Question 1

Death and loss are universal experiences that have a __________ context.

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural
B)  psychological
C)  cognitive
D)  predictable A

Question 2

Because each person's experience in dealing with loss is unique,mourning a miscarriage may also lead to confusion about how to handle the loss.Most grieving women studied have found that

Accepted Answer

A)  spouses were of no help and did not understand their feelings.
B)  doctors had little understanding about what they were going through.
C)  differences in the way they and their husbands grieved became sources of tension and divisiveness.
D)  support groups were not especially helpful for miscarriages. C

Question 3

Terri's dad has died after a long illness,and her mom,who is only 57,now must face the role of widowhood.Terri's mother can expect all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  experience financial hardship if he was the chief breadwinner.
B)  to feel a huge emotional void if theirs had been a good marriage.
C)  that friends will rally around and give her all of the support she needs.
D)  serious depression,if her identity was structured around carrying for the dad. C

Question 4

The loss due to the death of someone to whom one feels close to and the process of adjustment to the loss is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  grief.
B)  bereavement.
C)  resolution.
D)  acceptance.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a positive aspect that might be gained from the death of a parent?

Accepted Answer

A)  It can push adults to achieve a stronger sense of self.
B)  Adults are now,more than ever,made aware of their own mortality.
C)  Adults have the opportunity for a greater sense of responsibility and commitment to others.
D)  Adults gain new power as "head of the family."

Question 6

When a person lives to be around the age of 100-close to the present limit of the life span-all of the following changes are expected to occur before death EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive declines.
B)  a loss of interest in eating and drinking.
C)  delusional thoughts and behaviors.
D)  functional declines.

Question 7

What were the biggest fears that the Oregon patients had about the end of life experience?

Accepted Answer

A)  Loss of autonomy and bodily functions
B)  Pain
C)  Family financial loss
D)  Family involvement and suffering

Question 8

According to your text,_________ of Americans favor euthanasia for a patient who is incurably ill and wants to die.

Accepted Answer

A)  25%
B)  50%
C)  75%
D)  90%

Question 9

When Tanya asked the doctors to stop life-prolonging treatment of her dying mother and just make her comfortable so that she could die with dignity,she was asking for the doctors and health care workers to take part in

Accepted Answer

A)  assisted murder.
B)  active euthanasia.
C)  passive euthanasia.
D)  assisted suicide.

Question 10

Children between the ages of 5 and 7 finally understand some basic tenets about death.All of the following are apparent to children at this age EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  what financial losses might mean to the family.
B)  that death is irreversible.
C)  that all living things die,making death universal.
D)  all functions cease at death and cannot be revived.

Question 11

Family therapist Pauline Boss has used the term ambiguous loss to describe the feeling that loved ones feel when they are involved in all of the following situations EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  caring for a family member with Alzheimer's disease.
B)  living with a person who is physically present but psychologically absent.
C)  caring for and living with a family member with drug addiction.
D)  worrying about a child who has left home.

Question 12

For women especially,the distress of a loss can often be a catalyst for introspection.Widows often

Accepted Answer

A)  suffer tremendous regret for the kind of wife they were.
B)  are relieved that long-term care of another has come to an end.
C)  discover submerged aspects of themselves and learn to stand on their own as they reevaluate their own lives.
D)  behave foolishly because of loneliness and remarry in a short time.

Question 13

The text reported a study of married older adults whose spouses had died.The most prevalent pattern of grieving was __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  resilience
B)  delayed
C)  rigid
D)  natural

Question 14

Ethical arguments against assisted suicide include one of the following principles:

Accepted Answer

A)  concern for the protection of the disadvantaged
B)  belief that adult children should not be a part of the decision
C)  concern for the protection of all older adults
D)  All of these

Question 15

All of the following are explanations for what has been termed the mortality revolution EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  advances in medicine and sanitation.
B)  a better educated public.
C)  a more health-conscious citizenry.
D)  a decline in sanitation and the proliferation of new diseases.

Question 16

An observable decline in cognitive abilities shortly before death is called

Accepted Answer

A)  dementia
B)  terminal drop.
C)  thanatological decline
D)  cognitive impairment

Question 17

About 50 percent of all recorded deaths in late adulthood in the United States are from which of the following causes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pneumonia,influenza,tuberculosis,diarrhea
B)  AIDS,Alzheimer's,cancer
C)  Alcohol,drug-related illnesses,suicide
D)  Cancer,stroke,heart disease

Question 18

A life review is

Accepted Answer

A)  a process that enables a person to see the significance of his or her life.
B)  the process of telling family stories so they won't be lost.
C)  the work to find closure by saying what you need to say to family members before it is too late.
D)  the cause of most serious depression in old people when they see what their life has been.

Question 19

When a loss is uncertain,people experience all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  they are denied the ritual closure that a funeral provides.
B)  they tend to be immobilized and unable to go about the necessary tasks of reorganizing the family.
C)  the loss goes on and on and creates both physical and emotional exhaustion.
D)  the loss is immediately final and does not give people the opportunity to grieve.

Question 20

Advanced directives,often called "living wills," which are written while patients are still competent to make their own decisions,specify provisions with regard to all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  organ donation.
B)  relief of pain.
C)  mechanical respiration.
D)  time and method that you wish for your death.

Exam 19: Dealing With Death and Bereavement