. 
E)  An "ars moriendi" developed historically around an attitude of tame death. 
A)  Tame death is one where the focus of attention is almost entirely on what the death means for the dying person. 
B)  In tame death, death is typically faced more calmly than it is in death of the self. 
C)  In death of the self, death is seen as a sort of sleep and thus is unthreatening. 
D)  In death of the self, the concerns and needs of the community take precedence over those of the dying person. 
E)  An "ars moriendi" developed historically around an attitude of tame death.

Question 11

According to Ariès, "death of the other" is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A)  A focus of attention primarily on the survivors 
B)  The possibility that mourners "lose control" 
C)  Anticipating reunion with loved ones in the next life 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  A focus of attention primarily on the survivors 
B)  The possibility that mourners "lose control" 
C)  Anticipating reunion with loved ones in the next life 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 12

Describe two of the central attitudes toward death that characterize the Amish community in which John Stolzfus lived.

Accepted Answer

Two central attitudes toward death that

Question 13

According to Ariès, "death denied" is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Limited mourning in public 
B)  New funerary rites invented in the United States 
C)  The dying person is deprived of his or her own death 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  Limited mourning in public 
B)  New funerary rites invented in the United States 
C)  The dying person is deprived of his or her own death 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 14

The Puritans of 17th century New England believed that .

Accepted Answer

A)  human beings were basically good and worthy of salvation 
B)  God, in His infinite mercy and love, would give eternal life to all people 
C)  each person was utterly and totally depraved 
D)  they could rely on the "sure and certain hope of resurrection to eternal life" 
E)  death was not something to be feared 
A)  human beings were basically good and worthy of salvation 
B)  God, in His infinite mercy and love, would give eternal life to all people 
C)  each person was utterly and totally depraved 
D)  they could rely on the "sure and certain hope of resurrection to eternal life" 
E)  death was not something to be feared

Question 15

Human beings .

Accepted Answer

A)  are passive receivers of information about their world 
B)  in no way shape their knowledge of what is happening around them 
C)  whether Amish or Puritan or secular, all shape their knowledge of the world around them in exactly the same way if they are members of American society 
D)  shape their encounters and knowledge of the world depending on their prior beliefs and feelings 
E)  do not have their attitudes toward death shaped by the numbers and sorts of varying encounters they have with death 
A)  are passive receivers of information about their world 
B)  in no way shape their knowledge of what is happening around them 
C)  whether Amish or Puritan or secular, all shape their knowledge of the world around them in exactly the same way if they are members of American society 
D)  shape their encounters and knowledge of the world depending on their prior beliefs and feelings 
E)  do not have their attitudes toward death shaped by the numbers and sorts of varying encounters they have with death

Question 16

According to Ariès, "death of the self" .

Accepted Answer

A)  puts great emphasis on what one does at or just before the moment of one's death 
B)  emphasizes what a particular death means for the community 
C)  does not regard the moment of death as very important 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  puts great emphasis on what one does at or just before the moment of one's death 
B)  emphasizes what a particular death means for the community 
C)  does not regard the moment of death as very important 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 17

Identify and describe three points of contrast in the death-related attitudes that are prominent among the Amish, the Puritans of 17th century New England, and the mainstream of contemporary American society. Be specific. Give examples.

Accepted Answer

1) Attitudes towards mourning and grief:

Question 18

Events immediately before, at the time of, and shortly after the death of John Stolzfus are .

Accepted Answer

A)  typical of encounters with death in American society at the end of the 20th century 
B)  a model for death-related practices that are developing in the 21st century 
C)  similar to practices looking back to the 16th and 17th centuries 
D)  unique and unparalleled in other groups and times 
E)  None of these 
A)  typical of encounters with death in American society at the end of the 20th century 
B)  a model for death-related practices that are developing in the 21st century 
C)  similar to practices looking back to the 16th and 17th centuries 
D)  unique and unparalleled in other groups and times 
E)  None of these

Question 19

Ariès found "forbidden death" to include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Death is most often seen as dirty and indecent. 
B)  More and more people are present at the moment of death. 
C)  Death is seen as unthreatening. 
D)  Mourning is more public than it was in earlier centuries. 
E)  Death is seen as a normal part of living. 
A)  Death is most often seen as dirty and indecent. 
B)  More and more people are present at the moment of death. 
C)  Death is seen as unthreatening. 
D)  Mourning is more public than it was in earlier centuries. 
E)  Death is seen as a normal part of living.

Question 20

Which of the following is true about HIV infection?

Accepted Answer

A)  As of 2015, only homosexual men are at risk for this infection. 
B)  The only persons who can be infected with HIV are women, children, and men. 
C)  One cannot be infected with HIV if one has sex with an infected person only once. 
D)  HIV is now a disease that is manageable without risk of undesirable side effects of the treatment 
E)  HIV is mainly a problem for the economically advantaged. 
A)  As of 2015, only homosexual men are at risk for this infection. 
B)  The only persons who can be infected with HIV are women, children, and men. 
C)  One cannot be infected with HIV if one has sex with an infected person only once. 
D)  HIV is now a disease that is manageable without risk of undesirable side effects of the treatment 
E)  HIV is mainly a problem for the economically advantaged.

According to Ariès, "death of the self" .

According to many studies of death anxiety in our society, .

A situation in which I am concerned that I may experience a terminal illness in an alien institution under the case of strangers who might not respect my person needs or wishes is an example of:

In many studies of death anxiety in our society, .

Which of the following is the accurate number of persons living with HIV infection as of 2015 according to the CDC?

According to Ariès, "death of the other" .

What does it mean to speak of an "attitude" toward death? Why is it important to understand the role played by attitudes in our experiences with death?

According to students of Ariès' account of "death of the self," it encompasses .

Many studies of death anxiety assume that:

Aries' description of an attitude toward death he called "tame death" differs from what he called "death of the self" by which of the following characteristics?

According to Ariès, "death of the other" is characterized by:

Describe two of the central attitudes toward death that characterize the Amish community in which John Stolzfus lived.

According to Ariès, "death denied" is characterized by:

The Puritans of 17th century New England believed that .

Human beings .

According to Ariès, "death of the self" .

Identify and describe three points of contrast in the death-related attitudes that are prominent among the Amish, the Puritans of 17th century New England, and the mainstream of contemporary American society. Be specific. Give examples.

Events immediately before, at the time of, and shortly after the death of John Stolzfus are .

Ariès found "forbidden death" to include which of the following?

Which of the following is true about HIV infection?

Education About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Changing Encounters With 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

The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

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

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Exam 3: Changing Attitudes Toward Death

According to Ariès, "death of the self" .

According to many studies of death anxiety in our society, .

A situation in which I am concerned that I may experience a terminal illness in an alien institution under the case of strangers who might not respect my person needs or wishes is an example of:

In many studies of death anxiety in our society, .

Which of the following is the accurate number of persons living with HIV infection as of 2015 according to the CDC?

According to Ariès, "death of the other" .

What does it mean to speak of an "attitude" toward death? Why is it important to understand the role played by attitudes in our experiences with death?

According to students of Ariès' account of "death of the self," it encompasses .

Many studies of death anxiety assume that:

Aries' description of an attitude toward death he called "tame death" differs from what he called "death of the self" by which of the following characteristics?

According to Ariès, "death of the other" is characterized by:

Describe two of the central attitudes toward death that characterize the Amish community in which John Stolzfus lived.

According to Ariès, "death denied" is characterized by:

The Puritans of 17th century New England believed that .

Human beings .

According to Ariès, "death of the self" .

Identify and describe three points of contrast in the death-related attitudes that are prominent among the Amish, the Puritans of 17th century New England, and the mainstream of contemporary American society. Be specific. Give examples.

Events immediately before, at the time of, and shortly after the death of John Stolzfus are .

Ariès found "forbidden death" to include which of the following?

Which of the following is true about HIV infection?

Education About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Changing Encounters With 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

The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

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

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