Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A)  denying death 
B)  feeling guilty for what is undone 
C)  engaging in legacy work 
D)  focusing on the limits of old age 
A)  denying death 
B)  feeling guilty for what is undone 
C)  engaging in legacy work 
D)  focusing on the limits of old age

Question 2

Which of the following is TRUE about memorials to the dead?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is a consensus among religions that memorials are an important part of the grieving process in every culture. 
B)  It is a Western practice that is antithetical to most Eastern cultures. 
C)  They are a relatively modern phenomenon. 
D)  They are only used in Christian services. 
A)  There is a consensus among religions that memorials are an important part of the grieving process in every culture. 
B)  It is a Western practice that is antithetical to most Eastern cultures. 
C)  They are a relatively modern phenomenon. 
D)  They are only used in Christian services.

Question 3

The definition of death that has been used by professionals around the world for the past several decades states that death occurs when _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the person enters locked-in syndrome 
B)  the eyes alone respond to pain 
C)  noticeable respiration ceases 
D)  brain waves cease 
A)  the person enters locked-in syndrome 
B)  the eyes alone respond to pain 
C)  noticeable respiration ceases 
D)  brain waves cease

Question 4

One hundred years ago, most people died _____, while today they most often die in a hospital.

Accepted Answer

A)  at home 
B)  at birth 
C)  while working 
D)  in public spaces 
A)  at home 
B)  at birth 
C)  while working 
D)  in public spaces

Question 5

Which of the following is a belief that a typical preschooler might hold following the death of his or her grandfather?

Accepted Answer

A)  "I caused my grandfather to die because I told him he was boring." 
B)  "I'm glad my grandfather died, because he was boring." 
C)  "I should bring flowers to my grandmother because my grandfather died." 
D)  "I will say a prayer." 
A)  "I caused my grandfather to die because I told him he was boring." 
B)  "I'm glad my grandfather died, because he was boring." 
C)  "I should bring flowers to my grandmother because my grandfather died." 
D)  "I will say a prayer."

Question 6

In what way has modern medicine made a good death more likely?

Accepted Answer

A)  by confining most deaths to hospitals and nursing homes 
B)  by increasing the general levels of health so that most deaths occur in old age 
C)  by not discussing the likelihood of death with patients, so as not to scare them 
D)  by using whatever means necessary to prolong life at all times 
A)  by confining most deaths to hospitals and nursing homes 
B)  by increasing the general levels of health so that most deaths occur in old age 
C)  by not discussing the likelihood of death with patients, so as not to scare them 
D)  by using whatever means necessary to prolong life at all times

Question 7

After an extensive review of studies on end-of-life brain functioning, researchers confirmed two indicators of death are _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  eye movement in the absence of brain waves and ceased respiration 
B)  slow brain waves and ceased respiration 
C)  eyes not responding to pain and the lack of heartbeat 
D)  no spontaneous breathing and eyes not responding to pain 
A)  eye movement in the absence of brain waves and ceased respiration 
B)  slow brain waves and ceased respiration 
C)  eyes not responding to pain and the lack of heartbeat 
D)  no spontaneous breathing and eyes not responding to pain

Question 8

Ted's ex-wife died suddenly. Although their two children were included in the memorial service, Ted was intentionally excluded. Because he still cared about his ex-wife, he experienced _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  absent grief 
B)  incomplete grief 
C)  disenfranchised grief 
D)  mourning 
A)  absent grief 
B)  incomplete grief 
C)  disenfranchised grief 
D)  mourning

Question 9

How should adults deal with a child who has encountered death? They should _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  tell the child that the dead person or animal is just sleeping 
B)  tell the child that it is best not to talk about things that are upsetting 
C)  listen to the child with full attention when the child talks about the death 
D)  quickly change the subject when the child talks about the death 
A)  tell the child that the dead person or animal is just sleeping 
B)  tell the child that it is best not to talk about things that are upsetting 
C)  listen to the child with full attention when the child talks about the death 
D)  quickly change the subject when the child talks about the death

Question 10

Opiates have a double effect, meaning that they both _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  relieve pain and fight many infections 
B)  reduce sedation and cause delirium 
C)  relieve pain and slow respiration 
D)  fight many infections and slow respiration 
A)  relieve pain and fight many infections 
B)  reduce sedation and cause delirium 
C)  relieve pain and slow respiration 
D)  fight many infections and slow respiration

Question 11

A DNR order _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  can be used only by hospice workers 
B)  allows a natural death 
C)  is not available to the terminally ill 
D)  is illegal in most U.S. states 
A)  can be used only by hospice workers 
B)  allows a natural death 
C)  is not available to the terminally ill 
D)  is illegal in most U.S. states

Question 12

"Doctor, if you can find a new treatment that will cure me, I will buy the hospital a new cancer wing," Violet promises. Which of Kübler-Ross's stages is Violet in?

Accepted Answer

A)  denial 
B)  anger 
C)  bargaining 
D)  depression 
A)  denial 
B)  anger 
C)  bargaining 
D)  depression

Question 13

Some people designate a _____, or another person who can make medical decisions for them if they are unable to do so.

Accepted Answer

A)  health care proxy 
B)  living will 
C)  palliative care specialist 
D)  court 
A)  health care proxy 
B)  living will 
C)  palliative care specialist 
D)  court

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)  a coma 
B)  brain death 
C)  a vegetative state 
D)  locked-in syndrome 
A)  a coma 
B)  brain death 
C)  a vegetative state 
D)  locked-in syndrome

Question 15

Paid obituaries in newspapers and roadside memorials illustrate the fact that mourners _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  spend time and money on frivolous things 
B)  sometimes want strangers to know about a death 
C)  lose their sense of privacy 
D)  find little comfort in public commemoration 
A)  spend time and money on frivolous things 
B)  sometimes want strangers to know about a death 
C)  lose their sense of privacy 
D)  find little comfort in public commemoration

Question 16

Adolescents' use of the Internet to write to the dead person or to vent their grief is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  unhealthy denial 
B)  unhealthy withdrawal from the family 
C)  an effective way to express their identity concerns 
D)  a sign of their self-absorption 
A)  unhealthy denial 
B)  unhealthy withdrawal from the family 
C)  an effective way to express their identity concerns 
D)  a sign of their self-absorption

Question 17

Many developmentalists believe that one sign of mental health in older adults is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  denying death 
B)  feeling guilty for what is undone 
C)  accepting mortality 
D)  focusing on the limits of old age 
A)  denying death 
B)  feeling guilty for what is undone 
C)  accepting mortality 
D)  focusing on the limits of old age

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A)  hospice care 
B)  physician-assisted suicide 
C)  passive euthanasia 
D)  palliative care 
A)  hospice care 
B)  physician-assisted suicide 
C)  passive euthanasia 
D)  palliative care

Question 19

In a longitudinal study of older married adults in Detroit, almost all widows and widowers _____ their marriage.

Accepted Answer

A)  minimized 
B)  idealized 
C)  quickly forgot 
D)  denigrated 
A)  minimized 
B)  idealized 
C)  quickly forgot 
D)  denigrated

Question 20

An example of active euthanasia is when _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  a doctor does not restore breathing after reading the patient's DNR order 
B)  health care professionals limit painkilling drugs 
C)  someone turns off a patient's respirator 
D)  a patient refuses to eat 
A)  a doctor does not restore breathing after reading the patient's DNR order 
B)  health care professionals limit painkilling drugs 
C)  someone turns off a patient's respirator 
D)  a patient refuses to eat

Exam 26: Seciton 3: Epilogue

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

Which of the following is TRUE about memorials to the dead?

The definition of death that has been used by professionals around the world for the past several decades states that death occurs when _____.

One hundred years ago, most people died _____, while today they most often die in a hospital.

Which of the following is a belief that a typical preschooler might hold following the death of his or her grandfather?

In what way has modern medicine made a good death more likely?

After an extensive review of studies on end-of-life brain functioning, researchers confirmed two indicators of death are _____.

Ted's ex-wife died suddenly. Although their two children were included in the memorial service, Ted was intentionally excluded. Because he still cared about his ex-wife, he experienced _____.

How should adults deal with a child who has encountered death? They should _____.

Opiates have a double effect, meaning that they both _____.

A DNR order _____.

"Doctor, if you can find a new treatment that will cure me, I will buy the hospital a new cancer wing," Violet promises. Which of Kübler-Ross's stages is Violet in?

Some people designate a _____, or another person who can make medical decisions for them if they are unable to do so.

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

Paid obituaries in newspapers and roadside memorials illustrate the fact that mourners _____.

Adolescents' use of the Internet to write to the dead person or to vent their grief is _____.

Many developmentalists believe that one sign of mental health in older adults is _____.

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

In a longitudinal study of older married adults in Detroit, almost all widows and widowers _____ their marriage.

An example of active euthanasia is when _____.

Seciton 1: Introduction

Seciton 2: Introduction

Seciton 3: Introduction

Seciton 4: Introduction

Seciton 1: Beginnings: Theories of Development

Seciton 2: Beginnings: Theories of Development

Seciton 3: Beginnings: Theories of Development

Seciton 4: Beginnings: Theories of Development

Seciton 1: Beginnings: Heredity and Environment

Seciton 2: Beginnings: Heredity and Environment

Seciton 3: Beginnings: Heredity and Environment

Seciton 4: Beginnings: Heredity and Environment

Seciton 1: Beginnings: Parental Development and Birth

Seciton 2: Beginnings: Parental Development and Birth

Seciton 3: Beginnings: Parental Development and Birth

Seciton 4: Beginnings: Parental Development and Birth

Seciton 1: the First Two Years: Biosocial Development

Seciton 2: the First Two Years: Biosocial Development

Seciton 3: the First Two Years: Biosocial Development

Seciton 4: the First Two Years: Biosocial Development

Seciton 1: the First Two Years: Cognitive Development

Seciton 2: the First Two Years: Cognitive Development

Seciton 3: the First Two Years: Cognitive Development

Seciton 4: the First Two Years: Cognitive Development

Seciton 1: the First Two Years: Psychosocial Development

Seciton 2: the First Two Years: Psychosocial Development

Seciton 3: the First Two Years: Psychosocial Development

Seciton 4: the First Two Years: Psychosocial Development

Seciton 1: Early Childhood: Biosocial Development

Seciton 2: Early Childhood: Biosocial Development

Seciton 3: Early Childhood: Biosocial Development

Seciton 4: Early Childhood: Biosocial Development

Seciton 1: Early Childhood: Cognitive Development

Seciton 2: Early Childhood: Cognitive Development

Seciton 3: Early Childhood: Cognitive Development

Seciton 4: Early Childhood: Cognitive Development

Seciton 1: Early Childhood: Psychosocial Development

Seciton 2: Early Childhood: Psychosocial Development

Seciton 3: Early Childhood: Psychosocial Development

Seciton 4: Early Childhood: Psychosocial Development

Seciton 1: Middle Childhood: Biosocial Development

Seciton 2: Middle Childhood: Biosocial Development

Seciton 3: Middle Childhood: Biosocial Development

Seciton 4: Middle Childhood: Biosocial Development

Seciton 1: Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development

Seciton 2: Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development

Seciton 3: Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development

Seciton 4: Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development

Seciton 1: Middle Childhood: Psychosocial Development

Seciton 2: Middle Childhood: Psychosocial Development

Seciton 3: Middle Childhood: Psychosocial Development

Seciton 4: Middle Childhood: Psychosocial Development

Seciton 1: Adolescence: Biosocial Development

Seciton 2: Adolescence: Biosocial Development

Seciton 3: Adolescence: Biosocial Development

Seciton 4: Adolescence: Biosocial Development

Seciton 1: Adolescence: Cognitive Development

Seciton 2: Adolescence: Cognitive Development

Seciton 3: Adolescence: Cognitive Development