Question 1

Among the Lugbara of central Africa, a designated member of the community uttered the cere that signaled:

Accepted Answer

A)  the painful transition of a soul from the world of the living to the realm of the spirits 
B)  the anguish of loss and separation among living family members 
C)  a shift in the communal arrangements including the redistribution of the deceased person's assets according to traditions 
D)  the last words of the deceased and a fiercely expressed sorrow by the family. 
A)  the painful transition of a soul from the world of the living to the realm of the spirits 
B)  the anguish of loss and separation among living family members 
C)  a shift in the communal arrangements including the redistribution of the deceased person's assets according to traditions 
D)  the last words of the deceased and a fiercely expressed sorrow by the family. C

Question 2

Often, a terminally ill person dies alone, due to intermittent visits by medical staff and family.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Physicians tend to spend more time with patients whose cases are deemed hopeless as a means to cope with feelings of failure or inadequacy regarding the services they provided.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The Buddhist journey toward death includes eight stages. The first four involve:

Accepted Answer

A)  a progressive sense of closeness to God the Father 
B)  a sharpening of all the senses 
C)  a diminishment of the senses, followed by cessation of breathing 
D)  gradually increasing pain and pressure, as though experiencing birth again. 
A)  a progressive sense of closeness to God the Father 
B)  a sharpening of all the senses 
C)  a diminishment of the senses, followed by cessation of breathing 
D)  gradually increasing pain and pressure, as though experiencing birth again.

Question 5

Researchers have found that terminally ill patients who were experiencing the most distress also were those with the most interpersonal difficulties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to Kastenbaum's suggestions for communicating with people who are in life-threatening situations, a 75-year-old stonemason in a geriatric hospital used ________ to communicate his eventual death by stating that he was expecting the undertaker and it was time to call his sisters, who were already dead.

Accepted Answer

A)  descriptions of dreams 
B)  indirect language 
C)  leave-taking actions 
D)  crazy talk 
A)  descriptions of dreams 
B)  indirect language 
C)  leave-taking actions 
D)  crazy talk

Question 7

List the four types of expected quick trajectories of dying.

Accepted Answer

1. Pointed
2. Danger

Question 8

Name the four contexts that may certify that dying has begun.

Accepted Answer

1. The facts are recognized
2.

Question 9

The lingering trajectory is becoming the most typical pattern of dying in Western society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Misperceptions have resulted in some physicians believing that infants do not experience pain to any appreciable extent during procedures such as taking bone marrow samples. As a result, adequate pain relievers may not be utilized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is the definition of the terms
-Trajectories of dying

Accepted Answer

The distinctive patterns throu

Question 12

A national survey commissioned by Last Acts found that most:

Accepted Answer

A)  physicians have received formal training for end-of-life care 
B)  U.S. hospitals have programs to comfort terminally ill patients 
C)  people prefer to die at home, but most die in a hospital 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  physicians have received formal training for end-of-life care 
B)  U.S. hospitals have programs to comfort terminally ill patients 
C)  people prefer to die at home, but most die in a hospital 
D)  all of the above.

Question 13

What is the definition of the terms
-Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

Weisman and Worden found that hospitalized patients who died more rapidly than others with the same physical condition had:

Accepted Answer

A)  fewer friends 
B)  more distant relationships with their families 
C)  more often expressed the wish to die 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  fewer friends 
B)  more distant relationships with their families 
C)  more often expressed the wish to die 
D)  all of the above.

Question 15

In terms of the time it takes nurses to respond to dying patients as compared to other patients, LeShan (1982) found that nurses:

Accepted Answer

A)  respond faster to dying patients 
B)  take longer to respond to dying patients 
C)  respond faster in the morning than in the evening to all patients, whether dying or not 
D)  respond faster to children than older patients, whether dying or not. 
A)  respond faster to dying patients 
B)  take longer to respond to dying patients 
C)  respond faster in the morning than in the evening to all patients, whether dying or not 
D)  respond faster to children than older patients, whether dying or not.

Question 16

The Kübler-Ross stages of dying are said to begin when the patient:

Accepted Answer

A)  first becomes ill 
B)  gives up hope 
C)  becomes aware of his or her terminal condition 
D)  experiences a spiritual transformation. 
A)  first becomes ill 
B)  gives up hope 
C)  becomes aware of his or her terminal condition 
D)  experiences a spiritual transformation.

Question 17

What is the definition of the terms
-Institutional evasions

Accepted Answer

Techniques used by s

Question 18

Give four suggestions of better ways physicians can "break the bad news" to dying patients.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

The term "medicalization of dying" refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the heavy surveillance that has been undertaken by the medical-bureaucratic complex of the passage from life to death 
B)  the practice that physicians and bureaucrats engage in when making medical decisions related to the dying process 
C)  the use of medical terminology that relates to the dying process 
D)  the term that is used to capture the significant changes that have taken place in the dying process. 
A)  the heavy surveillance that has been undertaken by the medical-bureaucratic complex of the passage from life to death 
B)  the practice that physicians and bureaucrats engage in when making medical decisions related to the dying process 
C)  the use of medical terminology that relates to the dying process 
D)  the term that is used to capture the significant changes that have taken place in the dying process.

Question 20

The term partial models relates to:

Accepted Answer

A)  a process the dying person goes through of compartmentalizing feelings about facing death 
B)  a framework of 17 different models, each of which can be used to observe and respond to a specific aspect of the dying person's situation 
C)  theories on the dying process that have been partially developed but have not yet been actually tested 
D)  a later version of Corr's model that places stronger emphasis on the role that spiritual aspects can have in assisting the dying person to at least partially come to terms with facing death. 
A)  a process the dying person goes through of compartmentalizing feelings about facing death 
B)  a framework of 17 different models, each of which can be used to observe and respond to a specific aspect of the dying person's situation 
C)  theories on the dying process that have been partially developed but have not yet been actually tested 
D)  a later version of Corr's model that places stronger emphasis on the role that spiritual aspects can have in assisting the dying person to at least partially come to terms with facing death.

Among the Lugbara of central Africa, a designated member of the community uttered the cere that signaled:

Often, a terminally ill person dies alone, due to intermittent visits by medical staff and family.

Physicians tend to spend more time with patients whose cases are deemed hopeless as a means to cope with feelings of failure or inadequacy regarding the services they provided.

The Buddhist journey toward death includes eight stages. The first four involve:

Researchers have found that terminally ill patients who were experiencing the most distress also were those with the most interpersonal difficulties.

List the four types of expected quick trajectories of dying.

Name the four contexts that may certify that dying has begun.

The lingering trajectory is becoming the most typical pattern of dying in Western society.

Misperceptions have resulted in some physicians believing that infants do not experience pain to any appreciable extent during procedures such as taking bone marrow samples. As a result, adequate pain relievers may not be utilized.

What is the definition of the terms -Trajectories of dying

A national survey commissioned by Last Acts found that most:

What is the definition of the terms -Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

Weisman and Worden found that hospitalized patients who died more rapidly than others with the same physical condition had:

In terms of the time it takes nurses to respond to dying patients as compared to other patients, LeShan (1982) found that nurses:

The Kübler-Ross stages of dying are said to begin when the patient:

What is the definition of the terms -Institutional evasions

Give four suggestions of better ways physicians can "break the bad news" to dying patients.

The term "medicalization of dying" refers to:

The term partial models relates to:

As We Think About Death

What Is Death What Does Death Mean

Denial or Adaptation: The Death System

Hospice and Palliative Care

End-Of-Life Issues and Decisions

Suicide

Violent Death: Murder, Terrorism, Genocide, Disaster, and Accident

Euthanasia, Assisted Death, Abortion, and the Right to Die

Death in the World of Childhood

Bereavement, Grief, and Mourning

The Funeral Process

Do We Survive Death

How Can We Help Caregiving and Death Education

Good Life, Good Death Trying to Make Sense of It All

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Exam 4: Dying: Transition From Life

Among the Lugbara of central Africa, a designated member of the community uttered the cere that signaled:

Often, a terminally ill person dies alone, due to intermittent visits by medical staff and family.

Physicians tend to spend more time with patients whose cases are deemed hopeless as a means to cope with feelings of failure or inadequacy regarding the services they provided.

The Buddhist journey toward death includes eight stages. The first four involve:

Researchers have found that terminally ill patients who were experiencing the most distress also were those with the most interpersonal difficulties.

List the four types of expected quick trajectories of dying.

Name the four contexts that may certify that dying has begun.

The lingering trajectory is becoming the most typical pattern of dying in Western society.

Misperceptions have resulted in some physicians believing that infants do not experience pain to any appreciable extent during procedures such as taking bone marrow samples. As a result, adequate pain relievers may not be utilized.

What is the definition of the terms -Trajectories of dying

A national survey commissioned by Last Acts found that most:

What is the definition of the terms -Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

Weisman and Worden found that hospitalized patients who died more rapidly than others with the same physical condition had:

In terms of the time it takes nurses to respond to dying patients as compared to other patients, LeShan (1982) found that nurses:

The Kübler-Ross stages of dying are said to begin when the patient:

What is the definition of the terms -Institutional evasions

Give four suggestions of better ways physicians can "break the bad news" to dying patients.

The term "medicalization of dying" refers to:

The term partial models relates to:

As We Think About Death

What Is Death What Does Death Mean

Denial or Adaptation: The Death System

Hospice and Palliative Care

End-Of-Life Issues and Decisions

Suicide

Violent Death: Murder, Terrorism, Genocide, Disaster, and Accident

Euthanasia, Assisted Death, Abortion, and the Right to Die

Death in the World of Childhood

Bereavement, Grief, and Mourning

The Funeral Process

Do We Survive Death

How Can We Help Caregiving and Death Education

Good Life, Good Death Trying to Make Sense of It All

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