Exam 16: The Final Passage: Dying and Bereavement

In Kübler-Ross's original theory, the emotion of ____ was thought to immediately precede feelings of acceptance.

The rituals of the Muscogee Creek tribe include digging graves by hand and throwing a handful of dirt onto the grave before covering it. What do tribe members call the act of throwing a handful of dirt onto the grave?

Death anxiety:

You're buying a book that explains the contextual theory of dying. Which of these would MOST likely be the title for this book?

Which man-made structure BEST illustrates the variations in the customs surrounding death?

Chuck and Barb's infant was just stillborn. Which of these are they LEAST likely to experience?

Hospice clients tend to be less anxious and less depressed than their non-hospice terminally-ill counterparts.

Palliative care is an approach to care based on an ethic of controlling and relieving pain or other symptoms and not on attempting to cure disease.

While they differ in some respects, both a living will and a durable power of attorney:

Chung is trying to get through numerous conflicting emotions and come to grips with his bereavement. Chung is involved in:

Some research suggests that:

For most European Americans, ____ would be the BEST example of a mourning ritual.

Shortly after the death of her husband, Terri felt fine. However, as she has begun to grieve, she actually appears to have become more depressed. This reaction BEST fits with the:

Finding effective ways to say good-bye to the deceased is one way of:

Before another individual's death, some people go through a period of:

Elizabeth Kübler-Ross's stage theory of dying was initially developed as a research project:

Individuals in permanent comas or persistent vegetative states:

Disposal of one's assets represents an end-of-life issue.

Which is the best advice for an individual trying to overcome grief?

Dr. Steinmetz decides to follow the wishes of her patient and withhold treatment for the patient's terminal cancer, thus allowing the patient to die. This is an example of: