Deck 1: Lifting the Pall: The Quest to Uncover Wisdom About Life Through the Study of Death

Question 1

It is common for individuals to cover up the realities of death using a process of __________.

A) morning
B) denial
C) labeling
D) shame

Answer 1

denial

Question 2

Approximately when did the study of death emerge as an academic discipline?

A) 1920s
B) 1960s
C) 1990s
D) 2000s

Answer 2

1960s

Question 3

The concept scholars use to describe 'fear of death' is __________.

A) death anxiety
B) bereavement
C) ignorance
D) living truth

Answer 3

death anxiety

Question 4

The study of death, dying, and bereavement is a(n) __________ endeavor.

A) pseudo-scientific
B) frugal
C) multidisciplinary
D) impossible

Question 5

__________ is the cessation of life.

A) Cremation
B) Bereavement
C) Dying
D) Death

Question 6

One can experience __________ in relation to general loss, not just death.

A) dying
B) the scientific method
C) bereavement
D) death anxiety

Question 7

In general, a hospice nurse would be most focused on the __________ facet of death and dying.

A) physical
B) psychological
C) social
D) spiritual

Question 8

__________ is a set of organized beliefs about the supernatural.

A) Thanatology
B) Sociology
C) Religion
D) Spirituality

Question 9

In the scientific method there is an essential relationship between __________ and __________.

A) death, dying
B) classical methods, grounded theory
C) hypotheses, samples
D) theory, research

Question 10

Conducting research based on a set of predetermined hypotheses that test a theory exemplifies the __________ approach to research.

A) deductive
B) inductive
C) thantological
D) descriptive

Question 11

__________ research uses data to create and inform theory.

A) Deductive
B) Biological
C) Inductive
D) Religious

Question 12

Field research, case studies, and ethnography are examples of __________ research.

A) classical
B) contemporary
C) quantitative
D) qualitative

Question 13

Quantitative research emphasizes __________.

A) social processes
B) cause and effect relationships
C) naturalistic observations
D) phenomenological experiences

Question 14

What approach to research is most likely to attempt to "control" for variables in the research process?

A) quantitative
B) qualitative
C) annotated
D) observational

Question 15

__________ is a theory that helps us explain the denial of death.

A) Cultural analysis
B) Labeling theory
C) Symbolic interaction
D) Terror management theory

Question 16

An individual's worldview might be challenged as a result of __________.

A) culture clash
B) self-esteem
C) annihilation
D) assimilation

Question 17

According to TMT, what saves us from becoming overwhelmed by the reality of death are __________ and __________.

A) theory, research
B) terror, bereavement
C) culture, self-esteem
D) life, death

Question 18

The dual-defense model of reacting to terror explains __________ types of reactions.

A) two
B) three
C) seven
D) twelve

Question 19

Scholars use the concept of __________ to study the extent to which humans change their behavior as a result of the awareness of death.

A) dying
B) inductivity
C) distal reactions
D) mortality salience

Question 20

TMT theorists propose that __________ reactions to terror are likely to emerge over time.

A) defensive
B) distal
C) proximal
D) deductive

Question 21

The experience of shock immediately after experiencing terror would be characterized by TMT theorists as a(n) __________ reaction to terror.

A) adaptive
B) conclusive
C) distal
D) proximal

Question 22

TMT theory is useful for __________.

A) therapies that help people cope with mortality salience
B) understanding qualitative methods
C) delineating the differences between death and dying
D) people living in poverty in developing nations

Question 23

To claim that a research topic is 'understood' a researcher must do which of the following?

A) eliminate alternative explanations
B) conduct inductive research
C) disprove research hypotheses
D) use classical research methods

Question 24

Quantitative research tends to __________, while qualitative research tends to __________ phenomena.

A) theorize, quantify
B) explain, explore
C) describe, quantify
D) describe processes, describe measured outcomes of

Question 25

Explain what the author means by the metaphor "lifting the pall" as pivotal to understanding the study of death and dying.

Question 26

Identify the key tenants of and explain the "four-facet model of the death and dying experience." Why is this model important to the study of death, dying, and bereavement?

Question 27

Compare and contrast the inductive and deductive approaches to research. Explain how each approach can be used to research death, dying, and bereavement.

Question 28

Explain the nuances of terror management theory (TMT). What are its core tenants? How does the theory operate? Why is this theory significant to the study of thanatology?

Question 29

Define material and non-material culture and explain how each type of culture can be applied to death, dying, and/or bereavement. In other words, identify examples of material and non-material culture that relate to death.