Exam 18: Dying and Death

Themes identified by researchers as components of a "good death" include all of the following, EXCEPT

A person appointed by a patient to make medical decisions for the patient if the patient is unable to do so is a(n)

Describe the concept of brain death and how it is used. In addition, identify four components or observable facts concerning death that are part of a mature understanding of death.

All of the following may be helpful explanations in explaining the different grief responses of men and women, EXCEPT

During one's last moments, all of the following may be comforting to the individual, EXCEPT

Which dimension of coping is defined as identifying, developing, or reaffirming sources of meaning and fostering hope?

Describe at least two tasks relating to dying and death that should be carried out in early adulthood.

When a physician administers medication to relieve severe pain in a terminally ill patient, and the medication also hastens the patient's death, the situation is called

The middle phase of grief is characterized by

Another name for a durable power of attorney for health care is a health care proxy.

Termination of metabolic processes is called death.

Dying people need to know which of the following?

The most notorious example of involuntary euthanasia is the medical killing program of the Nazi regime.

The "right to die" issue came to national attention in the early 1990s with the landmark case involving

Clinical death in humans is characterized by the absence of

When supportive medical technologies are in use, the concept of is used to determine if someone is alive or dead.

"Double effect" refers to a situation in which a beneficial action may have potentially harmful side effects.

A testamentary letter should include which of the following information?

Reactions to grief between men and women can be summarized as:

A person's life story and how he/she deals with a life threatening illness is influenced by all of the following, EXCEPT