Exam 18: Death and Dying

The text points out an inconsistency between hospice care and hospital care. Which of the following best captures the sense of that inconsistency?

According to the text, the term "submissive death" refers to which of the following circumstances?

Renaldo, who has had several gay friends die of AIDS in the past few months, is now overwhelmed with grief, to the point where he doesn't eat or want to go outside his house. Renaldo's condition is best considered to be an example of:

In studies of caregivers of people who are terminally ill, when death finally comes, the caregivers' typical response is one of despair and denial.

The text reports the results of a study of grief patterns among parents of children who were killed in the Arab-Israeli conflict. This study found that _______ were more likely to see the forces that led to death as being external, and _______ expressed greater feelings of hopelessness about their loss.

Compared to 50 years ago, the average life expectancy for individuals who have intellectual or developmental disabilities is:

A more formal term for the practice sometimes referred to as mercy killing is:

Studies typically show that older adults express much greater levels of anxiety about their own death than do younger adults and children.

Compared to previous decades, today individuals with disabilities are more likely to experience grief and bereavement because they are more likely to live at home, rather than in an institutional setting.

Which of the following people was the researcher who studied the way people typically adjust to their own death and who identified five stages that many people go through as they prepare for their own death?

When Rod was diagnosed with terminal cancer, he sought out another doctor to get a different diagnosis. Rod's reaction is best considered to be an example of which of Kübler-Ross's five stages of dying?

By far, the largest proportion of suicides occurs among older men.

At what point in a person's illness and death do hospice care programs typically end for family members?

A medical power of attorney is another term for a living will.

In comparison to how dying patients were cared for four or five decades ago, today medical staff members are _____ likely to encourage dying patients to talk about their impending deaths and are _____ likely to be trained in caring for terminally patients.

According to the text, what should health-care providers do if a terminally ill patient is not progressing through the 5 stages of death in the proper sequence or is stuck in one stage for too long a period of time?

Statistically speaking, which of the following people would be at the highest risk of suicide?

Edie, age 33, is full of resentment and envy because a terminal illness is going to cut short her career as a writer. Edie's reaction is best considered to be an example of which of Kübler-Ross's five stages of dying?

According to the work of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, which of the following statements best reflects the anger stage of dying?

Which of the following best captures the central aim of end-of-life care?