Question 1

Ending the life of a person who is suffering from a painful terminal illness is called

Accepted Answer

A) hospice. 
B) palliative care. 
C) curative care. 
D) euthanasia. 
A) hospice. 
B) palliative care. 
C) curative care. 
D) euthanasia. D

Question 2

Which of the following factors contribute to women's lower mortality rates?

Accepted Answer

A) They participate in less group activities. 
B) They possess more biological fitness. 
C) They engage in more risky behaviors. 
D) They experience less social support. 
A) They participate in less group activities. 
B) They possess more biological fitness. 
C) They engage in more risky behaviors. 
D) They experience less social support. B

Question 3

According to Kübler-Ross,the dying patient who is coming to terms with his or her lack of control is experiencing

Accepted Answer

A) denial. 
B) depression. 
C) bargaining. 
D) acceptance. 
A) denial. 
B) depression. 
C) bargaining. 
D) acceptance. B

Question 4

Poor adjustment for parents of children who have died from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)is associated with

Accepted Answer

A) maternal smoking. 
B) self-blame. 
C) socioeconomic status. 
D) acute illness. 
A) maternal smoking. 
B) self-blame. 
C) socioeconomic status. 
D) acute illness.

Question 5

Suppose that you are working in a facility that provides care for terminally ill patients and their families.Outline the useful set of goals that will enable you to work with the dying.

Accepted Answer

Informed consent-Patients should be told

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true about hospices?

Accepted Answer

A) They are treatment models with limited success rates. 
B) They are seldom affiliated with hospitals because of fears of malpractice litigation. 
C) They are increasingly being incorporated into traditional treatment. 
D) They are providing lesser individualized care than home care. 
A) They are treatment models with limited success rates. 
B) They are seldom affiliated with hospitals because of fears of malpractice litigation. 
C) They are increasingly being incorporated into traditional treatment. 
D) They are providing lesser individualized care than home care.

Question 7

When young children experience the impending death of a sibling,the best approach is

Accepted Answer

A) to give no explanation to them about death. 
B) to provide extensive detail about the cause of death. 
C) to inform them in advance about the impending death. 
D) to wait until the death occurs and provide information later. 
A) to give no explanation to them about death. 
B) to provide extensive detail about the cause of death. 
C) to inform them in advance about the impending death. 
D) to wait until the death occurs and provide information later.

Question 8

A living will outlines

Accepted Answer

A) a patient's wishes to undergo euthanasia. 
B) a patient's request that extraordinary life-sustaining procedures are not to be used. 
C) the conditions under which a patient requests to remain alive. 
D) the disposition of the terminally ill patient's belongings after his or her death. 
A) a patient's wishes to undergo euthanasia. 
B) a patient's request that extraordinary life-sustaining procedures are not to be used. 
C) the conditions under which a patient requests to remain alive. 
D) the disposition of the terminally ill patient's belongings after his or her death.

Question 9

There has been a great deal of interest in hospice and home care for the terminally ill.What are the advantages of each for patients and care providers? What are the disadvantages?

Accepted Answer

Hospice care is designed to provide pall

Question 10

As a patient's prognosis worsens,interpersonal communications often deteriorate.The reasons for this breakdown are generally due to

Accepted Answer

A) the belief that others do not want to talk about death. 
B) long-term communication problems in the family. 
C) indifference among medical staff members. 
D) the loss of optimism among family members. 
A) the belief that others do not want to talk about death. 
B) long-term communication problems in the family. 
C) indifference among medical staff members. 
D) the loss of optimism among family members.

Question 11

_____ is a common cause of death among infants,in which an infant simply stops breathing.

Accepted Answer

A) Preterm birth 
B) Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) 
C) Yunnan sudden death syndrome 
D) Infant respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS) 
A) Preterm birth 
B) Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) 
C) Yunnan sudden death syndrome 
D) Infant respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS)

Question 12

According to critics,Kübler-Ross's theory fails to acknowledge the frequency with which dying patients experience

Accepted Answer

A) anxiety. 
B) enhanced perceptions of control. 
C) depression. 
D) social support. 
A) anxiety. 
B) enhanced perceptions of control. 
C) depression. 
D) social support.

Question 13

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross refers to the stage of _____ as a time for "anticipatory grief," when patients mourn the prospect of their own deaths.

Accepted Answer

A) denial 
B) anger 
C) depression 
D) bargaining 
A) denial 
B) anger 
C) depression 
D) bargaining

Question 14

Children typically do not attain an adult understanding of death until

Accepted Answer

A) the age of five. 
B) age six or seven. 
C) age nine or ten. 
D) adolescence. 
A) the age of five. 
B) age six or seven. 
C) age nine or ten. 
D) adolescence.

Question 15

Which of the following is true of terminally ill young adults?

Accepted Answer

A) Medical staff often find it difficult to work with them. 
B) Medical staff find it easier to work with them. 
C) The biological competitors for death are more for them. 
D) The biological competitors for death are absent for these patients. 
A) Medical staff often find it difficult to work with them. 
B) Medical staff find it easier to work with them. 
C) The biological competitors for death are more for them. 
D) The biological competitors for death are absent for these patients.

Question 16

Salim is a terminally ill patient who is being treated in a hospital.The hospital staff are warm and supportive.They make him feel comfortable by bathing and feeding him every day.In this case,the staff are providing

Accepted Answer

A) intensive care. 
B) acute care. 
C) curative care. 
D) palliative care. 
A) intensive care. 
B) acute care. 
C) curative care. 
D) palliative care.

Question 17

The major cause of death in the age group 15 to 19 is

Accepted Answer

A) leukemia. 
B) unintentional injury. 
C) heart attack. 
D) sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). 
A) leukemia. 
B) unintentional injury. 
C) heart attack. 
D) sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

Question 18

Which of the following is true of terminally ill children?

Accepted Answer

A) They often know more about their situation than they are given credit for. 
B) They are incapable of inferring their health condition from people around them. 
C) They express their knowledge,concerns,or questions about the illness directly. 
D) They are less stressful to work with. 
A) They often know more about their situation than they are given credit for. 
B) They are incapable of inferring their health condition from people around them. 
C) They express their knowledge,concerns,or questions about the illness directly. 
D) They are less stressful to work with.

Question 19

Which of the following is true of euthanasia and assisted suicide?

Accepted Answer

A) Euthanasia is a crime punishable by up to 12 years in prison in the United States. 
B) Physician-assisted dying is not legally permitted in any of the states in the United States. 
C) Acutely ill patients often request for euthanasia or assisted suicide. 
D) Receptivity to euthanasia and assisted suicide has increased in the United States. 
A) Euthanasia is a crime punishable by up to 12 years in prison in the United States. 
B) Physician-assisted dying is not legally permitted in any of the states in the United States. 
C) Acutely ill patients often request for euthanasia or assisted suicide. 
D) Receptivity to euthanasia and assisted suicide has increased in the United States.

Question 20

The grief response appears to be more aggravated in

Accepted Answer

A) women and those who experience expected loss. 
B) men and those who experience sudden and unexpected loss. 
C) survivors whose family members have experienced a protracted and painful death. 
D) young children who experience the death of a sibling. 
A) women and those who experience expected loss. 
B) men and those who experience sudden and unexpected loss. 
C) survivors whose family members have experienced a protracted and painful death. 
D) young children who experience the death of a sibling.

Ending the life of a person who is suffering from a painful terminal illness is called

Which of the following factors contribute to women's lower mortality rates?

According to Kübler-Ross,the dying patient who is coming to terms with his or her lack of control is experiencing

Poor adjustment for parents of children who have died from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)is associated with

Suppose that you are working in a facility that provides care for terminally ill patients and their families.Outline the useful set of goals that will enable you to work with the dying.

Which of the following statements is true about hospices?

When young children experience the impending death of a sibling,the best approach is

A living will outlines

There has been a great deal of interest in hospice and home care for the terminally ill.What are the advantages of each for patients and care providers? What are the disadvantages?

As a patient's prognosis worsens,interpersonal communications often deteriorate.The reasons for this breakdown are generally due to

_____ is a common cause of death among infants,in which an infant simply stops breathing.

According to critics,Kübler-Ross's theory fails to acknowledge the frequency with which dying patients experience

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross refers to the stage of _____ as a time for "anticipatory grief," when patients mourn the prospect of their own deaths.

Children typically do not attain an adult understanding of death until

Which of the following is true of terminally ill young adults?

Salim is a terminally ill patient who is being treated in a hospital.The hospital staff are warm and supportive.They make him feel comfortable by bathing and feeding him every day.In this case,the staff are providing

The major cause of death in the age group 15 to 19 is

Which of the following is true of terminally ill children?

Which of the following is true of euthanasia and assisted suicide?

The grief response appears to be more aggravated in

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Exam 12: Psychological Issues in Advancing and Terminal Illness

Ending the life of a person who is suffering from a painful terminal illness is called

Which of the following factors contribute to women's lower mortality rates?

According to Kübler-Ross,the dying patient who is coming to terms with his or her lack of control is experiencing

Poor adjustment for parents of children who have died from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)is associated with

Suppose that you are working in a facility that provides care for terminally ill patients and their families.Outline the useful set of goals that will enable you to work with the dying.

Which of the following statements is true about hospices?

When young children experience the impending death of a sibling,the best approach is

A living will outlines

There has been a great deal of interest in hospice and home care for the terminally ill.What are the advantages of each for patients and care providers? What are the disadvantages?

As a patient's prognosis worsens,interpersonal communications often deteriorate.The reasons for this breakdown are generally due to

_____ is a common cause of death among infants,in which an infant simply stops breathing.

According to critics,Kübler-Ross's theory fails to acknowledge the frequency with which dying patients experience

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross refers to the stage of _____ as a time for "anticipatory grief," when patients mourn the prospect of their own deaths.

Children typically do not attain an adult understanding of death until

Which of the following is true of terminally ill young adults?

Salim is a terminally ill patient who is being treated in a hospital.The hospital staff are warm and supportive.They make him feel comfortable by bathing and feeding him every day.In this case,the staff are providing

The major cause of death in the age group 15 to 19 is

Which of the following is true of terminally ill children?

Which of the following is true of euthanasia and assisted suicide?

The grief response appears to be more aggravated in

What Is Health Psychology

The Systems of the Body

Health Behaviors

Health-Promoting Behaviors

Health-Compromising Behaviors

Stress

Coping,resilience,and Social Support

Using Health Services

Patients,providers,and Treatments

The Management of Pain and Discomfort

Management of Chronic Health Disorders

Heart Disease, hypertension, stroke, and Type Ii Diabetes

Psychoneuroimmunology and Immune-Related Disorders

Health Psychology Challenges for the Future

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