Exam 15: Understanding Death Dying and Bereavement

Describe what is meant by the concept of "a good death." How do hospice care and euthanasia help a person who is suffering a slow, painful death trajectory effect the effort to achieve a good death?

In the Jewish traditions regarding death-related rituals and mourning,

Explain how the crisis of generativity versus stagnation brings the issue of mortality to center stage, and discuss how and why developing a point of view about death is a major developmental task during later adulthood. What role do each of these play in the crisis of immortality versus extinction?

Like birth, dying occurs in a psychosocial context of relationships, resources, cultural beliefs, and practices.

Which statement best describes the background and training of hospice workers and volunteers?

Discuss the case of Harriet McBryde Johnson. Examine the challenges she confronts in facing an ambiguous death trajectory, and how her psychosocial development is likely to have been affected at the different stages of her life by the threat of her death.

In a qualitative study of South Africans who had lost a loved one to AIDS, bereaved adults

According to Carr (2003), what leads to lower levels of anxiety and anger for the survivors and may provide them with an analysis of the meaning of the death of their loved one?

What is NOT one of the advantages of hospice for those with a terminal illness?

Which of the following is TRUE of the Oregon Death with Dignity Act?

Who is quoted in the text as saying "I've tasted every victual and danced every dance; now there's one last tart I haven't bit on, one tune I haven't whistled. But I'm not afraid"?

Which statement best describes the impact on the survivor of the death of a loved one in a nursing home?

Manny (and many other people within his culture) believe that his ancestors are always with him. In which of the following countries does Manny MOST LIKELY live?

Which scenario is LEAST likely to make bereavement more difficult for a surviving loved one?

Lack of a heartbeat is one of the criteria of which of the following?

Based on research on quality of care, there is MOST LIKELY to be a lower percentage of excellence for hospital care for loved ones than those in home hospice care.

Because Carla is terminally ill, with less than 6 months to live, she can legally request a prescription from her physician for a lethal dose of medication. In which U.S. state does Carla live?

Reuben Hill's ABCX model of coping has been expanded to double ABCX. This new model

Laura is in a persistent vegetative state, therefore only a doctor can determine if he or she should let Laura die.

What happens in the process of introjection?