Exam 16: The Final Passage: Dying and Bereavement

Of the following, which would be the BEST example of active euthanasia?​

Neuroimaging studies have found that there are no quantifiable differences in the human brain when we think about issues related to death as opposed to other worries.

Passive euthanasia involves the deliberate ending of someone's life based on that person's wishes or a decision made by a person who has the legal authority to do so.

Who makes the decision as top whether an individual is competent to make his or her own end-of-life decisions?​

Several studies of widows document a tendency for some older women to ____ their husbands after their death.​

In terms of a diagnosis, simple grief and complicated grief are differentiated only by the amount of time the grieving lasts.

Coping is the aspect of grief that involves what people do to deal with a loss in terms of what helps them.

________ issues involve topics pertaining to the management of the final phase of life, after-death disposition of the body and memorial services, and distribution of assets.​

____ concerns the way in which we express the feelings that we have following a loss.​

Which of the following is NOT found within the four-component model of grief?​

Because of her diagnosis, Brittany Maynard qualified for physician-assisted suicide under the ____ Act.​

The first physician-assisted suicide law in the United States was passed by voters in _______________in 1994.

A "Do Not Resuscitate" order pertains to efforts to restore functioning of the​

Many people believe that the death of one's _______________ is the worst type of loss.

Individuals in persistent vegetativestates​

Imagine you in the home of Orthodox Jews during mourning. Which of the following would you expect to see?

In developed countries, people typically have to confront the issue of their own parents' death during ________.​

Demonstrate your knowledge of the legal definitions of death by differentiating between clinical death, whole-brain death, and a persistent vegetative state.

Bodily needs, psychological security, interpersonal attachments, and spiritual energy and hope are the four components of the ________ theory of dying.​

When a person has no readily observable or apparent consciousness or awareness of their surroundings but still has brainstem functions (respiration and a heartbeat), he or she is in a persistent _______________ state.