Exam 16: The Final Passage: Dying and Bereavement

Which of these is NOT a key consideration for exploring the hospice option?

Before she died, Lee completed a document specifying her wishes to be taken off life support should she be in a position where she could not speak for herself and her recovery was all but impossible. Because the form did not give authority to anyone else to speak for her, Lee's document was MOST likely a(n):

The first Supreme Court case on passive euthanasia involved a case in which a family wanted to allow Nancy Cruzan to die by:

Susan's cortical functioning has ceased, but her brain stem is still active. Susan would be BEST described as:

Bereavement during childhood:

Compare and contrast the four-component and dual-process models of coping with bereavement.

Discuss the key components of death anxiety by describing terror management theory and its implication toward successfully dealing with such anxiety.

Terror management theory concerns behaviors rooted in concerns about post-traumatic stress disorder.

Cain discovered that he had developed the ability to better manage his finances as a result of having to deal with financial issues following the death of his brother. This best exemplifies the ____ theme of grief.

Guffy has just lost his wife to cancer and has begun to question the point of his own existence. This concern best fits with the ____ component of grief.

Koua feels guilty and ashamed over the fact that she has AIDS and how her terminal illness is affecting her family. Kübler-Ross would argue that Koua is in the ____ stage of dying.

Mourning is BEST defined as the way a person:

Which would have a terminal phase with the longest trajectory?

Jefferson's brother died on the Fourth of July. Now, every Fourth of July, Jefferson gets very sad and thinks about his dead brother. This experience of Jefferson's is best described as a(n) ____ reaction.

A(n) ____ is often used to describe the duration of time between the onset of dying and death itself.

A good example of disenfranchised grief is the:

Kiko just experienced a stillbirth after being pregnant for nearly seven months. In what way would her grief be different than that of Ishi, whose child died unexpectedly at six months of age?

Ned's father Mr. Flanders is in a persistent vegetative state. In recent days, several of Ned's siblings have been discussing their options. Included in their discussion has been the possibility of resorting to active or passive euthanasia. First, describe the characteristics of someone in a persistent vegetative state. Then describe and provide examples of how active and passive euthanasia might occur. Finally, discuss the legality of these options (you may want to describe the country and/or state in which Mr. Flanders currently resides).

Bernie is trying to decide whether or not to be cremated. This best exemplifies:

Most people confront the death of their parents when they are: