Exam 16: The Final Passage: Dying and Bereavement

Gordon has been in a terrible car accident, and currently he has no heartbeat and is not breathing on his own. Based on this information he currently meets the criteria for ________.

Young adulthood is the time when most people in developed countries encounter the death of their parents.

The psychological side of coming to terms with a loss is called ________.

________ refers to the psychological side of coming to terms with bereavement.

Research has found that parents in mid-life who have experienced the death of a child in war or in a traffic accident may experience anxiety, relationship difficulties, and problems in functioning for as long as ____ years.

Preschoolers tend to believe that death is temporary and magical.

According to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, the final stage of dealing with one's own pending death is ________.

Dr. Martinelli is a grief therapist who adheres to the grief work as rumination hypothesis. Each of these four clients comes to see her after experiencing the death of a close relative. Which one would Dr. Martinelli anticipate will get over the loss the fastest?

If you were having a conversation with people from the Melanesian culture, which of the following would you LEAST like to be referred to as?

One of the components of grief postulated by Bonanno and Kaltman (1999) is the continuation of the subjective meaning associated with a loss. Which of the following questions illustrates that component?

A Harris poll released in 2011 revealed that 70% of adults questioned favor the idea that people have a right to choose to end their lives in certain instances. Which of the following was NOT one of the criteria used for that finding?

Jalisa is seeing a psychotherapist to help her overcome the intense emotions that she has experienced since her teenage son died in a car accident. She is trying to let go of the pain so that she can experience loving memories and remember her son in a happy way. Jalisa is currently engaged in

Which one of Terri Schiavo's relatives made the initial request for her feeding tube to be removed so that she could die with dignity?

Miranda was in a terrible automobile accident where she suffered extensive head injuries. Currently she has no cortical activity in her brain, but her brainstem activity continues. Her heartbeat and respirations occur on their own, but she demonstrates no consciousness or awareness of her surroundings. Miranda would best be described as

Dr. Shrieder is teaching a course where she emphasizes the study of the interface between human values and technological advances in health and life sciences. Which of the following would be an appropriate title for this class?

What do a living will and a durable power of attorney for health care share in common?

The hospice philosophy is best summarized as

Physician-________ suicide occurs when a medical doctor provides a patient with a fatal dose of medication that the patient administers to him- or herself.

At what age do children usually start to understand that death is a permanent state and not some magical event?

In 2001, the Netherlands became the first country to adopt an official policy legalizing physician-assisted suicide.