Exam 26: Seciton 4: Epilogue

If individuals do not move on quickly after grieving the loss of a loved one, pathological incomplete grief will result.

An advance directive is an individual's instructions regarding end-of-life medical care.

Only a small subset of people-about 10 percent-experience complicated grief.

Robert barely survived a horrendous car crash. As he lay on the road close to death, he said he was surrounded by a white light and felt joy and peace. He was experiencing palliative care.

One function of mourning customs is to allow for public displays of grief.

Death occurs earlier today than it did 100 years ago.

Physician-assisted suicide is legal in most U.S. states.

Only those with pathological grief seek to assign blame after the death of a loved one.

The double effect is considered unethical and is illegal in most states.

Physician-assisted suicide is used in about 25 percent of all deaths in the Netherlands.

Childhood experiences can shape how adults deal with the death of loved ones later in life.

A divorced spouse may feel disenfranchised grief after the death of their former partner.

Mourning can sometimes take the form of public protest, turning blame into what can be a constructive action to make the world safer.

Incomplete grief may result when a police investigation or autopsy follows a death.

A good death is often considered to be one that is quick, peaceful, and in the presence of family and friends.

Medical directives in living wills are always followed by hospital staff.

Fear of death tends to subside in middle age.

Some pain medication can speed up death.

As adults become parents, they take fewer risks and more precautions.

Hospice care makes use of a variety of medical interventions to delay death.