Question 1

You are trying to help a child who has a life-threatening illness and is near death. If the child asks you, "What is happening to me?," your best response would be to:

Accepted Answer

A) Tell the child you will ask a counselor to discuss this question. 
B) Pick up a toy and ask the child to tell you about it. 
C) Ask the child to help you understand what this question means. 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) Tell the child you will ask a counselor to discuss this question. 
B) Pick up a toy and ask the child to tell you about it. 
C) Ask the child to help you understand what this question means. 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 2

According to Erikson's theory of the human life cycle, the predominant developmental issue in infancy is _________.

Accepted Answer

A) autonomy vs. shame and doubt 
B) initiative vs. guilt 
C) basic trust vs. mistrust 
D) intimacy vs. isolation 
E) identity vs. role confusion 
A) autonomy vs. shame and doubt 
B) initiative vs. guilt 
C) basic trust vs. mistrust 
D) intimacy vs. isolation 
E) identity vs. role confusion

Question 3

A fundamental lesson from research on the development of children's concepts of death is that children _________.

Accepted Answer

A) at a young age are able to grasp a mature concept of death 
B) make an active effort to grasp or understand death 
C) who think of death as sleep are without a concept of death 
D) personify death in Hungary and in other countries 
E) can grasp the finality of death before the age of 5 
A) at a young age are able to grasp a mature concept of death 
B) make an active effort to grasp or understand death 
C) who think of death as sleep are without a concept of death 
D) personify death in Hungary and in other countries 
E) can grasp the finality of death before the age of 5

Question 4

Maria Nagy reported that children in what she termed Stage 3 are likely to view death as _________.

Accepted Answer

A) universal 
B) final 
C) inevitable 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) universal 
B) final 
C) inevitable 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 5

Central issues likely to be prominent in the grief experiences of bereaved children include:

Accepted Answer

A) Did I cause it? 
B) Who is going to take care of me? 
C) Is it going to happen to me? 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) Did I cause it? 
B) Who is going to take care of me? 
C) Is it going to happen to me? 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 6

Worden and others have argued that children do experience grief and mourning, but have also maintained that children may not respond to loss or express their reactions as adults do. How would you explain these similarities and differences?

Accepted Answer

The similarities and differences in chil

Question 7

Explain Maria Nagy's theory of the development of death-related concepts in childhood. Note the strengths and limitations of this theory.

Accepted Answer

Maria Nagy's theory of the development o

Question 8

Waechter's research demonstrated highest anxiety levels in _________.

Accepted Answer

A) nonhospitalized, well children 
B) children with chronic disease with a good prognosis 
C) children with brief illness 
D) children with chronic disease with a fatal prognosis 
E) None of these 
A) nonhospitalized, well children 
B) children with chronic disease with a good prognosis 
C) children with brief illness 
D) children with chronic disease with a fatal prognosis 
E) None of these

Question 9

Identify and discuss two (2)ways in which coping with life-threatening illness and dying are likely to affect children's developmental tasks.

Accepted Answer

Coping with a life-threatening illness a

Question 10

A central guideline for adults seeking to communicate effectively with children about death is:

Accepted Answer

A) Answer what they should want to know. 
B) Tell them what they need to know. 
C) Take your cues from the children. 
D) Employ euphemisms so as not to frighten them. 
E) Change the subject. 
A) Answer what they should want to know. 
B) Tell them what they need to know. 
C) Take your cues from the children. 
D) Employ euphemisms so as not to frighten them. 
E) Change the subject.

Question 11

The Harvard Child Bereavement Study showed that bereaved children need:

Accepted Answer

A) To be protected from involvement in funeral rituals 
B) To be allowed to have their ordinary disciplinary routines relaxed for a while 
C) To continue routine, age-appropriate activities 
D) To have their concerns minimized so that they can put them aside 
E) Not to witness adult grief and mourning 
A) To be protected from involvement in funeral rituals 
B) To be allowed to have their ordinary disciplinary routines relaxed for a while 
C) To continue routine, age-appropriate activities 
D) To have their concerns minimized so that they can put them aside 
E) Not to witness adult grief and mourning

Question 12

A study in Sweden asked parents whose child had died from cancer whether or not they had talked about death with their child. Results showed that:

Accepted Answer

A) No parent who had talked with his or her child about death regretted having done so. 
B) Most parents who had not talked with their child about death regretted not having done so. 
C) All parents who had not talked with their child about death were pleased with their decisions. 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) No parent who had talked with his or her child about death regretted having done so. 
B) Most parents who had not talked with their child about death regretted not having done so. 
C) All parents who had not talked with their child about death were pleased with their decisions. 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 13

Maria Nagy claimed that children in what she termed Stage I view death as _________.

Accepted Answer

A) irreversible 
B) final 
C) differentiated from life 
D) reversible 
E) None of these 
A) irreversible 
B) final 
C) differentiated from life 
D) reversible 
E) None of these

Question 14

Support groups for bereaved children are founded on the conviction that _________.

Accepted Answer

A) such children are unlikely to be able to find a healthy way to go forward in their lives 
B) stigmatizing bereaved children is unavoidable 
C) complicated mourning processes have not been identified in such children 
D) one must suspect the validity of a child's mourning processes 
E) grief is a natural reaction to loss in children 
A) such children are unlikely to be able to find a healthy way to go forward in their lives 
B) stigmatizing bereaved children is unavoidable 
C) complicated mourning processes have not been identified in such children 
D) one must suspect the validity of a child's mourning processes 
E) grief is a natural reaction to loss in children

Question 15

Rochlin's research on play activities of children showed that _________.

Accepted Answer

A) death is a matter of deep consideration to young children 
B) death is avoided in children's games 
C) "peek-a-boo" is an example of a child's game that is not related to death 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) death is a matter of deep consideration to young children 
B) death is avoided in children's games 
C) "peek-a-boo" is an example of a child's game that is not related to death 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 16

Bettleheim argued that death-related themes in children's stories and humor are _________.

Accepted Answer

A) avoided by healthy children 
B) absent 
C) morbid or unhealthful 
D) wholesome 
E) None of these 
A) avoided by healthy children 
B) absent 
C) morbid or unhealthful 
D) wholesome 
E) None of these

Question 17

According to Erikson's description of developmental eras in the human life cycle, the principal virtue or quality of ego functioning to be achieved in middle childhood is _________.

Accepted Answer

A) self-control 
B) hope 
C) purpose or direction 
D) competency 
E) love 
A) self-control 
B) hope 
C) purpose or direction 
D) competency 
E) love

Question 18

Identify and discuss three (3)ways in which the work of Mark Speece and Sandor Brent has contributed to our appreciation of children's understandings of death.

Accepted Answer

1) Through their research and writings,

Question 19

According to Erikson's description of developmental eras in the human life cycle, the principal virtue or quality of ego functioning to be achieved in toddlerhood is _________.

Accepted Answer

A) self-control 
B) hope 
C) purpose or direction 
D) competency 
E) love 
A) self-control 
B) hope 
C) purpose or direction 
D) competency 
E) love

Question 20

Children who have survived a life-threatening illness often have to deal with issues of _________.

Accepted Answer

A) submitting to stigma in social contexts 
B) learning to live with certainty 
C) incorporating the disease experience into their life histories 
D) learning to reject compromise in ongoing living 
E) All of these 
A) submitting to stigma in social contexts 
B) learning to live with certainty 
C) incorporating the disease experience into their life histories 
D) learning to reject compromise in ongoing living 
E) All of these

You are trying to help a child who has a life-threatening illness and is near death. If the child asks you, "What is happening to me?," your best response would be to:

According to Erikson's theory of the human life cycle, the predominant developmental issue in infancy is _________.

A fundamental lesson from research on the development of children's concepts of death is that children _________.

Maria Nagy reported that children in what she termed Stage 3 are likely to view death as _________.

Central issues likely to be prominent in the grief experiences of bereaved children include:

Worden and others have argued that children do experience grief and mourning, but have also maintained that children may not respond to loss or express their reactions as adults do. How would you explain these similarities and differences?

Explain Maria Nagy's theory of the development of death-related concepts in childhood. Note the strengths and limitations of this theory.

Waechter's research demonstrated highest anxiety levels in _________.

Identify and discuss two (2)ways in which coping with life-threatening illness and dying are likely to affect children's developmental tasks.

A central guideline for adults seeking to communicate effectively with children about death is:

The Harvard Child Bereavement Study showed that bereaved children need:

A study in Sweden asked parents whose child had died from cancer whether or not they had talked about death with their child. Results showed that:

Maria Nagy claimed that children in what she termed Stage I view death as _________.

Support groups for bereaved children are founded on the conviction that _________.

Rochlin's research on play activities of children showed that _________.

Bettleheim argued that death-related themes in children's stories and humor are _________.

According to Erikson's description of developmental eras in the human life cycle, the principal virtue or quality of ego functioning to be achieved in middle childhood is _________.

Identify and discuss three (3)ways in which the work of Mark Speece and Sandor Brent has contributed to our appreciation of children's understandings of death.

According to Erikson's description of developmental eras in the human life cycle, the principal virtue or quality of ego functioning to be achieved in toddlerhood is _________.

Children who have survived a life-threatening illness often have to deal with issues of _________.

Education About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Changing Encounters With Death

Changing Attitudes Toward Death

Death-Related Practices and the American Death System

Cultural Patterns and Death

Coping With Dying

Coping With Dying: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Dying: How Communities Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief

Coping With Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help

Adolescents

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Older Adults

Legal Issues

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Aided Death: Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, and Aid in Dying

The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

Illustrating the Themes of This Book: Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders

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Exam 12: Children

You are trying to help a child who has a life-threatening illness and is near death. If the child asks you, "What is happening to me?," your best response would be to:

According to Erikson's theory of the human life cycle, the predominant developmental issue in infancy is _________.

A fundamental lesson from research on the development of children's concepts of death is that children _________.

Maria Nagy reported that children in what she termed Stage 3 are likely to view death as _________.

Central issues likely to be prominent in the grief experiences of bereaved children include:

Worden and others have argued that children do experience grief and mourning, but have also maintained that children may not respond to loss or express their reactions as adults do. How would you explain these similarities and differences?

Explain Maria Nagy's theory of the development of death-related concepts in childhood. Note the strengths and limitations of this theory.

Waechter's research demonstrated highest anxiety levels in _________.

Identify and discuss two (2)ways in which coping with life-threatening illness and dying are likely to affect children's developmental tasks.

A central guideline for adults seeking to communicate effectively with children about death is:

The Harvard Child Bereavement Study showed that bereaved children need:

A study in Sweden asked parents whose child had died from cancer whether or not they had talked about death with their child. Results showed that:

Maria Nagy claimed that children in what she termed Stage I view death as _________.

Support groups for bereaved children are founded on the conviction that _________.

Rochlin's research on play activities of children showed that _________.

Bettleheim argued that death-related themes in children's stories and humor are _________.

According to Erikson's description of developmental eras in the human life cycle, the principal virtue or quality of ego functioning to be achieved in middle childhood is _________.

Identify and discuss three (3)ways in which the work of Mark Speece and Sandor Brent has contributed to our appreciation of children's understandings of death.

According to Erikson's description of developmental eras in the human life cycle, the principal virtue or quality of ego functioning to be achieved in toddlerhood is _________.

Children who have survived a life-threatening illness often have to deal with issues of _________.

Education About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Changing Encounters With Death

Changing Attitudes Toward Death

Death-Related Practices and the American Death System

Cultural Patterns and Death

Coping With Dying

Coping With Dying: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Dying: How Communities Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief

Coping With Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help

Adolescents

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Older Adults

Legal Issues

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Aided Death: Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, and Aid in Dying

The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

Illustrating the Themes of This Book: Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders

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