Question 1

"Situational adjustment" refers to changes in attitudes one undergoes as he or she goes through a professional school and is "molded" by this process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Norms are plans of action or expected behavior patterns felt to be appropriate for a particular situation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A plan of action or expected behavior pattern thought to be appropriate for a particular situation is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) status 
B) norm 
C) master status 
D) value 
E) plan 
A) status 
B) norm 
C) master status 
D) value 
E) plan

Question 4

Anthropologist Myra Bluebond-Langner in working with leukemic children ages three to nine concluded:

Accepted Answer

A) these children were generally unaware of their dying condition 
B) these children seemed to know that they were dying but felt that this was a reversible process 
C) that the age of these children was not as important in their self awareness of their dying as their experience with the disease and its treatment 
D) both b and c above are correct 
E) none of the above 
A) these children were generally unaware of their dying condition 
B) these children seemed to know that they were dying but felt that this was a reversible process 
C) that the age of these children was not as important in their self awareness of their dying as their experience with the disease and its treatment 
D) both b and c above are correct 
E) none of the above

Question 5

A terminally ill patient will always follow each of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross' stages of the dying process in the order in which she defined them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A dying patient's "terminal" label becomes the "master status" for that individual because it dominates all other status indicators.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Physicians as a group tend to express more conscious death anxiety than do groups of individuals who are physically ill..

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Modern medical advances make it possible for physicians to give accurate predictions regarding the timing of death for terminal patients.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The awareness context of dying established by Glaser and Strauss and found in hospice is:

Accepted Answer

A) open 
B) mutual pretense 
C) closed 
D) suspicion 
E) none of the above 
A) open 
B) mutual pretense 
C) closed 
D) suspicion 
E) none of the above

Question 10

Which is not one of the processes occurring within a health care facility which tends to diminish one's social and personal power, according to Rodney Coe?

Accepted Answer

A) stripping 
B) control of resources 
C) restriction on mobility 
D) depression 
E) all of the above are included in Coe's analysis 
A) stripping 
B) control of resources 
C) restriction on mobility 
D) depression 
E) all of the above are included in Coe's analysis

Question 11

The third stage of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross' stages of the dying process is:

Accepted Answer

A) bargaining 
B) depression 
C) shock and disbelief 
D) acceptance 
E) anger 
A) bargaining 
B) depression 
C) shock and disbelief 
D) acceptance 
E) anger

Question 12

Values are innate, rather than socially created.False

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Roles are plans of action or expected behavior patterns specifying what should be done by persons occupying particular social positions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The fifth stage of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross' dying process is depression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

According to anthropologist Colin Turnbull:

Accepted Answer

A) Americans know when it is time to die and accept that fact 
B) Americans want to live forever 
C) Africans know when it is time to die and accept that fact 
D) Africans want to live forever 
E) both b and c above are correct 
A) Americans know when it is time to die and accept that fact 
B) Americans want to live forever 
C) Africans know when it is time to die and accept that fact 
D) Africans want to live forever 
E) both b and c above are correct

Question 16

Dying people do not know inherently how to act when dying, and therefore they must discover a way to act appropriately.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which is correct regarding space meanings for terminally ill patients?

Accepted Answer

A) behavioral clues of the medical staff will not give the patient any hint as to his or her situation 
B) confinement in a health care institution is the first stage of societal disengagement for the terminally ill patient 
C) confinement in a health care setting serves to diminish one's social and personal power 
D) both b and c above are correct 
A) behavioral clues of the medical staff will not give the patient any hint as to his or her situation 
B) confinement in a health care institution is the first stage of societal disengagement for the terminally ill patient 
C) confinement in a health care setting serves to diminish one's social and personal power 
D) both b and c above are correct

Question 18

According to research by Richard Kalish, it was discovered that the vast majority of college students would be willing to be close friends with a dying person.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The terminal illness of a child in the family often changes the course of the sibling relationships, bringing the siblings closer together or reducing tensions between them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Medical research has concluded that cancer can be easily passed from one person to another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

"Situational adjustment" refers to changes in attitudes one undergoes as he or she goes through a professional school and is "molded" by this process.

Norms are plans of action or expected behavior patterns felt to be appropriate for a particular situation.

A plan of action or expected behavior pattern thought to be appropriate for a particular situation is a(n):

Anthropologist Myra Bluebond-Langner in working with leukemic children ages three to nine concluded:

A terminally ill patient will always follow each of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross' stages of the dying process in the order in which she defined them.

A dying patient's "terminal" label becomes the "master status" for that individual because it dominates all other status indicators.

Physicians as a group tend to express more conscious death anxiety than do groups of individuals who are physically ill..

Modern medical advances make it possible for physicians to give accurate predictions regarding the timing of death for terminal patients.

The awareness context of dying established by Glaser and Strauss and found in hospice is:

Which is not one of the processes occurring within a health care facility which tends to diminish one's social and personal power, according to Rodney Coe?

The third stage of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross' stages of the dying process is:

Values are innate, rather than socially created.False

Roles are plans of action or expected behavior patterns specifying what should be done by persons occupying particular social positions.

The fifth stage of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross' dying process is depression.

According to anthropologist Colin Turnbull:

Dying people do not know inherently how to act when dying, and therefore they must discover a way to act appropriately.

Which is correct regarding space meanings for terminally ill patients?

According to research by Richard Kalish, it was discovered that the vast majority of college students would be willing to be close friends with a dying person.

The terminal illness of a child in the family often changes the course of the sibling relationships, bringing the siblings closer together or reducing tensions between them.

Medical research has concluded that cancer can be easily passed from one person to another.

Studying Dying, Death, and Berevement

The American Experience of Death

Growing up With Death

Perspectives on Death and Life After Death

Living With Dying

Dying in the American Health-Care System

Biomedical Issues and Euthanasia

Suicide

Diversity in Death Rituals

The Business of Dying

The Legal Aspects of Dying

Coping With Loss

Grieving Throughout the Lifecycle

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Exam 5: The Dying Process

"Situational adjustment" refers to changes in attitudes one undergoes as he or she goes through a professional school and is "molded" by this process.

Norms are plans of action or expected behavior patterns felt to be appropriate for a particular situation.

A plan of action or expected behavior pattern thought to be appropriate for a particular situation is a(n):

Anthropologist Myra Bluebond-Langner in working with leukemic children ages three to nine concluded:

A terminally ill patient will always follow each of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross' stages of the dying process in the order in which she defined them.

A dying patient's "terminal" label becomes the "master status" for that individual because it dominates all other status indicators.

Physicians as a group tend to express more conscious death anxiety than do groups of individuals who are physically ill..

Modern medical advances make it possible for physicians to give accurate predictions regarding the timing of death for terminal patients.

The awareness context of dying established by Glaser and Strauss and found in hospice is:

Which is not one of the processes occurring within a health care facility which tends to diminish one's social and personal power, according to Rodney Coe?

The third stage of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross' stages of the dying process is:

Values are innate, rather than socially created.False

Roles are plans of action or expected behavior patterns specifying what should be done by persons occupying particular social positions.

The fifth stage of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross' dying process is depression.

According to anthropologist Colin Turnbull:

Dying people do not know inherently how to act when dying, and therefore they must discover a way to act appropriately.

Which is correct regarding space meanings for terminally ill patients?

According to research by Richard Kalish, it was discovered that the vast majority of college students would be willing to be close friends with a dying person.

The terminal illness of a child in the family often changes the course of the sibling relationships, bringing the siblings closer together or reducing tensions between them.

Medical research has concluded that cancer can be easily passed from one person to another.

Studying Dying, Death, and Berevement

The American Experience of Death

Growing up With Death

Perspectives on Death and Life After Death

Living With Dying

Dying in the American Health-Care System

Biomedical Issues and Euthanasia

Suicide

Diversity in Death Rituals

The Business of Dying

The Legal Aspects of Dying

Coping With Loss

Grieving Throughout the Lifecycle

Filters