Question 1

Average life expectancy

Accepted Answer

A)  is originally and most rapidly increased by decreasing the number of deaths in the early years of life 
B)  is inversely correlated with death rates 
C)  is exceeded by some individuals and not achieved by others 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  is originally and most rapidly increased by decreasing the number of deaths in the early years of life 
B)  is inversely correlated with death rates 
C)  is exceeded by some individuals and not achieved by others 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 2

The overall, age-adjusted death rate for the United States in 2007

Accepted Answer

A)  reached a record-low historical figure 
B)  represented a decrease of 2.1 percent from the 2006 rate 
C)  was 760.2 deaths per 100,000 standard population 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  reached a record-low historical figure 
B)  represented a decrease of 2.1 percent from the 2006 rate 
C)  was 760.2 deaths per 100,000 standard population 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 3

Death-related experiences include which of the following:

Accepted Answer

A)  death-related practices 
B)  encounters with death 
C)  attitudes toward death 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  death-related practices 
B)  encounters with death 
C)  attitudes toward death 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 4

Projected average life expectancies for all individuals born in the United States in 2007

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased slightly for white and black females 
B)  showed an expansion of the racial differential between the white and black populations 
C)  reached a record high for white and black males 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  decreased slightly for white and black females 
B)  showed an expansion of the racial differential between the white and black populations 
C)  reached a record high for white and black males 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 5

A common factor found in persons with AIDS is

Accepted Answer

A)  immune system dysfunction 
B)  dementia 
C)  pneumocystis carinii pneumonia 
D)  hemophilia 
E)  Kaposi's sarcoma 
A)  immune system dysfunction 
B)  dementia 
C)  pneumocystis carinii pneumonia 
D)  hemophilia 
E)  Kaposi's sarcoma

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of public health measures that helped reduce death rates in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  better communication and transportation systems 
B)  changing attitudes toward death 
C)  advanced medical technology 
D)  improvements in basic sanitation and disposal of sewage 
E)  better food, clothing, and housing 
A)  better communication and transportation systems 
B)  changing attitudes toward death 
C)  advanced medical technology 
D)  improvements in basic sanitation and disposal of sewage 
E)  better food, clothing, and housing

Question 7

The vignette near the beginning of Chapter 2 explained that Bryan Lee Curtis wanted to:

Accepted Answer

A)  support smoking cigarettes as a personal choice 
B)  provide people with information about the dangers of smokeless tobacco use 
C)  teach people how to die 
D)  change personal attitudes, behaviors, and values related to smoking cigarettes 
E)  leave behind a happy legacy for his wife and son 
A)  support smoking cigarettes as a personal choice 
B)  provide people with information about the dangers of smokeless tobacco use 
C)  teach people how to die 
D)  change personal attitudes, behaviors, and values related to smoking cigarettes 
E)  leave behind a happy legacy for his wife and son

Question 8

In the world today, relatively few people in developed countries die of communicable diseases, with the exception of

Accepted Answer

A)  accidents 
B)  influenza and pneumonia, septicemia, and infection by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) 
C)  venereal disease 
D)  tuberculosis 
E)  cirrhosis 
A)  accidents 
B)  influenza and pneumonia, septicemia, and infection by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) 
C)  venereal disease 
D)  tuberculosis 
E)  cirrhosis

Question 9

Most deaths in contemporary American society occur

Accepted Answer

A)  in some sort of health-care institution 
B)  in a long-term care facility 
C)  in the home 
D)  in the presence of family caregivers 
E)  none of these 
A)  in some sort of health-care institution 
B)  in a long-term care facility 
C)  in the home 
D)  in the presence of family caregivers 
E)  none of these

Question 10

The leading cancer cause of death for American males is

Accepted Answer

A)  prostate cancer 
B)  colon and rectal cancer 
C)  lung and bronchial cancer 
D)  pancreatic cancer 
E)  none of these 
A)  prostate cancer 
B)  colon and rectal cancer 
C)  lung and bronchial cancer 
D)  pancreatic cancer 
E)  none of these

Question 11

In many poor and not well-organized societies today,

Accepted Answer

A)  statistical accuracy concerning death rates must give way to imprecise estimates 
B)  a fund of accurate demographic statistics is not available 
C)  demographic statistics derive from birth, death, and census records 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  statistical accuracy concerning death rates must give way to imprecise estimates 
B)  a fund of accurate demographic statistics is not available 
C)  demographic statistics derive from birth, death, and census records 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 12

The earliest and most important factor associated with reduced death rates in the United States was

Accepted Answer

A)  modern cure-oriented medicine 
B)  industrialization 
C)  preventive health care for individuals 
D)  changes in the structure of contemporary families 
E)  public health measures 
A)  modern cure-oriented medicine 
B)  industrialization 
C)  preventive health care for individuals 
D)  changes in the structure of contemporary families 
E)  public health measures

Question 13

Death rates

Accepted Answer

A)  can only be determined accurately when a society keeps adequate birth and death rates 
B)  are equivalent to the total number of deaths in a society 
C)  cannot easily be determined on any basis other than gender 
D)  by themselves can provide a good picture of the numbers of aged people in a society 
E)  none of these 
A)  can only be determined accurately when a society keeps adequate birth and death rates 
B)  are equivalent to the total number of deaths in a society 
C)  cannot easily be determined on any basis other than gender 
D)  by themselves can provide a good picture of the numbers of aged people in a society 
E)  none of these

Question 14

The three leading causes of death in the U.S. in 2007 were

Accepted Answer

A)  cancer, diseases of the heart, diabetes 
B)  human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, cancer, suicide 
C)  diseases of the heart, cancer, accidents 
D)  cerebrovascular diseases, cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 
E)  cerebrovascular diseases, diseases of the heart, and cancer 
A)  cancer, diseases of the heart, diabetes 
B)  human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, cancer, suicide 
C)  diseases of the heart, cancer, accidents 
D)  cerebrovascular diseases, cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 
E)  cerebrovascular diseases, diseases of the heart, and cancer

Question 15

The leading cancer cause of death for American females is

Accepted Answer

A)  prostate cancer 
B)  colon and rectal cancer 
C)  lung and bronchial cancer 
D)  pancreatic cancer 
E)  none of these 
A)  prostate cancer 
B)  colon and rectal cancer 
C)  lung and bronchial cancer 
D)  pancreatic cancer 
E)  none of these

Question 16

In the United States in 1900,

Accepted Answer

A)  death rates were significantly higher than they are today 
B)  women had higher death rates than males 
C)  members of lower socioeconomic classes tended on average to have lower death rates than members of middle and upper socioeconomic classes in our society 
D)  children had lower death rates than they do today 
E)  parents seldom experienced the death of a child 
A)  death rates were significantly higher than they are today 
B)  women had higher death rates than males 
C)  members of lower socioeconomic classes tended on average to have lower death rates than members of middle and upper socioeconomic classes in our society 
D)  children had lower death rates than they do today 
E)  parents seldom experienced the death of a child

Question 17

Projected average life expectancy for all individuals born in the United States in 2007 was

Accepted Answer

A)  67.8 years 
B)  77.9 years 
C)  79.9 years 
D)  82.3 years 
E)  none of these 
A)  67.8 years 
B)  77.9 years 
C)  79.9 years 
D)  82.3 years 
E)  none of these

Question 18

Encounters with death can be studied by looking at

Accepted Answer

A)  death rates 
B)  average life expectancy 
C)  deaths caused by communicable diseases 
D)  dying trajectories 
E)  all of these 
A)  death rates 
B)  average life expectancy 
C)  deaths caused by communicable diseases 
D)  dying trajectories 
E)  all of these

Question 19

HIV infection and AIDS

Accepted Answer

A)  are the same thing 
B)  are related as cause to effect 
C)  are related as effect to cause 
D)  seldom occur at the same time 
E)  always occur together 
A)  are the same thing 
B)  are related as cause to effect 
C)  are related as effect to cause 
D)  seldom occur at the same time 
E)  always occur together

Question 20

From 1900 to 2007 in the United States, overall death rates dropped from 17.2 deaths per 1,000 to

Accepted Answer

A)  15.5 per 1,000 
B)  9.2 per 1,000 
C)  8.0 per 1,000 
D)  6.5 per 1,000 
E)  5.9 per 1,000 
A)  15.5 per 1,000 
B)  9.2 per 1,000 
C)  8.0 per 1,000 
D)  6.5 per 1,000 
E)  5.9 per 1,000

Average life expectancy

The overall, age-adjusted death rate for the United States in 2007

Death-related experiences include which of the following:

Projected average life expectancies for all individuals born in the United States in 2007

A common factor found in persons with AIDS is

Which of the following is an example of public health measures that helped reduce death rates in the United States?

The vignette near the beginning of Chapter 2 explained that Bryan Lee Curtis wanted to:

In the world today, relatively few people in developed countries die of communicable diseases, with the exception of

Most deaths in contemporary American society occur

The leading cancer cause of death for American males is

In many poor and not well-organized societies today,

The earliest and most important factor associated with reduced death rates in the United States was

Death rates

The three leading causes of death in the U.S. in 2007 were

The leading cancer cause of death for American females is

In the United States in 1900,

Projected average life expectancy for all individuals born in the United States in 2007 was

Encounters with death can be studied by looking at

HIV infection and AIDS

From 1900 to 2007 in the United States, overall death rates dropped from 17.2 deaths per 1,000 to

Learning About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Changing Attitudes Toward Death

Death-Related Practices and the American Death System

Cultural Patterns and Death

Coping With Dying

Coping With Dying: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Dying: How Communities Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief

Coping With Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help

Children

Adolescents

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Older Adults

Legal Issues

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: Intentionally Ending a Human Life

The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

Illustrating the Themes of This Book: Alzheimers Disease

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Exam 2: Changing Encounters With Death

Average life expectancy

The overall, age-adjusted death rate for the United States in 2007

Death-related experiences include which of the following:

Projected average life expectancies for all individuals born in the United States in 2007

A common factor found in persons with AIDS is

Which of the following is an example of public health measures that helped reduce death rates in the United States?

The vignette near the beginning of Chapter 2 explained that Bryan Lee Curtis wanted to:

In the world today, relatively few people in developed countries die of communicable diseases, with the exception of

Most deaths in contemporary American society occur

The leading cancer cause of death for American males is

In many poor and not well-organized societies today,

The earliest and most important factor associated with reduced death rates in the United States was

Death rates

The three leading causes of death in the U.S. in 2007 were

The leading cancer cause of death for American females is

In the United States in 1900,

Projected average life expectancy for all individuals born in the United States in 2007 was

Encounters with death can be studied by looking at

HIV infection and AIDS

From 1900 to 2007 in the United States, overall death rates dropped from 17.2 deaths per 1,000 to

Learning About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Changing Attitudes Toward Death

Death-Related Practices and the American Death System

Cultural Patterns and Death

Coping With Dying

Coping With Dying: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Dying: How Communities Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief

Coping With Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help

Children

Adolescents

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Older Adults

Legal Issues

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: Intentionally Ending a Human Life

The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

Illustrating the Themes of This Book: Alzheimers Disease

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