Question 1

Which of the following is true about HIV infection?

Accepted Answer

A) As of 2015, only homosexual men are at risk for this infection. 
B) The only persons who can be infected with HIV are women, children, and men. 
C) One cannot be infected with HIV if one has sex with an infected person only once. 
D) HIV is now a disease that is manageable without risk of undesirable side effects of the treatment 
E) HIV is mainly a problem for the economically advantaged. 
A) As of 2015, only homosexual men are at risk for this infection. 
B) The only persons who can be infected with HIV are women, children, and men. 
C) One cannot be infected with HIV if one has sex with an infected person only once. 
D) HIV is now a disease that is manageable without risk of undesirable side effects of the treatment 
E) HIV is mainly a problem for the economically advantaged.

Question 2

Discuss three lessons drawn from the discussion in Chapter 3 about recent interest in death anxiety?

Accepted Answer

In Chapter 3, the discussion about recen

Question 3

A situation in which I am concerned about what will happen to my spouse after my death is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) Death-related attitudes about my own dying 
B) Death-related attitudes about my own death 
C) Death-related attitudes about what will happen to me after my death 
D) Death-related attitudes about the dying, death, or bereavement of someone else 
E) None of these 
A) Death-related attitudes about my own dying 
B) Death-related attitudes about my own death 
C) Death-related attitudes about what will happen to me after my death 
D) Death-related attitudes about the dying, death, or bereavement of someone else 
E) None of these

Question 4

Aries' description of an attitude toward death he called "tame death" differs from what he called "death of the self" by which of the following characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A) Tame death is one where the focus of attention is almost entirely on what the death means for the dying person. 
B) In tame death, death is typically faced more calmly than it is in death of the self. 
C) In death of the self, death is seen as a sort of sleep and thus is unthreatening. 
D) In death of the self, the concerns and needs of the community take precedence over those of the dying person. 
E) An "ars moriendi" developed historically around an attitude of tame death. 
A) Tame death is one where the focus of attention is almost entirely on what the death means for the dying person. 
B) In tame death, death is typically faced more calmly than it is in death of the self. 
C) In death of the self, death is seen as a sort of sleep and thus is unthreatening. 
D) In death of the self, the concerns and needs of the community take precedence over those of the dying person. 
E) An "ars moriendi" developed historically around an attitude of tame death.

Question 5

According to many studies of death anxiety in our society, _________.

Accepted Answer

A) women report higher death anxiety than do men 
B) men report higher death anxiety than do women 
C) younger persons report less death anxiety than do adults 
D) measuring death anxiety is relatively simple to accomplish 
E) death anxiety is independent of one's life accomplishments 
A) women report higher death anxiety than do men 
B) men report higher death anxiety than do women 
C) younger persons report less death anxiety than do adults 
D) measuring death anxiety is relatively simple to accomplish 
E) death anxiety is independent of one's life accomplishments

Question 6

Chapter 3 in our textbook described four basic types of death-related concerns and responses that an individual might have. Identify and explain each of these types. 
Give an example of each.

Accepted Answer

The four basic types of death-related co

Question 7

Attitudes are defined as:

Accepted Answer

A) Ways of presenting oneself to or being in the world 
B) Expressions of fear and anxiety 
C) Manifestations of friendliness and hospitality 
D) Characteristics unique to the Amish and the Puritans of 17th century New England 
E) Another word for "encounters" 
A) Ways of presenting oneself to or being in the world 
B) Expressions of fear and anxiety 
C) Manifestations of friendliness and hospitality 
D) Characteristics unique to the Amish and the Puritans of 17th century New England 
E) Another word for "encounters"

Question 8

A situation in which I am concerned that I may experience a difficult life-threatening illness before I die is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) Death-related attitudes about my own dying 
B) Death-related attitudes about my own death 
C) Death-related attitudes about what will happen to me after my death 
D) Death-related attitudes about the dying, death, or bereavement of someone else 
E) None of these 
A) Death-related attitudes about my own dying 
B) Death-related attitudes about my own death 
C) Death-related attitudes about what will happen to me after my death 
D) Death-related attitudes about the dying, death, or bereavement of someone else 
E) None of these

Question 9

Philippe Ariès' described changing attitudes toward death in Western culture. Answer both of the following: 
a. Explain carefully what Ariès holds to be the typical attitude(s)toward death in our contemporary society. Make plain the typical feelings, beliefs, and behaviors that Ariès believes are found among people living in today's society early in the 21st century when they respond to death. 
b. Choose specific, concrete examples from your experience that clearly demonstrate 
how someone you know has acted on these attitudes.

Accepted Answer

a. Philippe Ariès' describes the typical

Question 10

According to students of Ariès' account of "death of the self," it encompasses_________.

Accepted Answer

A) an emphasis upon the "ars moriendi" or "art of dying well" 
B) a view of the afterlife as nonthreatening 
C) an emphasis upon spiritualism 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) an emphasis upon the "ars moriendi" or "art of dying well" 
B) a view of the afterlife as nonthreatening 
C) an emphasis upon spiritualism 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Which of the following is true about HIV infection?

Discuss three lessons drawn from the discussion in Chapter 3 about recent interest in death anxiety?

A situation in which I am concerned about what will happen to my spouse after my death is an example of:

Aries' description of an attitude toward death he called "tame death" differs from what he called "death of the self" by which of the following characteristics?

According to many studies of death anxiety in our society, _________.

Chapter 3 in our textbook described four basic types of death-related concerns and responses that an individual might have. Identify and explain each of these types. Give an example of each.

Attitudes are defined as:

A situation in which I am concerned that I may experience a difficult life-threatening illness before I die is an example of:

According to students of Ariès' account of "death of the self," it encompasses_________.

Education About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Changing Encounters With Death

Death-Related Practices and the American Death System

Cultural Patterns and Death

Coping With Dying

Coping With Dying: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Dying: How Communities Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief

Coping With Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help

Children

Adolescents

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Older Adults

Legal Issues

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Aided Death: Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, and Aid in Dying

The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

Illustrating the Themes of This Book: Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders

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Exam 3: Changing Attitudes Toward Death

Which of the following is true about HIV infection?

Discuss three lessons drawn from the discussion in Chapter 3 about recent interest in death anxiety?

A situation in which I am concerned about what will happen to my spouse after my death is an example of:

Aries' description of an attitude toward death he called "tame death" differs from what he called "death of the self" by which of the following characteristics?

According to many studies of death anxiety in our society, _________.

Chapter 3 in our textbook described four basic types of death-related concerns and responses that an individual might have. Identify and explain each of these types. Give an example of each.

Attitudes are defined as:

A situation in which I am concerned that I may experience a difficult life-threatening illness before I die is an example of:

According to students of Ariès' account of "death of the self," it encompasses_________.

Education About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Changing Encounters With Death

Death-Related Practices and the American Death System

Cultural Patterns and Death

Coping With Dying

Coping With Dying: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Dying: How Communities Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief

Coping With Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help

Children

Adolescents

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Older Adults

Legal Issues

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Aided Death: Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, and Aid in Dying

The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

Illustrating the Themes of This Book: Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders

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