Exam 16: Epilogue: Death and Dying

Passive euthanasia is legal _____.

"Dad, why don't we go for a walk? You can watch the kids play soccer at the park," Spencer says. His father replies, "What's the point? Nothing really matters anymore." Which of Kübler-Ross's stages is Spencer's father in?

Allowing a seriously ill person to die naturally by ending medical treatment is called _____ euthanasia.

In late adulthood, attitudes about death shift. Anxiety _____ while hope _____.

Opiates have a double effect, which can be demonstrated when they bo_____.

A medical specialty focusing on the relief of pain and suffering is referred to as _____ care.

Rick is terminally ill and in constant pain. He has asked his doctor for a prescription drug he can use to end his life. If the doctor gives Rick the drug and Rick uses it to die, it is considered _____.

The type of grief in which people are not allowed to mourn publicly because of cultural customs or social restrictions is called _____.

Earl, age 50, is terminally ill. He is primarily focused on _____.

Medication that relieves pain but also slows respiration _____.

What is the goal of hospice care? Who does it serve? What barriers can keep people from receiving this kind of care?

One way that older people cope with their own mortality is through _____.

Opiates, such as morphine, can relieve pain but also slow respiration, producing what is known as a _____.

The theory that adolescents and emerging adults engage in high-risk behaviors to cope with their fear of death is called _____.

What percentage of mourners experience extreme or complicated grief?

A longitudinal study found that almost all widows and widowers _____ their past marriages, a tendency that has been correlated with psychological health.

According to Kübler-Ross, the final stage of dying is denial.

A person with which of the following conditions is considered dead?

A person whom a dying person designates to make his or her medical decisions if he or she is unable to do so is a(n) _____.

The deep sorrow that people feel after the death of another is called _____.