Question 1

The process of administering and executing the disposition of a dead person's estate is done through _________.

Accepted Answer

A) a death certificate 
B) a living will 
C) a probate court 
D) a durable power of attorney 
E) a lawyer 
A) a death certificate 
B) a living will 
C) a probate court 
D) a durable power of attorney 
E) a lawyer C

Question 2

In 1968 an ad hoc committee of the Harvard Medical School recommended criteria for certifying death based on _________.

Accepted Answer

A) a drop in blood pressure and pulse rate 
B) the presence of an irreversible coma 
C) an inability to speak and walk 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) a drop in blood pressure and pulse rate 
B) the presence of an irreversible coma 
C) an inability to speak and walk 
D) All of these 
E) None of these B

Question 3

Describe what might typically be involved in estate planning.

Accepted Answer

Estate planning typically involves creating a comprehensive plan for the distribution of one's assets and wealth after their passing. This can include creating a will or trust to specify how assets should be distributed, appointing guardians for minor children, designating beneficiaries for life insurance policies and retirement accounts, and establishing powers of attorney for healthcare and financial decisions. Estate planning may also involve minimizing estate taxes and ensuring that assets are protected and managed according to the individual's wishes. Additionally, it can involve planning for incapacity and end-of-life care, as well as addressing any charitable giving or philanthropic goals. Overall, estate planning aims to provide peace of mind and ensure that one's assets are managed and distributed according to their wishes.

Question 4

Define "death." Provide a thorough defense of the soundness of your definition.

Accepted Answer

Death can be defined as the permanent ce

Question 5

Living wills depend mainly upon the right of competent decision makers to _________.

Accepted Answer

A) free speech 
B) the pursuit of happiness 
C) give or withhold informed consent 
D) practice their own religious beliefs 
E) None of these 
A) free speech 
B) the pursuit of happiness 
C) give or withhold informed consent 
D) practice their own religious beliefs 
E) None of these

Question 6

If I want to donate bodily tissues and organs in the event of my death, what is the best thing to do to insure that outcome?

Accepted Answer

A) Include a statement of my wishes in my will. 
B) Complete and sign an organ donor card. 
C) Ask a clergyperson for advice. 
D) Register my wishes with my state first-person consent registry. 
E) Avoid discussing this matter with my next of kin. 
A) Include a statement of my wishes in my will. 
B) Complete and sign an organ donor card. 
C) Ask a clergyperson for advice. 
D) Register my wishes with my state first-person consent registry. 
E) Avoid discussing this matter with my next of kin.

Question 7

In the United States, a coroner is required to be _________.

Accepted Answer

A) a medical examiner 
B) an adult citizen of his or her elective jurisdiction 
C) a lawyer 
D) a physician 
E) a forensic pathologist 
A) a medical examiner 
B) an adult citizen of his or her elective jurisdiction 
C) a lawyer 
D) a physician 
E) a forensic pathologist

Question 8

In relationship to organ donation, "first-person consent" means _________.

Accepted Answer

A) the same thing as "presumed consent" 
B) that consent to donate must be obtained from the first next of kin 
C) that an individual over 18 can make a legally binding decision to donate upon death 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) the same thing as "presumed consent" 
B) that consent to donate must be obtained from the first next of kin 
C) that an individual over 18 can make a legally binding decision to donate upon death 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

Question 9

The "Five Wishes" document:

Accepted Answer

A) Is legally valid in a majority of states 
B) Is designed to be easy to understand and use 
C) Can guide health care even without having legal force 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) Is legally valid in a majority of states 
B) Is designed to be easy to understand and use 
C) Can guide health care even without having legal force 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 10

Why is there a growing need for organ donation? What do you think are the best things that have been done to meet that need? What would you recommend be done to meet that need in the future? Explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

There is a growing need for organ donati

Question 11

Compare and contrast "living organ donation" and "non-living organ donation." What are the relative advantages and disadvantages of each type of donation? How is consent to donate accomplished in each of these types of donation?

Accepted Answer

Living organ donation involves the donat

Question 12

The scope of a "durable power of attorney in health care matters" can include _________.

Accepted Answer

A) admission to a nursing home 
B) consent to resuscitation measures 
C) withholding nourishment 
D) withdrawing life-support measures 
E) All of these 
A) admission to a nursing home 
B) consent to resuscitation measures 
C) withholding nourishment 
D) withdrawing life-support measures 
E) All of these

Question 13

As a result of the actions of Dr. Kenneth Moritsugu (as described in the vignette near the beginning of Chapter 16 in the eighth edition of Death & Dying, Life & Living ), we learned that:

Accepted Answer

A) His daughter, Erika Elizabeth, became an organ donor. 
B) The National Donor Family Quilt was established. 
C) His daughter, Vikki Lianne, received hospice care. 
D) His wife, Donna Lee, was saved from death. 
E) More than a dozen people received organ or tissue transplants. 
A) His daughter, Erika Elizabeth, became an organ donor. 
B) The National Donor Family Quilt was established. 
C) His daughter, Vikki Lianne, received hospice care. 
D) His wife, Donna Lee, was saved from death. 
E) More than a dozen people received organ or tissue transplants.

Question 14

Individuals in persistent vegetative states who are receiving external life support:

Accepted Answer

A) May not become organ donors until they have experienced brain death 
B) May never become organ donors 
C) May not become organ donors until they become competent decision makers 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) May not become organ donors until they have experienced brain death 
B) May never become organ donors 
C) May not become organ donors until they become competent decision makers 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 15

Guidelines from an individual to influence medical treatment when that person has become incapacitated are called _________.

Accepted Answer

A) advance directives 
B) holographic wills 
C) power of attorney 
D) probate 
E) codicils 
A) advance directives 
B) holographic wills 
C) power of attorney 
D) probate 
E) codicils

Question 16

Explain the so-called "NASH" system. What does it mean? When, where, or how does it apply?

Accepted Answer

The "NASH" system refers to Non-Alcoholi

Question 17

Imagine a 28-year-old married woman with two children who is brain dead from a car accident. Without her written consent, authorization to donate her kidneys will be sought from:

Accepted Answer

A) Her physician 
B) Her husband 
C) Her minor children 
D) Her lawyer 
E) "Presumed consent" 
A) Her physician 
B) Her husband 
C) Her minor children 
D) Her lawyer 
E) "Presumed consent"

Question 18

State and explain the definition of death proposed by a presidential commission in 1981 and subsequently codified in the Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA).

Accepted Answer

The definition of death proposed by a pr

Question 19

An arrangement through which one transfers property to a third party with instructions for its distribution after death while retaining control over the property during his or her life is called a:

Accepted Answer

A) Will 
B) Gift 
C) Trust 
D) Joint tenancy with right of survivorship 
E) Codicil 
A) Will 
B) Gift 
C) Trust 
D) Joint tenancy with right of survivorship 
E) Codicil

Question 20

The phrase "holographic will" is used to describe _________.

Accepted Answer

A) the situation of a person who has died without a valid will 
B) a codicil to a will 
C) the circumstances of someone who has died intestate 
D) a document that is handwritten and unwitnessed 
E) an ethical will 
A) the situation of a person who has died without a valid will 
B) a codicil to a will 
C) the circumstances of someone who has died intestate 
D) a document that is handwritten and unwitnessed 
E) an ethical will

The process of administering and executing the disposition of a dead person's estate is done through _________.

In 1968 an ad hoc committee of the Harvard Medical School recommended criteria for certifying death based on _________.

Describe what might typically be involved in estate planning.

Define "death." Provide a thorough defense of the soundness of your definition.

Living wills depend mainly upon the right of competent decision makers to _________.

If I want to donate bodily tissues and organs in the event of my death, what is the best thing to do to insure that outcome?

In the United States, a coroner is required to be _________.

In relationship to organ donation, "first-person consent" means _________.

The "Five Wishes" document:

Why is there a growing need for organ donation? What do you think are the best things that have been done to meet that need? What would you recommend be done to meet that need in the future? Explain your answer.

Compare and contrast "living organ donation" and "non-living organ donation." What are the relative advantages and disadvantages of each type of donation? How is consent to donate accomplished in each of these types of donation?

The scope of a "durable power of attorney in health care matters" can include _________.

As a result of the actions of Dr. Kenneth Moritsugu (as described in the vignette near the beginning of Chapter 16 in the eighth edition of Death & Dying, Life & Living ), we learned that:

Individuals in persistent vegetative states who are receiving external life support:

Guidelines from an individual to influence medical treatment when that person has become incapacitated are called _________.

Explain the so-called "NASH" system. What does it mean? When, where, or how does it apply?

Imagine a 28-year-old married woman with two children who is brain dead from a car accident. Without her written consent, authorization to donate her kidneys will be sought from:

State and explain the definition of death proposed by a presidential commission in 1981 and subsequently codified in the Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA).

An arrangement through which one transfers property to a third party with instructions for its distribution after death while retaining control over the property during his or her life is called a:

The phrase "holographic will" is used to describe _________.

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

Children

Adolescents

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Older Adults

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 16: Legal Issues

The process of administering and executing the disposition of a dead person's estate is done through _________.

In 1968 an ad hoc committee of the Harvard Medical School recommended criteria for certifying death based on _________.

Describe what might typically be involved in estate planning.

Define "death." Provide a thorough defense of the soundness of your definition.

Living wills depend mainly upon the right of competent decision makers to _________.

If I want to donate bodily tissues and organs in the event of my death, what is the best thing to do to insure that outcome?

In the United States, a coroner is required to be _________.

In relationship to organ donation, "first-person consent" means _________.

The "Five Wishes" document:

Why is there a growing need for organ donation? What do you think are the best things that have been done to meet that need? What would you recommend be done to meet that need in the future? Explain your answer.

Compare and contrast "living organ donation" and "non-living organ donation." What are the relative advantages and disadvantages of each type of donation? How is consent to donate accomplished in each of these types of donation?

The scope of a "durable power of attorney in health care matters" can include _________.

As a result of the actions of Dr. Kenneth Moritsugu (as described in the vignette near the beginning of Chapter 16 in the eighth edition of Death & Dying, Life & Living ), we learned that:

Individuals in persistent vegetative states who are receiving external life support:

Guidelines from an individual to influence medical treatment when that person has become incapacitated are called _________.

Explain the so-called "NASH" system. What does it mean? When, where, or how does it apply?

Imagine a 28-year-old married woman with two children who is brain dead from a car accident. Without her written consent, authorization to donate her kidneys will be sought from:

State and explain the definition of death proposed by a presidential commission in 1981 and subsequently codified in the Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA).

An arrangement through which one transfers property to a third party with instructions for its distribution after death while retaining control over the property during his or her life is called a:

The phrase "holographic will" is used to describe _________.

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

Children

Adolescents

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Older Adults

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

Filters