Exam 19: Death Dying and Bereavement

Tanya has just been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. Tanya can't stop crying, even weeks after the diagnosis. She is devoid of hope and has resigned herself to death. According to Greer, Tanya is feeling ________.

What is thanatology?

Which of the following is typical of a young adult when asked to estimate their life expectancy?

Summarize the history and philosophy of hospice care.

Which Freudian defense mechanism did you observe at work in the grieving children?

Which of the following is NOT a stage in Elizabeth Kübler-Ross's model of the psychological preparations for death?

Which of the following are two major criticisms of Kübler-Ross's theory of dying?

What circumstances permit the determination that a person is legally dead?

Which ethnic group and which age group is most likely to make a marked change in their lifestyle if they find out that they have a terminal illness?

When an individual rejects evidence about a diagnosis and/or insists that surgery was just precautionary, Greer and others suggest this is

What tends to be the most overwhelming feeling which accompanies the death of a loved one?

In which type of hospice programs are family caregivers supported by specially trained health care workers?

When faced with impending death, which of the following groups would most likely want to spend time with loved ones?

List the five responses to impending death identified by Greer and his associates. Give an example for at least two of these. Which of these responses is most likely to correlate with greater longevity following a terminal diagnosis?

Following the loss of his life partner, Joel has decided to move to Florida and pursue a graduate degree. According to the dual-process model in which emotional state is Joel?

Why is it difficult for people in Western cultures to say goodbye to loved ones as they approach death?

When vital signs are absent but resuscitation is still possible it is called ________.

The third stage of dying proposed by Kübler-Ross is ________.

According to Kübler-Ross, what is the purpose of reactions such as denial or bargaining?

The purpose of a ________ is to make one's wishes about dying known should one become unable to communicate those wishes themselves.