Question 1

A new question has arisen about gory details on television programs such as CSI and whether their portrayal of death serves to ______ death.

Accepted Answer

A)  coldly analyze 
B)  expose the emotions surrounding 
C)  depersonalize 
D)  mystify. 
A)  coldly analyze 
B)  expose the emotions surrounding 
C)  depersonalize 
D)  mystify.

Question 2

What is the definition of the terms
-Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

Accepted Answer

A law that permits people, upo

Question 3

The statement "A touch of indigestion, that's all" is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  resistance 
B)  denial 
C)  compartmentalizing 
D)  selective attention. 
A)  resistance 
B)  denial 
C)  compartmentalizing 
D)  selective attention.

Question 4

Through the centuries, most people died before what we now would consider to be midlife.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT true of the early psychoanalytic perspective on death anxiety?

Accepted Answer

A)  Death anxiety comes into consciousness as we learn to comprehend our own annihilation. 
B)  The unconscious does not understand the concept of negation, so it can't erase itself. 
C)  The unconscious does not respond to time and so doesn't understand an end of time. 
D)  Castration anxiety is the source of death anxiety. 
A)  Death anxiety comes into consciousness as we learn to comprehend our own annihilation. 
B)  The unconscious does not understand the concept of negation, so it can't erase itself. 
C)  The unconscious does not respond to time and so doesn't understand an end of time. 
D)  Castration anxiety is the source of death anxiety.

Question 6

Explain why it is so easy to confuse denial with other coping methods. Give two examples of processes that are often confused with denial, and explain how those processes are not denial.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain why it is so easy to...

Question 7

What is the definition of the terms
-Thanatophobia

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the definition of the terms
-Thanatophobia...

Question 8

Kastenbaum observed that Hollywood portrayals of death emphasize all the following EXCEPT the notion:

Accepted Answer

A)  that the doctor is the most important person to pay attention to when someone is dying 
B)  of open communication, as in interpersonal connecting with significant words of parting 
C)  that deception and sentimentalism are the best approaches 
D)  that a sanitized version of dying is the best approach. 
A)  that the doctor is the most important person to pay attention to when someone is dying 
B)  of open communication, as in interpersonal connecting with significant words of parting 
C)  that deception and sentimentalism are the best approaches 
D)  that a sanitized version of dying is the best approach.

Question 9

Nearly 200 human bodies have been placed in cryonic suspension worldwide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The individual who fully comprehends the reality of his or her situation but decides to fight for life as long as possible is demonstrating:

Accepted Answer

A)  resistance 
B)  deception 
C)  compartmentalizing 
D)  selective response. 
A)  resistance 
B)  deception 
C)  compartmentalizing 
D)  selective response.

Question 11

In ______, dying and death reality is acknowledged, but the person stops just short of realizing the situation.

Accepted Answer

A)  resistance 
B)  deception 
C)  compartmentalizing 
D)  selective attention. 
A)  resistance 
B)  deception 
C)  compartmentalizing 
D)  selective attention.

Question 12

One study that followed patients through their postoperative period found that:

Accepted Answer

A)  those with positive religious coping styles experienced more pain and distress 
B)  those with positive religious coping styles experienced no pain or distress 
C)  those with positive religious coping styles experienced less pain and distress 
D)  doubt and conflict in religious beliefs had no effect on health outcomes. 
A)  those with positive religious coping styles experienced more pain and distress 
B)  those with positive religious coping styles experienced no pain or distress 
C)  those with positive religious coping styles experienced less pain and distress 
D)  doubt and conflict in religious beliefs had no effect on health outcomes.

Question 13

The earliest childhood memory reported by most adults is an experience of:

Accepted Answer

A)  joy 
B)  death 
C)  anger 
D)  sadness. 
A)  joy 
B)  death 
C)  anger 
D)  sadness.

Question 14

Studies regarding age and death anxiety show that death anxiety:

Accepted Answer

A)  dramatically increases as people reach their 70s 
B)  shows either no age differences or decreases somewhat in the later adult years 
C)  decrease as one enters adolescence 
D)  revolve around fears of violent death for elderly adults. 
A)  dramatically increases as people reach their 70s 
B)  shows either no age differences or decreases somewhat in the later adult years 
C)  decrease as one enters adolescence 
D)  revolve around fears of violent death for elderly adults.

Question 15

Studies have found that the people who sign organ donor cards are:

Accepted Answer

A)  less anxious about death 
B)  more self-reliant 
C)  feel more effective 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  less anxious about death 
B)  more self-reliant 
C)  feel more effective 
D)  all of the above.

Question 16

List Kastenbaum's five premises regarding denial and acceptance of death.

Accepted Answer

The answer of List Kastenbaum's five premises regarding denial and...

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT true of living wills?

Accepted Answer

A)  The option of having a living will has been available since 1968. 
B)  Most people in the United States have initiated a living will. 
C)  These documents were designed to give individuals influence over the last few days of life. 
D)  These documents define the type of medical interventions to be carried out if death is close and the individual is unable to express his or her wishes. 
A)  The option of having a living will has been available since 1968. 
B)  Most people in the United States have initiated a living will. 
C)  These documents were designed to give individuals influence over the last few days of life. 
D)  These documents define the type of medical interventions to be carried out if death is close and the individual is unable to express his or her wishes.

Question 18

In Freud's view, thanatophobia is the result of castration anxiety.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT one of the criticisms Kastenbaum highlighted regarding research using death anxiety scales?

Accepted Answer

A)  Studies often involve resurveying participants many times. 
B)  Low scores are difficult to interpret. 
C)  It is not known what a healthy or normal score would be. 
D)  Little is learned about participants' beliefs or attitudes. 
A)  Studies often involve resurveying participants many times. 
B)  Low scores are difficult to interpret. 
C)  It is not known what a healthy or normal score would be. 
D)  Little is learned about participants' beliefs or attitudes.

Question 20

About one person in three in the United States now chooses cremation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A new question has arisen about gory details on television programs such as CSI and whether their portrayal of death serves to ______ death.

What is the definition of the terms -Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

The statement "A touch of indigestion, that's all" is an example of:

Through the centuries, most people died before what we now would consider to be midlife.

Which of the following is NOT true of the early psychoanalytic perspective on death anxiety?

Explain why it is so easy to confuse denial with other coping methods. Give two examples of processes that are often confused with denial, and explain how those processes are not denial.

What is the definition of the terms -Thanatophobia

Kastenbaum observed that Hollywood portrayals of death emphasize all the following EXCEPT the notion:

Nearly 200 human bodies have been placed in cryonic suspension worldwide.

The individual who fully comprehends the reality of his or her situation but decides to fight for life as long as possible is demonstrating:

In ______, dying and death reality is acknowledged, but the person stops just short of realizing the situation.

One study that followed patients through their postoperative period found that:

The earliest childhood memory reported by most adults is an experience of:

Studies regarding age and death anxiety show that death anxiety:

Studies have found that the people who sign organ donor cards are:

List Kastenbaum's five premises regarding denial and acceptance of death.

Which of the following is NOT true of living wills?

In Freud's view, thanatophobia is the result of castration anxiety.

Which of the following is NOT one of the criticisms Kastenbaum highlighted regarding research using death anxiety scales?

About one person in three in the United States now chooses cremation.

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

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 1: As We Think About Death

A new question has arisen about gory details on television programs such as CSI and whether their portrayal of death serves to ______ death.

What is the definition of the terms -Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

The statement "A touch of indigestion, that's all" is an example of:

Through the centuries, most people died before what we now would consider to be midlife.

Which of the following is NOT true of the early psychoanalytic perspective on death anxiety?

Explain why it is so easy to confuse denial with other coping methods. Give two examples of processes that are often confused with denial, and explain how those processes are not denial.

What is the definition of the terms -Thanatophobia

Kastenbaum observed that Hollywood portrayals of death emphasize all the following EXCEPT the notion:

Nearly 200 human bodies have been placed in cryonic suspension worldwide.

The individual who fully comprehends the reality of his or her situation but decides to fight for life as long as possible is demonstrating:

In ______, dying and death reality is acknowledged, but the person stops just short of realizing the situation.

One study that followed patients through their postoperative period found that:

The earliest childhood memory reported by most adults is an experience of:

Studies regarding age and death anxiety show that death anxiety:

Studies have found that the people who sign organ donor cards are:

List Kastenbaum's five premises regarding denial and acceptance of death.

Which of the following is NOT true of living wills?

In Freud's view, thanatophobia is the result of castration anxiety.

Which of the following is NOT one of the criticisms Kastenbaum highlighted regarding research using death anxiety scales?

About one person in three in the United States now chooses cremation.

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

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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