Question 1

Which of the following is the first stage of grief?

Accepted Answer

A) shock 
B) anger 
C) accommodation 
D) depression 
A) shock 
B) anger 
C) accommodation 
D) depression A

Question 2

Evidence suggests that widowed people

Accepted Answer

A) are more likely to die shortly after their spouse, but the risk is decreased somewhat by remarriage. 
B) are twice as likely to die themselves within one year of their partner's death. 
C) are more likely to react with poor post-death outcomes if their relationship was secure, rather than ambivalent. 
D) are more likely to have positive outcomes if they spend a great deal of time reflecting on death and their grief. 
A) are more likely to die shortly after their spouse, but the risk is decreased somewhat by remarriage. 
B) are twice as likely to die themselves within one year of their partner's death. 
C) are more likely to react with poor post-death outcomes if their relationship was secure, rather than ambivalent. 
D) are more likely to have positive outcomes if they spend a great deal of time reflecting on death and their grief. A

Question 3

The definition of functional death is completely straightforward.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

By the end of early adulthood, the most common reason for death is

Accepted Answer

A) suicide. 
B) homicide. 
C) cancer. 
D) automobile accidents. 
A) suicide. 
B) homicide. 
C) cancer. 
D) automobile accidents.

Question 5

Alex is a 5-year-old preschool student whose hamster just died.Which of the following is a likely reaction to the hamster's death that Alex may demonstrate?

Accepted Answer

A) Alex would tell his mother that he knows that hamsters can die, but he did not believe that it would happen to his hamster. 
B) Alex may say that his hamster needs medicine to come alive again. 
C) Alex should understand that his hamster's death is permanent, and that it is a natural event that happens to all hamsters. 
D) Alex would want to bury the hamster because he realizes that it will never come back to life. 
A) Alex would tell his mother that he knows that hamsters can die, but he did not believe that it would happen to his hamster. 
B) Alex may say that his hamster needs medicine to come alive again. 
C) Alex should understand that his hamster's death is permanent, and that it is a natural event that happens to all hamsters. 
D) Alex would want to bury the hamster because he realizes that it will never come back to life.

Question 6

Gloria is an 85-year-old woman who has a long history of strokes that have debilitated her and left her bedridden.She has just now experienced another stroke and she knows that her death is impending.She has no emotional reaction to this occurrence; however, she wants to be left alone.According to Kübler-Ross, it is likely that Gloria is experiencing which of the five stages of death and dying?

Accepted Answer

A) acceptance 
B) depression 
C) denial 
D) bargaining 
A) acceptance 
B) depression 
C) denial 
D) bargaining

Question 7

What is the most frequent causes of death in middle adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A) Cancer and heart disease 
B) Automobile or workplace accidents 
C) Suicide and homicide 
D) Drug overdose and chronic disease 
A) Cancer and heart disease 
B) Automobile or workplace accidents 
C) Suicide and homicide 
D) Drug overdose and chronic disease

Question 8

People who study death and dying are called

Accepted Answer

A) morticians. 
B) developmentalists. 
C) thanatologists. 
D) gerontologists. 
A) morticians. 
B) developmentalists. 
C) thanatologists. 
D) gerontologists.

Question 9

Generally speaking, people who deal with death, such as emergency workers and medical specialists, are at ease talking about death.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

According to Kübler-Ross, what is the fourth step people pass through as they move toward death?

Accepted Answer

A) anger 
B) bargaining 
C) denial 
D) depression 
A) anger 
B) bargaining 
C) denial 
D) depression

Question 11

The acknowledgement of the objective fact that one has experienced a death is called

Accepted Answer

A) euthanasia. 
B) depression. 
C) grief. 
D) bereavement. 
A) euthanasia. 
B) depression. 
C) grief. 
D) bereavement.

Question 12

If cancer, stroke, and heart disease were eliminated, demographers estimate that life of an average 70-year-old would be extended by approximately

Accepted Answer

A) 10 years. 
B) 7 years. 
C) 5 years. 
D) 15 years. 
A) 10 years. 
B) 7 years. 
C) 5 years. 
D) 15 years.

Question 13

When electrical brain waves have ceased, this is called

Accepted Answer

A) electrolysis. 
B) electroshock. 
C) brain death. 
D) functional death. 
A) electrolysis. 
B) electroshock. 
C) brain death. 
D) functional death.

Question 14

In ancient China, the servants were sometimes buried alive with their masters' bodies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The absence of a heartbeat and breathing is called

Accepted Answer

A) brain death. 
B) functional death. 
C) mortality. 
D) clinical death. 
A) brain death. 
B) functional death. 
C) mortality. 
D) clinical death.

Question 16

What is another term for euthanasia?

Accepted Answer

A) death wish 
B) assisted suicide 
C) mercy killing 
D) genocide 
A) death wish 
B) assisted suicide 
C) mercy killing 
D) genocide

Question 17

What do the letters "DNR" on a patient's medical chart mean?

Accepted Answer

A) "Documents Not Retained" 
B) "Deteriorating Neuronal Responses" 
C) "Deficient Nitrogen Reserves" 
D) "Do Not Resuscitate" 
A) "Documents Not Retained" 
B) "Deteriorating Neuronal Responses" 
C) "Deficient Nitrogen Reserves" 
D) "Do Not Resuscitate"

Question 18

Following a tragic shooting at a local school, experts are brought in to talk with the survivors about death, and help them to put the tragedy in context.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) crisis intervention education. 
B) routine death education. 
C) death education for members of the helping profession. 
D) contextual death education. 
A) crisis intervention education. 
B) routine death education. 
C) death education for members of the helping profession. 
D) contextual death education.

Question 19

By law, all dead people need to be measured for brain activity to be sure they are dead.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

When a person designates a specific individual to act as their representative in making health care decisions, that designee is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) relative. 
B) attorney. 
C) health care proxy. 
D) power of attorney. 
A) relative. 
B) attorney. 
C) health care proxy. 
D) power of attorney.

Which of the following is the first stage of grief?

Evidence suggests that widowed people

The definition of functional death is completely straightforward.

By the end of early adulthood, the most common reason for death is

Alex is a 5-year-old preschool student whose hamster just died.Which of the following is a likely reaction to the hamster's death that Alex may demonstrate?

What is the most frequent causes of death in middle adulthood?

People who study death and dying are called

Generally speaking, people who deal with death, such as emergency workers and medical specialists, are at ease talking about death.

According to Kübler-Ross, what is the fourth step people pass through as they move toward death?

The acknowledgement of the objective fact that one has experienced a death is called

If cancer, stroke, and heart disease were eliminated, demographers estimate that life of an average 70-year-old would be extended by approximately

When electrical brain waves have ceased, this is called

In ancient China, the servants were sometimes buried alive with their masters' bodies.

The absence of a heartbeat and breathing is called

What is another term for euthanasia?

What do the letters "DNR" on a patient's medical chart mean?

Following a tragic shooting at a local school, experts are brought in to talk with the survivors about death, and help them to put the tragedy in context.This is an example of

By law, all dead people need to be measured for brain activity to be sure they are dead.

When a person designates a specific individual to act as their representative in making health care decisions, that designee is called a(n)

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Exam 10: Death and Dying

Which of the following is the first stage of grief?

Evidence suggests that widowed people

The definition of functional death is completely straightforward.

By the end of early adulthood, the most common reason for death is

Alex is a 5-year-old preschool student whose hamster just died.Which of the following is a likely reaction to the hamster's death that Alex may demonstrate?

What is the most frequent causes of death in middle adulthood?

People who study death and dying are called

Generally speaking, people who deal with death, such as emergency workers and medical specialists, are at ease talking about death.

According to Kübler-Ross, what is the fourth step people pass through as they move toward death?

The acknowledgement of the objective fact that one has experienced a death is called

If cancer, stroke, and heart disease were eliminated, demographers estimate that life of an average 70-year-old would be extended by approximately

When electrical brain waves have ceased, this is called

In ancient China, the servants were sometimes buried alive with their masters' bodies.

The absence of a heartbeat and breathing is called

What is another term for euthanasia?

What do the letters "DNR" on a patient's medical chart mean?

Following a tragic shooting at a local school, experts are brought in to talk with the survivors about death, and help them to put the tragedy in context.This is an example of

By law, all dead people need to be measured for brain activity to be sure they are dead.

When a person designates a specific individual to act as their representative in making health care decisions, that designee is called a(n)

An Introduction to Lifespan Development

The Start of Life

Infancy

The Early Childhood and Preschool Years

Middle Childhood

Adolescence

Early Adulthood

Middle Adulthood

Late Adulthood

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