Question 1

The SUPPORT study found that:

Accepted Answer

A)  elderly physicians spend more time with terminally ill patients than younger physicians do 
B)  often physicians misunderstood what the patients wanted with respect to CPR 
C)  physicians routinely wrote do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders when patients said they did not want to have CPR 
D)  about 10 percent of the patients had moderate or severe pain during their final three days of life. 
A)  elderly physicians spend more time with terminally ill patients than younger physicians do 
B)  often physicians misunderstood what the patients wanted with respect to CPR 
C)  physicians routinely wrote do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders when patients said they did not want to have CPR 
D)  about 10 percent of the patients had moderate or severe pain during their final three days of life.

Question 2

The acronym SUPPORT, as used in the 1995 study, stands for "Survey of Under-represented Patients' Patterns of Rational Treatment."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Kübler-Ross advocated for quick movement through the stages of dying to achieve acceptance and relief as soon as possible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Kastenbaum believes that more aged people are dying by slowly slipping away, usually alone, partly because physicians still have a tendency to view patients' deaths as:

Accepted Answer

A)  unimportant so there's no need to see the patients more frequently 
B)  a failure on their part so they avoid the patient 
C)  the responsibility of the family in terms of care 
D)  uninteresting and not worthy of their attention. 
A)  unimportant so there's no need to see the patients more frequently 
B)  a failure on their part so they avoid the patient 
C)  the responsibility of the family in terms of care 
D)  uninteresting and not worthy of their attention.

Question 5

The patient who is not in acute danger at the moment, but whose life might suddenly be threatened at any time, is experiencing the ________ trajectory.

Accepted Answer

A)  danger-period 
B)  pointed 
C)  crisis 
D)  will-probably-die 
A)  danger-period 
B)  pointed 
C)  crisis 
D)  will-probably-die

Question 6

In his discussion of dying Kastenbaum contrasts Greg, a college student with leukemia, and Matilda, an 86-year-old suffering from several problems including rheumatoid arthritis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Regarding the influence of the dying person's age, Kastenbaum observed all of the following EXCEPT that age:

Accepted Answer

A)  affects the order in which the person moves through the stages of dying 
B)  affects the way a person comprehends dying and death 
C)  is a factor in the legal and personal ability to exercise control over the situation 
D)  affects the way others perceive and treat the person. 
A)  affects the order in which the person moves through the stages of dying 
B)  affects the way a person comprehends dying and death 
C)  is a factor in the legal and personal ability to exercise control over the situation 
D)  affects the way others perceive and treat the person.

Question 8

Corr's four challenges in the developmental-coping mode of the dying process include all of the following EXCEPT the:

Accepted Answer

A)  intellectual 
B)  physical 
C)  social 
D)  spiritual. 
A)  intellectual 
B)  physical 
C)  social 
D)  spiritual.

The SUPPORT study found that:

The acronym SUPPORT, as used in the 1995 study, stands for "Survey of Under-represented Patients' Patterns of Rational Treatment."

Kübler-Ross advocated for quick movement through the stages of dying to achieve acceptance and relief as soon as possible.

Kastenbaum believes that more aged people are dying by slowly slipping away, usually alone, partly because physicians still have a tendency to view patients' deaths as:

The patient who is not in acute danger at the moment, but whose life might suddenly be threatened at any time, is experiencing the ________ trajectory.

In his discussion of dying Kastenbaum contrasts Greg, a college student with leukemia, and Matilda, an 86-year-old suffering from several problems including rheumatoid arthritis.

Regarding the influence of the dying person's age, Kastenbaum observed all of the following EXCEPT that age:

Corr's four challenges in the developmental-coping mode of the dying process include all of the following EXCEPT the:

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

The SUPPORT study found that:

The acronym SUPPORT, as used in the 1995 study, stands for "Survey of Under-represented Patients' Patterns of Rational Treatment."

Kübler-Ross advocated for quick movement through the stages of dying to achieve acceptance and relief as soon as possible.

Kastenbaum believes that more aged people are dying by slowly slipping away, usually alone, partly because physicians still have a tendency to view patients' deaths as:

The patient who is not in acute danger at the moment, but whose life might suddenly be threatened at any time, is experiencing the ________ trajectory.

In his discussion of dying Kastenbaum contrasts Greg, a college student with leukemia, and Matilda, an 86-year-old suffering from several problems including rheumatoid arthritis.

Regarding the influence of the dying person's age, Kastenbaum observed all of the following EXCEPT that age:

Corr's four challenges in the developmental-coping mode of the dying process include all of the following EXCEPT the:

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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