Question 1

Bioethics concerns the interface between human values and technological advances in:

Accepted Answer

A)  philosophy. 
B)  health and life sciences. 
C)  religion. 
D)  computer science. 
A)  philosophy. 
B)  health and life sciences. 
C)  religion. 
D)  computer science.

Question 2

When attempting to determine if someone is "whole-brain dead," a physician would be LEAST likely to ask:

Accepted Answer

A)  "Do the brain cells still contain neurotransmitters?" 
B)  "Does the body respond to a pinprick?" 
C)  "Has there been any movement for the past hour?" 
D)  "Is the person in a coma?" 
A)  "Do the brain cells still contain neurotransmitters?" 
B)  "Does the body respond to a pinprick?" 
C)  "Has there been any movement for the past hour?" 
D)  "Is the person in a coma?"

Question 3

What is MOST likely to help Anita recover from the loss of her spouse?

Accepted Answer

A)  Having many acquaintances 
B)  Feeling supported by a small, but close, set of friends 
C)  Being a member of a large family 
D)  Social withdrawal 
A)  Having many acquaintances 
B)  Feeling supported by a small, but close, set of friends 
C)  Being a member of a large family 
D)  Social withdrawal

Question 4

Brent has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Today, he spent hours praying: "Please, I'll do anything. Just give me one more chance. I'm so sorry. I'll be the best person, just please give me another chance." Brent is MOST likely in the ____ stage of dying.

Accepted Answer

A)  bargaining 
B)  acceptance 
C)  depression 
D)  denial 
A)  bargaining 
B)  acceptance 
C)  depression 
D)  denial

Question 5

How would the typical reaction to the death of a child differ for grandparents versus parents?

Accepted Answer

A)  Grandparents are more likely to attempt to hide their grief. 
B)  Grandparents are more likely to use the event to consider their own mortality. 
C)  Parents are more likely to recover from the loss faster. 
D)  Parents are less likely to experience the emotion of guilt. 
A)  Grandparents are more likely to attempt to hide their grief. 
B)  Grandparents are more likely to use the event to consider their own mortality. 
C)  Parents are more likely to recover from the loss faster. 
D)  Parents are less likely to experience the emotion of guilt.

Question 6

Instead of conceptualizing the final stage of grief as "recovery," it might be better thought of as:

Accepted Answer

A)  repression of the most damaging emotions. 
B)  learning to live with loss. 
C)  spiritual rejection. 
D)  active euthanasia. 
A)  repression of the most damaging emotions. 
B)  learning to live with loss. 
C)  spiritual rejection. 
D)  active euthanasia.

Question 7

Which is NOT one of the components in the four-component model of the grieving process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Context of the loss 
B)  Changing representations of the lost relationship over time 
C)  Continuation of subjective meaning associated with the loss 
D)  Loss-oriented stressors 
A)  Context of the loss 
B)  Changing representations of the lost relationship over time 
C)  Continuation of subjective meaning associated with the loss 
D)  Loss-oriented stressors

Question 8

The feelings of distress experienced by parents following the death of a child tend to last:

Accepted Answer

A)  about 2 years. 
B)  about 10 years. 
C)  about 20 years. 
D)  a lifetime. 
A)  about 2 years. 
B)  about 10 years. 
C)  about 20 years. 
D)  a lifetime.

Question 9

Which of these is NOT part of the definition of active euthanasia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deliberate act of ending a life 
B)  Based on statement by an individual who wants to die 
C)  Decision made by someone with legal authority to do so 
D)  Must involve individual in persistent vegetative state or whole-brain dead 
A)  Deliberate act of ending a life 
B)  Based on statement by an individual who wants to die 
C)  Decision made by someone with legal authority to do so 
D)  Must involve individual in persistent vegetative state or whole-brain dead

Question 10

Afi is terminally ill. She is being sent to an institution that provides for people who are dying and their families. Afi is most likely being sent to a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  skilled care nursing home. 
B)  hospital. 
C)  hospice. 
D)  intermediate care nursing home. 
A)  skilled care nursing home. 
B)  hospital. 
C)  hospice. 
D)  intermediate care nursing home.

Bioethics concerns the interface between human values and technological advances in:

When attempting to determine if someone is "whole-brain dead," a physician would be LEAST likely to ask:

What is MOST likely to help Anita recover from the loss of her spouse?

Brent has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Today, he spent hours praying: "Please, I'll do anything. Just give me one more chance. I'm so sorry. I'll be the best person, just please give me another chance." Brent is MOST likely in the ____ stage of dying.

How would the typical reaction to the death of a child differ for grandparents versus parents?

Instead of conceptualizing the final stage of grief as "recovery," it might be better thought of as:

Which is NOT one of the components in the four-component model of the grieving process?

The feelings of distress experienced by parents following the death of a child tend to last:

Which of these is NOT part of the definition of active euthanasia?

Afi is terminally ill. She is being sent to an institution that provides for people who are dying and their families. Afi is most likely being sent to a(n):

The Study of Human Development

Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth

Tools for Exploring the World: Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development

The Emergence of Thought and Language: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

Entering the Social World: Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

Off to School: Cognitive and Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Rites of Passage: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Moving Into the Adult Social World: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Becoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development in Young Adulthood

Being With Others: Forming Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood

Work, Leisure, and Retirement

Making It in Midlife: the Biopsychosocial Challenges of Middle Adulthood

The Personal Context of Later Life: Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Issues

Social Aspects of Later Life: Psychosocial, Retirement, Relationship, and Societal Issues

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Exam 16: The Final Passage: Dying and Bereavement

Bioethics concerns the interface between human values and technological advances in:

When attempting to determine if someone is "whole-brain dead," a physician would be LEAST likely to ask:

What is MOST likely to help Anita recover from the loss of her spouse?

Brent has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Today, he spent hours praying: "Please, I'll do anything. Just give me one more chance. I'm so sorry. I'll be the best person, just please give me another chance." Brent is MOST likely in the ____ stage of dying.

How would the typical reaction to the death of a child differ for grandparents versus parents?

Instead of conceptualizing the final stage of grief as "recovery," it might be better thought of as:

Which is NOT one of the components in the four-component model of the grieving process?

The feelings of distress experienced by parents following the death of a child tend to last:

Which of these is NOT part of the definition of active euthanasia?

Afi is terminally ill. She is being sent to an institution that provides for people who are dying and their families. Afi is most likely being sent to a(n):

The Study of Human Development

Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth

Tools for Exploring the World: Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development

The Emergence of Thought and Language: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

Entering the Social World: Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

Off to School: Cognitive and Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Rites of Passage: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Moving Into the Adult Social World: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Becoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development in Young Adulthood

Being With Others: Forming Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood

Work, Leisure, and Retirement

Making It in Midlife: the Biopsychosocial Challenges of Middle Adulthood

The Personal Context of Later Life: Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Issues

Social Aspects of Later Life: Psychosocial, Retirement, Relationship, and Societal Issues

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