Question 1

Diseases with patterns of gradually losing control over one's bodily functions and mental capacities are most likely to be _.

Accepted Answer

A)  communicable diseases with a long dying trajectory 
B)  communicable diseases with a short dying trajectory 
C)  degenerative diseases with a long dying trajectory 
D)  degenerative diseases with a short dying trajectory 
E)  None of these 
A)  communicable diseases with a long dying trajectory 
B)  communicable diseases with a short dying trajectory 
C)  degenerative diseases with a long dying trajectory 
D)  degenerative diseases with a short dying trajectory 
E)  None of these C

Question 2

During 2014, how many people died in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Just over 1.2 million 
B)  Approximately 2.6 million 
C)  750,000 
D)  13.4 million 
E)  6 million 
A)  Just over 1.2 million 
B)  Approximately 2.6 million 
C)  750,000 
D)  13.4 million 
E)  6 million B

Question 3

Leading causes of death in the United States around 1900 were .

Accepted Answer

A)  communicable diseases 
B)  degenerative diseases 
C)  chronic diseases 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  communicable diseases 
B)  degenerative diseases 
C)  chronic diseases 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these A

Question 4

Communicable diseases often produce symptoms like:

Accepted Answer

A)  Vomiting, nausea, and fever 
B)  Those that develop slowly over time but often go unnoticed until they result in a sudden, unanticipated death 
C)  The slow, long-term wearing out of bodily organs 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  Vomiting, nausea, and fever 
B)  Those that develop slowly over time but often go unnoticed until they result in a sudden, unanticipated death 
C)  The slow, long-term wearing out of bodily organs 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 5

The leading cause of deaths in the U.S. in 2014 was .

Accepted Answer

A)  cancer 
B)  accidents 
C)  homicide 
D)  suicide 
E)  heart disease 
A)  cancer 
B)  accidents 
C)  homicide 
D)  suicide 
E)  heart disease

Question 6

The three leading causes of death in the U.S. in 2014 were:

Accepted Answer

A)  Cancer, diseases of the heart, diabetes 
B)  Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, cancer, suicide 
C)  Diseases of the heart, cancer, accidents 
D)  Cerebrovascular diseases, cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 
E)  Chronic lower respiratory disease, diseases of the heart, and cancer 
A)  Cancer, diseases of the heart, diabetes 
B)  Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, cancer, suicide 
C)  Diseases of the heart, cancer, accidents 
D)  Cerebrovascular diseases, cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 
E)  Chronic lower respiratory disease, diseases of the heart, and cancer

Question 7

Death rates:

Accepted Answer

A)  Can only be determined accurately when a society keeps adequate birth and death rates 
B)  Are equivalent to the total number of deaths in a society 
C)  Cannot easily be determined on any basis other than gender 
D)  By themselves can provide a good picture of the numbers of aged people in a society 
E)  None of these 
A)  Can only be determined accurately when a society keeps adequate birth and death rates 
B)  Are equivalent to the total number of deaths in a society 
C)  Cannot easily be determined on any basis other than gender 
D)  By themselves can provide a good picture of the numbers of aged people in a society 
E)  None of these

Question 8

Encounters with death can be studied by looking at:

Accepted Answer

A)  Death rates 
B)  Average life expectancy 
C)  Deaths caused by communicable diseases 
D)  Dying trajectories 
E)  All of these 
A)  Death rates 
B)  Average life expectancy 
C)  Deaths caused by communicable diseases 
D)  Dying trajectories 
E)  All of these

Question 9

How have the nature of contemporary families and lifestyle behaviors affected encounters with death in our society? Be specific in explaining and influence of each of these factors and give examples of each.

Accepted Answer

The nature of contemporary families and

Question 10

In 2016, the CDC estimated that the number of persons newly infected or living with HIV disease in the United States was _.

Accepted Answer

A)  1.2 million 
B)  more than 8 million 
C)  nearly 20 million 
D)  40.6 million. 
E)  750,000 
A)  1.2 million 
B)  more than 8 million 
C)  nearly 20 million 
D)  40.6 million. 
E)  750,000

Question 11

In the United States in 1900, .

Accepted Answer

A)  death rates were significantly higher than they are today 
B)  women had higher death rates than men 
C)  members of lower socioeconomic classes tended on average to have lower death rates than members of middle and upper socioeconomic classes in our society 
D)  children had lower death rates than they do today 
E)  parents seldom experienced the death of a child 
A)  death rates were significantly higher than they are today 
B)  women had higher death rates than men 
C)  members of lower socioeconomic classes tended on average to have lower death rates than members of middle and upper socioeconomic classes in our society 
D)  children had lower death rates than they do today 
E)  parents seldom experienced the death of a child

Question 12

From 1900 to 2014 in the United States, overall death rates dropped from 17.2 deaths per 1,000 to approximately:

Accepted Answer

A)  15.5 per 1,000 
B)  9.4 per 1,000 
C)  8.2 per 1,000 
D)  6.5 per 1,000 
E)  5.9 per 1,000 
A)  15.5 per 1,000 
B)  9.4 per 1,000 
C)  8.2 per 1,000 
D)  6.5 per 1,000 
E)  5.9 per 1,000

Question 13

Projected average life expectancies for all individuals born in the United States in 2014:

Accepted Answer

A)  Decreased slightly for white and black females 
B)  Showed an expansion of the racial differential between the white and black populations 
C)  Reached a record high for white and black males 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  Decreased slightly for white and black females 
B)  Showed an expansion of the racial differential between the white and black populations 
C)  Reached a record high for white and black males 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 14

In the United States in 2015, the deaths of 1063 pregnant women and women in the process of giving birth or immediately after childbirth led to a maternal mortality rate of

Accepted Answer

A)  3.3 per 100,000 live births 
B)  7.1 per 100,000 live births 
C)  12.7 per 100,000 live births 
D)  26.4 per 100,000 live births 
E)  None of these 
A)  3.3 per 100,000 live births 
B)  7.1 per 100,000 live births 
C)  12.7 per 100,000 live births 
D)  26.4 per 100,000 live births 
E)  None of these

Question 15

You learn that a person with whom you have had unprotected sex during the past month has been diagnosed as infected with HIV. You immediately have yourself tested and the results are negative for HIV infection. This means:

Accepted Answer

A)  You can be sure you are not infected with the HIV at this time. 
B)  You can be sure you are not a carrier of the HIV and cannot pass the infection onto others. 
C)  You do not need to have further HIV testing (unless you engage in additional unprotected sex with someone who is HIV positive). 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  You can be sure you are not infected with the HIV at this time. 
B)  You can be sure you are not a carrier of the HIV and cannot pass the infection onto others. 
C)  You do not need to have further HIV testing (unless you engage in additional unprotected sex with someone who is HIV positive). 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 16

Encounters with death in American society are said in Chapter 2 to have changed greatly over the past 100-150 years. Describe three (3) ways in which such encounters have changed. Be specific and take care to show exactly what such encounters were like in the past and how they are now.

Accepted Answer

1) The medicalization of death: In the p

Question 17

HIV infection and AIDS:

Accepted Answer

A)  Are the same thing 
B)  Are related as cause to effect 
C)  Are related as effect to cause 
D)  Seldom occur at the same time 
E)  Always occur together 
A)  Are the same thing 
B)  Are related as cause to effect 
C)  Are related as effect to cause 
D)  Seldom occur at the same time 
E)  Always occur together

Question 18

Death rates _.

Accepted Answer

A)  indicate how long a typical person in a society is likely to live 
B)  are inversely related to the number of deaths that occurred in a specific society 
C)  reflect the number of people in a specific group who die during a particular time period 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these 
A)  indicate how long a typical person in a society is likely to live 
B)  are inversely related to the number of deaths that occurred in a specific society 
C)  reflect the number of people in a specific group who die during a particular time period 
D)  All of these 
E)  None of these

Question 19

Compare and contrast death rates in American society in 1900 with those in 2014.
Add to this comparative portrait by showing how such rates differ by gender and by age.

Accepted Answer

In 1900, the death rate in American soci

Question 20

What is the difference between a communicable and a degenerative disease. Give an example of each.

Accepted Answer

Communicable diseases, also known as inf

Diseases with patterns of gradually losing control over one's bodily functions and mental capacities are most likely to be _.

During 2014, how many people died in the United States?

Leading causes of death in the United States around 1900 were .

Communicable diseases often produce symptoms like:

The leading cause of deaths in the U.S. in 2014 was .

The three leading causes of death in the U.S. in 2014 were:

Death rates:

Encounters with death can be studied by looking at:

How have the nature of contemporary families and lifestyle behaviors affected encounters with death in our society? Be specific in explaining and influence of each of these factors and give examples of each.

In 2016, the CDC estimated that the number of persons newly infected or living with HIV disease in the United States was _.

In the United States in 1900, .

From 1900 to 2014 in the United States, overall death rates dropped from 17.2 deaths per 1,000 to approximately:

Projected average life expectancies for all individuals born in the United States in 2014:

In the United States in 2015, the deaths of 1063 pregnant women and women in the process of giving birth or immediately after childbirth led to a maternal mortality rate of

You learn that a person with whom you have had unprotected sex during the past month has been diagnosed as infected with HIV. You immediately have yourself tested and the results are negative for HIV infection. This means:

Encounters with death in American society are said in Chapter 2 to have changed greatly over the past 100-150 years. Describe three (3) ways in which such encounters have changed. Be specific and take care to show exactly what such encounters were like in the past and how they are now.

HIV infection and AIDS:

Death rates _.

Compare and contrast death rates in American society in 1900 with those in 2014. Add to this comparative portrait by showing how such rates differ by gender and by age.

What is the difference between a communicable and a degenerative disease. Give an example of each.

Education About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

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

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Adolescents

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Older Adults

Legal Issues

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Exam 2: Changing Encounters With Death

Diseases with patterns of gradually losing control over one's bodily functions and mental capacities are most likely to be _.

During 2014, how many people died in the United States?

Leading causes of death in the United States around 1900 were .

Communicable diseases often produce symptoms like:

The leading cause of deaths in the U.S. in 2014 was .

The three leading causes of death in the U.S. in 2014 were:

Death rates:

Encounters with death can be studied by looking at:

How have the nature of contemporary families and lifestyle behaviors affected encounters with death in our society? Be specific in explaining and influence of each of these factors and give examples of each.

In 2016, the CDC estimated that the number of persons newly infected or living with HIV disease in the United States was _.

In the United States in 1900, .

From 1900 to 2014 in the United States, overall death rates dropped from 17.2 deaths per 1,000 to approximately:

Projected average life expectancies for all individuals born in the United States in 2014:

In the United States in 2015, the deaths of 1063 pregnant women and women in the process of giving birth or immediately after childbirth led to a maternal mortality rate of

You learn that a person with whom you have had unprotected sex during the past month has been diagnosed as infected with HIV. You immediately have yourself tested and the results are negative for HIV infection. This means:

Encounters with death in American society are said in Chapter 2 to have changed greatly over the past 100-150 years. Describe three (3) ways in which such encounters have changed. Be specific and take care to show exactly what such encounters were like in the past and how they are now.

HIV infection and AIDS:

Death rates _.

Compare and contrast death rates in American society in 1900 with those in 2014. Add to this comparative portrait by showing how such rates differ by gender and by age.

What is the difference between a communicable and a degenerative disease. Give an example of each.

Education About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

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

The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

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

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