Exam 19: Death, Dying, and Bereavement

When a deceased person is treated like a corpse, this is referred to as brain death.

In Canada and other industrialized countries, where do most adults die?

Which of the following would NOT be an accurate statement about an adolescent's view of suicide?

Which statement is a common belief shared by the Jewish scriptures, the Christian Bible, and the Muslim Quran and is an example of a comforting "death story" designed to help people cope with loss?

Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement about comparisons between hospital care and hospice care?

Which of the following is a stage in Elizabeth Kübler-Ross's model of the psychological preparations for death?

Mr. Chiovetti has made a formal statement requesting that life-support systems or resuscitation techniques not be used in case of his clinical death. Mr. Chiovettil has made a

The association between the death of a spouse and ensuing illness in a surviving partner is likely coincidence.

As a general rule, the most difficult death to recover from is that of a

In the months immediately after the death of a spouse, men are more likely to die from natural causes or suicide than women are.

The emotional response to a death is called pathological grief.

A dying person who says "Why me? This isn't fair!" is in the ________ stage of psychological preparation for death, according to Elizabeth Kübler-Ross.

Researchers have determined that widowhood appears to have both immediate and long-term effects on which dimension of physical health?

What form of euthanasia occurs when a physician administers a lethal dose of morphine in compliance with a dying individual's request to end her pain and suffering?

A 7-year-old child is not able to fully understand the permanence of death.

The form of care for the terminally ill that focuses on relieving the patient's pain rather than curing their illness is called

A person is legally dead if they are clinically dead.

One of the unique cornerstones of the hospice palliative-care approach is

Which of the following is a recommended strategy for managing grief and preventing grief-related depression?

If a deceased person is treated as a corpse by others (through actions such as transporting the body or signing the death certificate) which form of death has occurred?