Question 1

According to Ariès, ambivalence is most characteristic of which patterns of Western attitudes towards death?

Accepted Answer

A)  Death of the self 
B)  Remote and imminent death 
C)  Tame death 
D)  Death denied 
E)  Death of the other 
A)  Death of the self 
B)  Remote and imminent death 
C)  Tame death 
D)  Death denied 
E)  Death of the other

Question 2

After John Stolzfus' first wife died, he remarried so that he would have someone to care for his five children.

Accepted Answer

A)  So far, this is a typical encounter with death in American society in the 21st century. 
B)  This encounter with death is more typical of American encounters with death prior to the 20th century. 
C)  This demonstrates Amish attitudes that adopt behaviors among what they call the "English." 
D)  This behavior contrasts sharply with how Puritans behave in America today. 
E)  None of these 
A)  So far, this is a typical encounter with death in American society in the 21st century. 
B)  This encounter with death is more typical of American encounters with death prior to the 20th century. 
C)  This demonstrates Amish attitudes that adopt behaviors among what they call the "English." 
D)  This behavior contrasts sharply with how Puritans behave in America today. 
E)  None of these

Question 3

Individuals might fear a sudden, unanticipated death because:

Accepted Answer

A)  They want to "get ready to meet their Maker." 
B)  They want to say "I love you" and "Goodbye" to those they love. 
C)  They want to finish "unfinished business." 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  They want to "get ready to meet their Maker." 
B)  They want to say "I love you" and "Goodbye" to those they love. 
C)  They want to finish "unfinished business." 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 4

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 reward to all people 
C)  they could rely on the "sure and certain hope of resurrection to eternal life" 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  human beings were basically good and worthy of salvation 
B)  God, in His infinite mercy and love, would give eternal reward to all people 
C)  they could rely on the "sure and certain hope of resurrection to eternal life" 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 5

According to Ariès, "tame death" means that .

Accepted Answer

A)  people view death as a natural event 
B)  people view death as a wild force 
C)  people view death as a phenomenon beyond their control 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  people view death as a natural event 
B)  people view death as a wild force 
C)  people view death as a phenomenon beyond their control 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 6

According to Ariès, in "forbidden death" the dying person is most often:

Accepted Answer

A)  Comforted 
B)  The center of a public death scene 
C)  Isolated 
D)  Permitted to express emotions freely 
E)  None of these 
A)  Comforted 
B)  The center of a public death scene 
C)  Isolated 
D)  Permitted to express emotions freely 
E)  None of these

Question 7

Philippe Ariès described five different types of attitudes toward death. Choose one of these attitudes (as Ariès discussed it), and describe it carefully enough so that it can be distinguished from the other four. Make plain what is particularly unique about the attitude you choose to describe.

Accepted Answer

One of Philippe Ariès' attitudes toward

Question 8

Attitudes include a person's .

Accepted Answer

A)  ways of presenting oneself to, or being in, the world 
B)  settled behaviors or manner of acting 
C)  postures of the body or dispositions to action 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  ways of presenting oneself to, or being in, the world 
B)  settled behaviors or manner of acting 
C)  postures of the body or dispositions to action 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 9

A situation in which I am concerned about what will happen to my spouse after my death 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

Question 10

A situation in which I try to hold onto my life for fear of losing so many things that are important to me 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

According to Ariès, ambivalence is most characteristic of which patterns of Western attitudes towards death?

After John Stolzfus' first wife died, he remarried so that he would have someone to care for his five children.

Individuals might fear a sudden, unanticipated death because:

The Puritans of 17th century New England believed that .

According to Ariès, "tame death" means that .

According to Ariès, in "forbidden death" the dying person is most often:

Philippe Ariès described five different types of attitudes toward death. Choose one of these attitudes (as Ariès discussed it), and describe it carefully enough so that it can be distinguished from the other four. Make plain what is particularly unique about the attitude you choose to describe.

Attitudes include a person's .

A situation in which I am concerned about what will happen to my spouse after my death is an example of:

A situation in which I try to hold onto my life for fear of losing so many things that are important to me is an example of:

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

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Exam 3: Changing Attitudes Toward Death

According to Ariès, ambivalence is most characteristic of which patterns of Western attitudes towards death?

After John Stolzfus' first wife died, he remarried so that he would have someone to care for his five children.

Individuals might fear a sudden, unanticipated death because:

The Puritans of 17th century New England believed that .

According to Ariès, "tame death" means that .

According to Ariès, in "forbidden death" the dying person is most often:

Philippe Ariès described five different types of attitudes toward death. Choose one of these attitudes (as Ariès discussed it), and describe it carefully enough so that it can be distinguished from the other four. Make plain what is particularly unique about the attitude you choose to describe.

Attitudes include a person's .

A situation in which I am concerned about what will happen to my spouse after my death is an example of:

A situation in which I try to hold onto my life for fear of losing so many things that are important to me is an example of:

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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