Question 1

The neuropsychological explanation of the near-death experience accounts for the experiences as being __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   part of the process of socialization
B)   due to the process of the dying brain
C)   a subjective experience
D)   different for everyone B

Question 2

Autoscopic is the term for having __________ when being near-death.

Accepted Answer

A)   no sensations
B)   blindness
C)   an out-of-body experience
D)   an inability to speak C

Question 3

The Dalai Lama suggests that the dying process has eight phases split into the first four, the __________, and the second four, the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   cessation of breath through life, "death rattle"
B)   beginning of the end, reforming of the life anew
C)   dissolution of the four basic elements, dissolution of the consciousness
D)   dissolution of the four elements, resurrection of the four elements C

Question 4

Many scientists don't agree with the accounts of those experiencing near-death experiences because they argue that they are too __________ and __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   objective, verifiable
B)   subjective, unverifiable
C)   different, unreliable
D)   unscientific, fantastical

Question 5

How are distressing near-death experiences different from near-death experiences? How would you describe the impact of both of these on individuals who experience them?

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Question 6

Compare the scientific view of near-death experience and the views and research of Kübler-Ross. Specifically, what are the neuropsychological and psychosocial types of scientific explanation?

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Question 7

What are the core elements of the near-death experience? How do these experiences contribute to the transformation of those that have them?

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Question 8

The experience of being cut off and completely alone in absolute emptiness is referred to as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   loss
B)   the darkness
C)   drifting
D)   voided

Question 9

Some who experience near-death describe horror, terror, anger, and loneliness. This is referred to as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   distressing near-death experiences
B)   negative near-death experiences
C)   true near death experiences
D)   darkened death

Question 10

For Tibetan Buddhists __________, literally meaning "in between," is a period of 49 days where the mind experiences a series of events before reincarnation.

Accepted Answer

A)   Ba
B)   Ka
C)   Aalu
D)   Bardo

Question 11

The three monotheistic faiths that make up the __________ are Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.

Accepted Answer

A)   Abrahamic tradition
B)   tradition of Scripture
C)   Middle Eastern tradition
D)   Modern religious tradition

Question 12

The extremely vivid reliving of life experiences, and revelation of their impact on the life of others, during the near-death experience is called the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   replaying of life
B)   panoramic life review
C)   inventory of experience
D)   life renewed

Question 13

Kübler-Ross was criticized for her __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   use of children in research
B)   controversial denial of an afterlife
C)   unscientific views of what happens after we die
D)   experiences with death

Question 14

Some scientists argue that the "tunnel and light experience" is caused by the effect of oxygen deprivation or __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   hallucinations
B)   the right temporal lobe
C)   endorphins
D)   cortical disinhibition

Question 15

An Ancient Egyptians practice was to place a __________ in the sarcophagus of a dead body to provide a full set of instructions on how to reach their version of heaven.

Accepted Answer

A)   box of organs
B)   stone tablet
C)   hieroglyphics message
D)   rolled papyrus

Question 16

The assertion that near-death experiences are an adaptive mechanism that function to help the human race cope with death claims that near-death experiences are part of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   everyday life
B)   modern socialization
C)   evolution
D)   denial of death

Question 17

Explain how the Semitic conception of hell changed through exposure to different religious reformers and conquerors throughout ancient history.

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Question 18

Kübler-Ross claimed that people who were close to death often reported __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   seeing angels and deceased relatives
B)   seeing flashing lights and a tunnel
C)   seeing nothing but a void
D)   hearing voices that comforted them

Question 19

The book Life After Life by Dr. Raymond Moody was a ground-breaking work that interviewed people who __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   had near-death experiences
B)   were contacted by deceased loved ones
C)   had close friends who were deceased
D)   didn't believe in any form of afterlife

Question 20

Ancient __________ beliefs regarding the afterlife are some of the most widely recorded.

Accepted Answer

A)   Egyptian
B)   Sumerian
C)   Greek
D)   Roman

Exam 14: Life After Life