Exam 8: In the Valley of the Shadow: Facing Death

Increased __________ also increases the likelihood of morbidity.

It is significantly more likely that a(n) __________ person will die from SIDS than cancer, heart disease, or stroke.

What scholar's explanation for coping with the process of death and dying are commonly used in Likert scales (i.e., a quantitative research measurement item) to study death and dying?

__________ is often a less invasive surgical method.

One of the ways Kübler-Ross' stages of dealing with dying have been misunderstood is that the coping process is not __________.

Ken is 50 years old and has never had a life insurance policy. He is looking for something affordable that will pay out upon his death within the next 30 years. What is most likely the best type of life insurance policy for Ken?

Various trajectories of death impact __________.

The person who manages your assets and estate after you've died is called the __________.

After receiving her cancer diagnosis, Sandra was told by her doctor that she most likely has a year to live. What is this lifespan estimate called?

Given the many models presented in this chapter that scholars have developed to better understand and help those experiencing death and dying, what research methods do you think are best suited to studying the processes and coping strategies associated with facing the end of life? In your essay explain how specific quantitative and/or qualitative methods are, or are not, well suited to empirically testing at least two of the models presented in this chapter (i.e., Kübler-Ross stages of dealing with dying, Corr's Task-Based model of coping with dying, Grove's Spiritual Pain framework, Farran's Process of Hope).

Using life-support measures to sustain life when a person has already begun the process of dying demonstrates what Bartholome refers to when he says America has a need for __________.

In Corr's task-based model of coping with dying dealing with self-worth, acceptance, and hope are most likely tasks in the __________ dimension.

Explain how personal relationships are potentially impacted by each of Strauss' dying trajectories. In your essay be sure to explain each trajectory and its relationship to time and death.

What are the Kübler-Ross stages of dealing with dying? Explain whom the model characterizes, specifically what an individual might experience in each stage, and how the model has been critiqued in recent years.

Strauss' theory of death outlines __________ basic death trajectories.

Chemotherapy is a common treatment for __________.

The mortality rate __________ as life expectancy __________.

There are __________ basic types of life insurance policies.

How does Corr's Task-Based model of coping with dying elaborate and/or revise the Kübler-Ross stages of dealing with dying? How might thinking about both models help us to best explain and help individuals coping with death?

Discuss the importance of planning for one's death. What are some of the ways an individual can do this? What, specifically, does each of the options entail?