Exam 16: The Final Passage: Dying and Bereavement

Which of the following is the MOST important point to remember when examining the grieving rituals of different cultures?

Bereavement concerns the ways in which we express our grief.

Which of these models of grieving suggests that expressing our grief actually prolongs that process of recovering from a loss?

Which of the following is NOT found within the four-component model of grief?

Symptoms of ________ distress include preoccupation with the deceased to the point of interfering with everyday functioning, upsetting memories of the lost person, and isolation following the loss.

By proposing a five-stage model of the way people approach dying, ________ changed our understanding of how people consider their own deaths.

In terms of a diagnosis, simple grief and complicated grief are differentiated only by the amount of time the grieving lasts.

After the loss of her husband, Dorothy starts moving on and thinking about whether she wants to date again. She even allows herself to consider whether she will ever remarry. In the dual process model of coping with bereavement, Dorothy is dealing with restoration-oriented stressors.

"I want to get on my motorcycle and ride across country, seeing the places that I always dreamt of seeing. If I do this before I die, I can die happy!" This statement reflects a

Harold has decided that he does not want to have his life prolonged by life-support machines should he ever become so injured or ill that he needs them. He decides to create a document where his wishes about life support and other treatments will be clearly stated. Harold is going to write a ________.

Surveys indicate that it is not uncommon for one to experience the death of someone close to them during their college years.

Bodily needs, psychological security, interpersonal attachments, and spiritual energy and hope are the four components of the ________ theory of dying.

How did Bonanno and colleagues (2005) assess the psychological symptoms and physical health of the participants in their research study?

________ refers to the ways in which we express our grief following a loss.

Two paramedics arrive at a home where a middle-aged man is in cardiac arrest. As they get ready to perform CPR and attach a defibrillator, the man's wife silently hands them a document as she softly cries. After reading the document and quickly consulting with the physician at the hospital, the paramedics stand back and administer no treatment to the man lying on the bed. Which document did the wife produce?

Which of the following reactions do young adults most commonly report when discussing others who die during that same point in their lives?

When a person has no consciousness or awareness of their surroundings but still has brainstem functions (respiration and a heartbeat), they are in a persistent ________ state.

When considering whether or not to use hospice care, Kastenbaum (1999) suggests several issues be explored. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

________ management theory address the issue of why people engage in certain behaviors to achieve particular psychological states based on their deeply rooted concerns about mortality.

In the case of Terri Schiavo, which of the following initially led to the cardiac arrest that caused her brain damage?