Question 1

Describe one of the children's games discussed in the text with an emphasis on the death theme within the game.

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Question 2

When considering strategies for helping children to cope with bereavement, which of the following WOULD NOT be considered advisable?

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A)  Develop and maintain an open communication pattern. 
B)  Avoid direct discussion of what the child may be thinking and feeling about the death. 
C)  Provide continuing reassurance that there will always be someone to love and look after the child. 
D)  If a therapeutic intervention is needed, consider both individual and group counseling as possibilities, depending on the circumstances and the individual child. 
A)  Develop and maintain an open communication pattern. 
B)  Avoid direct discussion of what the child may be thinking and feeling about the death. 
C)  Provide continuing reassurance that there will always be someone to love and look after the child. 
D)  If a therapeutic intervention is needed, consider both individual and group counseling as possibilities, depending on the circumstances and the individual child.

Question 3

The research case history sample shows that there is now a transitional generation of parents who are trying to communicate in an open manner with their children, although their own experience was of family silence about death.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is the definition of the terms
-Separation anxiety

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Emotional distress and insecur

Question 5

According to Papadatou, nurses and physicians who commonly work with terminally ill children experience a condition known as "the wounded healer." This condition is considered to be a form of:

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A)  burnout 
B)  disenfranchised grief 
C)  compassion fatigue 
D)  death anxiety. 
A)  burnout 
B)  disenfranchised grief 
C)  compassion fatigue 
D)  death anxiety.

Question 6

Bluebond-Langner found that seriously ill young children paid little attention to the hospital routines or the staff and knew very little about their treatment regimens.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Kenyon (2001) found that children with superior intellectual and verbal ability tend to rationalize more than other children and, as a result, are more likely to develop a less sophisticated death concept.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In addition to the medical, nursing, and support services needed by dying children, emotional and psychological aspects also need to be addressed. Drawing from the information provided in the text, identify three strategies for addressing these needs and provide concrete examples of techniques that can be used to implement each strategy.

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Question 9

Preschool-age children studied by Nagy:

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A)  did not want to talk or think about death 
B)  were full of questions about funerals, coffins, and cemeteries 
C)  showed no anxiety or negative feelings about death 
D)  expressed fears about death. 
A)  did not want to talk or think about death 
B)  were full of questions about funerals, coffins, and cemeteries 
C)  showed no anxiety or negative feelings about death 
D)  expressed fears about death.

Question 10

In her studies of terminally ill children, Bluebond-Langner found that they tended to move through five stages in the acquisition of information. The first stage can best be described by the statement:

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A)  "I know this won't go on forever." 
B)  "I am not really sick. This is a mistake or a bad dream." 
C)  "I have a serious illness." 
D)  "The medicines don't work all the time." 
A)  "I know this won't go on forever." 
B)  "I am not really sick. This is a mistake or a bad dream." 
C)  "I have a serious illness." 
D)  "The medicines don't work all the time."

Question 11

Padadatou believes that the medical profession's traditional emphasis on diagnosis and treatment of disease is what has led to a better understanding of how to treat dying children.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

List four general strategies that Kastenbaum recommends can be utilized to help children cope with bereavement.

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@#LAT-DLM&Develop and maintain an open communicati

Question 13

What is the definition of the terms
-Cystic fibrosis

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Emotional distress and insecur

Question 14

The episode of the terminally ill three-year-old boy and stuffed duck toy he played with each time he was hospitalized suggests that:

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A)  very young children can understand death more acutely than adults would like to believe 
B)  magical thinking keeps very young children from recognizing that they can die 
C)  young children withdraw and become profoundly depressed when they become aware of their impending death 
D)  none of the above. 
A)  very young children can understand death more acutely than adults would like to believe 
B)  magical thinking keeps very young children from recognizing that they can die 
C)  young children withdraw and become profoundly depressed when they become aware of their impending death 
D)  none of the above.

Question 15

There seems to be a tendency for children in America today to move through the stages at an earlier age than the children studied by Nagy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

One complication parents experience as a result of their attempts to keep the relationship with their dying child alive is that of:

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A)  misunderstanding the medical condition afflicting their child 
B)  difficulties with being open to learning about the dying child's own responses to death 
C)  being consumed by their own feelings about the child's impending death 
D)  none of the above. 
A)  misunderstanding the medical condition afflicting their child 
B)  difficulties with being open to learning about the dying child's own responses to death 
C)  being consumed by their own feelings about the child's impending death 
D)  none of the above.

Question 17

Papadatou found that the best support systems for pediatric nurses who work with terminally ill children are friends and family.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following factors has the most influence in lowering children's levels of death anxiety?

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A)  Younger children display separation anxiety in their views on death. 
B)  Older children were more likely to depict death as scary. 
C)  Children with more mature levels of understanding have lower levels of death anxiety. 
D)  None of the above. 
A)  Younger children display separation anxiety in their views on death. 
B)  Older children were more likely to depict death as scary. 
C)  Children with more mature levels of understanding have lower levels of death anxiety. 
D)  None of the above.

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT recommended as advisable when considering the involvement of children in a funeral?

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A)  Suggestions should be solicited from children about how the funeral may be structured. 
B)  Children should be included in the family interactions surrounding the funeral. 
C)  Children should be required to attend, as they may regret not attending later in life. 
D)  Children should be acknowledged as legitimate mourners. 
A)  Suggestions should be solicited from children about how the funeral may be structured. 
B)  Children should be included in the family interactions surrounding the funeral. 
C)  Children should be required to attend, as they may regret not attending later in life. 
D)  Children should be acknowledged as legitimate mourners.

Question 20

What is the definition of the terms
-Imaginary companion

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A "pretend friend" t

Describe one of the children's games discussed in the text with an emphasis on the death theme within the game.

When considering strategies for helping children to cope with bereavement, which of the following WOULD NOT be considered advisable?

The research case history sample shows that there is now a transitional generation of parents who are trying to communicate in an open manner with their children, although their own experience was of family silence about death.

What is the definition of the terms -Separation anxiety

According to Papadatou, nurses and physicians who commonly work with terminally ill children experience a condition known as "the wounded healer." This condition is considered to be a form of:

Bluebond-Langner found that seriously ill young children paid little attention to the hospital routines or the staff and knew very little about their treatment regimens.

Kenyon (2001) found that children with superior intellectual and verbal ability tend to rationalize more than other children and, as a result, are more likely to develop a less sophisticated death concept.

Preschool-age children studied by Nagy:

In her studies of terminally ill children, Bluebond-Langner found that they tended to move through five stages in the acquisition of information. The first stage can best be described by the statement:

Padadatou believes that the medical profession's traditional emphasis on diagnosis and treatment of disease is what has led to a better understanding of how to treat dying children.

List four general strategies that Kastenbaum recommends can be utilized to help children cope with bereavement.

What is the definition of the terms -Cystic fibrosis

The episode of the terminally ill three-year-old boy and stuffed duck toy he played with each time he was hospitalized suggests that:

There seems to be a tendency for children in America today to move through the stages at an earlier age than the children studied by Nagy.

One complication parents experience as a result of their attempts to keep the relationship with their dying child alive is that of:

Papadatou found that the best support systems for pediatric nurses who work with terminally ill children are friends and family.

Which of the following factors has the most influence in lowering children's levels of death anxiety?

Which of the following is NOT recommended as advisable when considering the involvement of children in a funeral?

What is the definition of the terms -Imaginary companion

As We Think About Death

What Is Death What Does Death Mean

Denial or Adaptation: The Death System

Dying: Transition From Life

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

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 10: Death in the World of Childhood

Describe one of the children's games discussed in the text with an emphasis on the death theme within the game.

When considering strategies for helping children to cope with bereavement, which of the following WOULD NOT be considered advisable?

The research case history sample shows that there is now a transitional generation of parents who are trying to communicate in an open manner with their children, although their own experience was of family silence about death.

What is the definition of the terms -Separation anxiety

According to Papadatou, nurses and physicians who commonly work with terminally ill children experience a condition known as "the wounded healer." This condition is considered to be a form of:

Bluebond-Langner found that seriously ill young children paid little attention to the hospital routines or the staff and knew very little about their treatment regimens.

Kenyon (2001) found that children with superior intellectual and verbal ability tend to rationalize more than other children and, as a result, are more likely to develop a less sophisticated death concept.

Preschool-age children studied by Nagy:

In her studies of terminally ill children, Bluebond-Langner found that they tended to move through five stages in the acquisition of information. The first stage can best be described by the statement:

Padadatou believes that the medical profession's traditional emphasis on diagnosis and treatment of disease is what has led to a better understanding of how to treat dying children.

List four general strategies that Kastenbaum recommends can be utilized to help children cope with bereavement.

What is the definition of the terms -Cystic fibrosis

The episode of the terminally ill three-year-old boy and stuffed duck toy he played with each time he was hospitalized suggests that:

There seems to be a tendency for children in America today to move through the stages at an earlier age than the children studied by Nagy.

One complication parents experience as a result of their attempts to keep the relationship with their dying child alive is that of:

Papadatou found that the best support systems for pediatric nurses who work with terminally ill children are friends and family.

Which of the following factors has the most influence in lowering children's levels of death anxiety?

Which of the following is NOT recommended as advisable when considering the involvement of children in a funeral?

What is the definition of the terms -Imaginary companion

As We Think About Death

What Is Death What Does Death Mean

Denial or Adaptation: The Death System

Dying: Transition From Life

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

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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