Question 1

A persistent vegetative state is legally recognized as death.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which criterion is used to determine whole brain death?

Accepted Answer

A)  incoherent speech 
B)  lack of response to painful stimuli 
C)  motor reflexes that diminish over 10 minutes 
D)  flat electroencephalogram for at least 5 minutes 
A)  incoherent speech 
B)  lack of response to painful stimuli 
C)  motor reflexes that diminish over 10 minutes 
D)  flat electroencephalogram for at least 5 minutes

Question 3

A parent is most likely to discuss death with a young child when the child has ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  experienced death of some kind 
B)  seen death in a movie 
C)  read about death in a book 
D)  heard about death from a peer 
A)  experienced death of some kind 
B)  seen death in a movie 
C)  read about death in a book 
D)  heard about death from a peer

Question 4

David has a brain tumor that is inoperable. He has said that he would promise to be a better person if he could survive. He begs to be allowed to live long enough to see Alaska and the northern lights. Which stage of processing death is he experiencing?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Which statement reflects the experience of widowhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women live longer than men and are less likely to remarry. 
B)  Women live longer than men and are more likely to remarry. 
C)  50% of individuals in the United States will be widowed at some point. 
D)  35% of men over the age of 65 are widowed. 
A)  Women live longer than men and are less likely to remarry. 
B)  Women live longer than men and are more likely to remarry. 
C)  50% of individuals in the United States will be widowed at some point. 
D)  35% of men over the age of 65 are widowed.

Question 6

Which age group is most likely to accept death, feeling free from any unfinished business?

Accepted Answer

A)  children 
B)  adolescents 
C)  young adults 
D)  older adults 
A)  children 
B)  adolescents 
C)  young adults 
D)  older adults

Question 7

Permanent brain damage occurs after oxygen deprivation for a minimum of how many minutes?

Accepted Answer

A)  3 
B)  5 
C)  15 
D)  30 
A)  3 
B)  5 
C)  15 
D)  30

Question 8

Which age group tends to think of death as a state of nothingness that goes along with biological irreversibility?

Accepted Answer

A)  young children 
B)  adolescents 
C)  young adults 
D)  midlife adults 
A)  young children 
B)  adolescents 
C)  young adults 
D)  midlife adults

Question 9

What is an example of the social implications a sick adolescent may experience?

Accepted Answer

A)  falling behind in schoolwork 
B)  separation from siblings 
C)  loss of muscle strength 
D)  rejection by peers 
A)  falling behind in schoolwork 
B)  separation from siblings 
C)  loss of muscle strength 
D)  rejection by peers

Question 10

Anxiety and depression in those who are widowed are especially elevated within what length of time after death of their spouse?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 year 
B)  1½ years 
C)  2 years 
D)  2½ years 
A)  1 year 
B)  1½ years 
C)  2 years 
D)  2½ years

Question 11

An accurate statement about grief is that it is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  expressed similarly in most cultures around the world 
B)  represented by wearing special clothing, eating certain foods, and saying special prayers 
C)  a culturally ritualistic way of displaying and expressing bereavement 
D)  an active coping process involving confronting the loss and coming to terms with its effects 
A)  expressed similarly in most cultures around the world 
B)  represented by wearing special clothing, eating certain foods, and saying special prayers 
C)  a culturally ritualistic way of displaying and expressing bereavement 
D)  an active coping process involving confronting the loss and coming to terms with its effects

Question 12

Dying adolescents especially need to live in the present, have the freedom to try out different ways of coping with illness-related challenges, and find meaning and purpose in both their lives and their deaths. What concept does this describe?

Accepted Answer

A)  autonomy 
B)  body image 
C)  intelligence 
D)  peer support 
A)  autonomy 
B)  body image 
C)  intelligence 
D)  peer support

Question 13

Approximately what percentage of U.S. older adults are widowed?

Accepted Answer

A)  10% 
B)  25% 
C)  33% 
D)  67% 
A)  10% 
B)  25% 
C)  33% 
D)  67%

Question 14

Childhood deaths are most commonly due to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  homicide 
B)  illness 
C)  accidents 
D)  suicide 
A)  homicide 
B)  illness 
C)  accidents 
D)  suicide

Question 15

What does cachexia mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  bloating and diarrhea 
B)  disorientation and hallucinations 
C)  disrupted bowel function 
D)  loss of muscle mass 
A)  bloating and diarrhea 
B)  disorientation and hallucinations 
C)  disrupted bowel function 
D)  loss of muscle mass

Question 16

Children who are dying tend to feel ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  gratitude 
B)  relief 
C)  loneliness 
D)  anger 
A)  gratitude 
B)  relief 
C)  loneliness 
D)  anger

Question 17

A description of bereaved parents is that they ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  tend to experience grief over a shorter period than other bereaved people 
B)  often find comfort in that the death of their child had some meaning 
C)  find it easier than other bereaved people to transform their identity 
D)  need to reshape their sense of purpose and legacy 
A)  tend to experience grief over a shorter period than other bereaved people 
B)  often find comfort in that the death of their child had some meaning 
C)  find it easier than other bereaved people to transform their identity 
D)  need to reshape their sense of purpose and legacy

Question 18

The elderly are most at risk of death from ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  drug overdoses 
B)  heart disease 
C)  suicide 
D)  falls 
A)  drug overdoses 
B)  heart disease 
C)  suicide 
D)  falls

Question 19

Which medical advance has contributed to the need for very precise legal definitions of death?

Accepted Answer

A)  electroencephalogram 
B)  heart-lung machine 
C)  intravenous fluids 
D)  mechanical ventilator 
A)  electroencephalogram 
B)  heart-lung machine 
C)  intravenous fluids 
D)  mechanical ventilator

Question 20

What is a common source of injury-related death from ages 15-34?

Accepted Answer

A)  illness 
B)  homicide 
C)  suffocation 
D)  falls 
A)  illness 
B)  homicide 
C)  suffocation 
D)  falls

A persistent vegetative state is legally recognized as death.

Which criterion is used to determine whole brain death?

A parent is most likely to discuss death with a young child when the child has ______.

David has a brain tumor that is inoperable. He has said that he would promise to be a better person if he could survive. He begs to be allowed to live long enough to see Alaska and the northern lights. Which stage of processing death is he experiencing?

Which statement reflects the experience of widowhood?

Which age group is most likely to accept death, feeling free from any unfinished business?

Permanent brain damage occurs after oxygen deprivation for a minimum of how many minutes?

Which age group tends to think of death as a state of nothingness that goes along with biological irreversibility?

What is an example of the social implications a sick adolescent may experience?

Anxiety and depression in those who are widowed are especially elevated within what length of time after death of their spouse?

An accurate statement about grief is that it is ______.

Dying adolescents especially need to live in the present, have the freedom to try out different ways of coping with illness-related challenges, and find meaning and purpose in both their lives and their deaths. What concept does this describe?

Approximately what percentage of U.S. older adults are widowed?

Childhood deaths are most commonly due to ______.

What does cachexia mean?

Children who are dying tend to feel ______.

A description of bereaved parents is that they ______.

The elderly are most at risk of death from ______.

Which medical advance has contributed to the need for very precise legal definitions of death?

What is a common source of injury-related death from ages 15-34?

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Exam 19: Death and Dying

A persistent vegetative state is legally recognized as death.

Which criterion is used to determine whole brain death?

A parent is most likely to discuss death with a young child when the child has ______.

David has a brain tumor that is inoperable. He has said that he would promise to be a better person if he could survive. He begs to be allowed to live long enough to see Alaska and the northern lights. Which stage of processing death is he experiencing?

Which statement reflects the experience of widowhood?

Which age group is most likely to accept death, feeling free from any unfinished business?

Permanent brain damage occurs after oxygen deprivation for a minimum of how many minutes?

Which age group tends to think of death as a state of nothingness that goes along with biological irreversibility?

What is an example of the social implications a sick adolescent may experience?

Anxiety and depression in those who are widowed are especially elevated within what length of time after death of their spouse?

An accurate statement about grief is that it is ______.

Dying adolescents especially need to live in the present, have the freedom to try out different ways of coping with illness-related challenges, and find meaning and purpose in both their lives and their deaths. What concept does this describe?

Approximately what percentage of U.S. older adults are widowed?

Childhood deaths are most commonly due to ______.

What does cachexia mean?

Children who are dying tend to feel ______.

A description of bereaved parents is that they ______.

The elderly are most at risk of death from ______.

Which medical advance has contributed to the need for very precise legal definitions of death?

What is a common source of injury-related death from ages 15-34?

Understanding Human Development: Approaches and Theories

Biological and Environmental Foundations

The Prenatal Period, Birth, and the Newborn

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood and the End of Life

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