Exam 23: Dying and Death

Voluntary active euthanasia is illegal in the United States,but it is legal in

The proportion of people who experience full-blown post-traumatic stress disorder and never fully recover is approximately

The case of Terry Schiavo in 2003 demonstrated that indicating in advance,in writing,one's own preferences for life-sustaining treatment has little value.

All of the following are true about a "green" burial except

Which of the following statements is true regarding physician-assisted suicide?

Situation Bill and Rosie have been happily married for 40 years.They have never spent more than two nights apart.Bill has been battling illness for the past three years,with Rosie providing most of his care at home.Bill is now in the end stage of terminal cancer,and Rosie has help from visiting professional caregivers.In the past few days,Bill's condition has deteriorated,and he has now stopped eating or drinking. -Bill's current condition can be described as

A condition of profound unconsciousness with no reasonable hope for improvement is known as

Situation Bill and Rosie have been happily married for 40 years.They have never spent more than two nights apart.Bill has been battling illness for the past three years,with Rosie providing most of his care at home.Bill is now in the end stage of terminal cancer,and Rosie has help from visiting professional caregivers.In the past few days,Bill's condition has deteriorated,and he has now stopped eating or drinking. -The type of care Bill is receiving is best described as

Injecting lethal medications into a person who has no chance of recovery is a form of passive euthanasia.

Probably the most helpful way a bereaved person can cope with the intense feelings of grief is to

List and describe three advantages of a natural or "green" burial.

Basic tasks in planning for death should include all of the following except

Rejection is a major problem in transplants from deceased organ donors.

An advance directive should state both what one wants and what one does not want when conveying wishes about medical care.

Situation Bill and Rosie have been happily married for 40 years.They have never spent more than two nights apart.Bill has been battling illness for the past three years,with Rosie providing most of his care at home.Bill is now in the end stage of terminal cancer,and Rosie has help from visiting professional caregivers.In the past few days,Bill's condition has deteriorated,and he has now stopped eating or drinking. -Rosie faces many challenges after Bill's death,including taking on tasks of daily living that Bill had handled such as managing finances.This can be described as

Which of the following types of organ transplants has the least potential for rejection problems?

Physician-assisted suicide and active euthanasia are the same thing.

Living with an illness that is life-threatening and incurable can be termed as a living-dying experience.

Cremation usually involves a grave dug into the soil or entombment in a mausoleum.

Discuss the concepts of passive euthanasia,active euthanasia (voluntary and involuntary),and physician-assisted suicide.Give an example of each,and state whether each is legal under any circumstances in the United States.