Exam 16: The Final Passage: Dying and Bereavement

What is the MOST likely complaint of a hospice client?

Which comment would have MOST likely come from a concrete operational thinker?

Sophie is experiencing so much guilt associated with the death of her boyfriend that it is beginning to interfere in every aspect of her life. She is probably experiencing:

All stage theories of dying are based on the notion that:

Sandy knows she is going to die in a few months. She seems calm and concerned more about how to help her family deal with her death than with her own mortality. She seems to be disconnecting herself from people and things and at peace. Sandy is MOST likely in the ____ stage of dying.

Passive euthanasia involves allowing a person to die by withholding treatment.

Describe the strengths and weaknesses of the Kübler-Ross theory of dying. Be sure to include a discussion of how well this approach fits with contextual theories of dying.

Sixty-year-old Carl has just been informed that he is terminally ill. Describe how he might engage in decision-making concerning end-of-life issues. Be sure to include a discussion of a possible final scenario.

According to the grief work as rumination hypothesis:

According to Oregon's physician-assisted suicide law:

Jensen is dying. She is explaining to her family that she would like to spend her last days alone in her country home with just her husband. These arrangements are an example of:

In the country of Felixville, when someone's spouse dies, it is expected that the living spouse will walk around with a cat on top of his or her head for a week. In this country, the behavior would be considered:

According to ____ theory, the primary motive of humans is to ensure that life continues.

Before he dies, Juan is checking his insurance, rewriting his will, and making arrangements for his funeral. Juan is dealing with:

The most commonly accepted legal criterion for death is clinical death.

The feelings that arise after someone near us dies are called:

In a persistent vegetative state, a person's brainstem is active.

Stacey has been diagnosed with a terminal illness. She is currently going to different doctors to determine whether her diagnosis is correct. Stacey is probably in the ____ stage of dying.

Bernie hates being around his older relatives because their frailty reminds him that someday he will grow old and die. This belief best fits with the ____ approach to dying.

Demonstrate knowledge of "loss" by comparing and contrasting the concept of bereavement, mourning, and grief. Be sure to provide examples for each concept and to describe normal grief reactions.