Exam 26: Seciton 3: Epilogue

Which of the following conditions may hinder the healing and affirmation of the bereaved?

Mrs. Cannon has been diagnosed as terminally ill, but she insists that she will recover and believes that her laboratory results were mixed up or misinterpreted. Kübler-Ross would say that Mrs. Cannon is in the stage of _____.

Margie's mother has been reluctant to tell her that Grandpa Bo is dead. After keeping Margie home with a babysitter during the funeral, her mother has said things like, "Grandpa Bo had to go away." But Margie, who has heard adults talking about the death, senses that her mother is avoiding the topic and has come to the conclusion that _____.

The fact that more people fear flying than driving illustrates that attitudes about death tend to be _____.

Dr. Rodriguez specializes in the relief of pain and suffering. She frequently prescribes pain medicines like morphine for the terminally ill patients she sees in the hospital. Dr. Rodriguez specializes in _____.

In an effort to reduce binge drinking on campus, the university initiated an information campaign to raise awareness. Within weeks of the beginning of the campaign, binge drinking incidents had increased. What is the best explanation for this?

A person who is in a state of deep unconsciousness from which he or she cannot be aroused has _____.

What percentage of mourners experience extreme or complicated grief?

A major argument against legalizing euthanasia is a concern that it may lead society to condone the killing of those who are not ready to die, creating a _____.

The average person today lives _____ as long as the average person did a century ago.

An important function of the mourning process is to _____.

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

A person in a state characterized by prolonged cessation of all brain activity, with a complete absence of voluntary movements, has _____.

The public and ritualistic expression of bereavement is called _____.

According to Kübler-Ross, the first stage of dying is _____.

Sigrid's mother recently died after a long illness. Though Sigrid has not attended religious services since she was a child, it is likely that she will _____.

Older adults who were securely attached in childhood are more likely to experience _____ grief when a loved one dies.

Poet Dylan Thomas didn't want his father to die or to go easily into death. Why do adults express this kind of sentiment about other people's death?

Which of the following descriptions is NOT characteristic of a good death?

In Korea, how did religious practice change with regard to autopsies?