Question 1

As a hospice staff member, you would be most unlikely to hear your supervisor say,

Accepted Answer

A)  "We must make every effort to satisfy the realistic life goals of our clients." 
B)  "Inform the clients that it is OK to end their relationships before they die." 
C)  "Be sure to inform clients that they can have as many drugs to relieve pain as they need." 
D)  "Remember that fear is a natural part of the dying process, so you should try and encourage it in the clients." 
A)  "We must make every effort to satisfy the realistic life goals of our clients." 
B)  "Inform the clients that it is OK to end their relationships before they die." 
C)  "Be sure to inform clients that they can have as many drugs to relieve pain as they need." 
D)  "Remember that fear is a natural part of the dying process, so you should try and encourage it in the clients."

Question 2

____ tend to have the most intense feelings concerning death.

Accepted Answer

A)  Young children 
B)  Adolescents 
C)  Young adults 
D)  Older adults 
A)  Young children 
B)  Adolescents 
C)  Young adults 
D)  Older adults

Question 3

_____ was the first country to officially legalize physician-assisted suicide.

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States 
B)  China 
C)  Brazil 
D)  The Netherlands 
A)  The United States 
B)  China 
C)  Brazil 
D)  The Netherlands

Question 4

Between 1998 and 2011, about _____ patients had died under the terms of the Oregon Death with Dignity Act.

Accepted Answer

A)  50 
B)  500 
C)  5000 
D)  50,000 
A)  50 
B)  500 
C)  5000 
D)  50,000

Question 5

People are most likely to confront the death of a parent during young adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

With regard to her theory, Kübler-Ross would agree with all of the following possibilities except

Accepted Answer

A)  some individuals do not experience any of the stages of dying. 
B)  some individuals go through the stages of dying in a different order. 
C)  individuals progress through stages at different rates. 
D)  different individuals may have different emotional responses. 
A)  some individuals do not experience any of the stages of dying. 
B)  some individuals go through the stages of dying in a different order. 
C)  individuals progress through stages at different rates. 
D)  different individuals may have different emotional responses.

Question 7

In some South Pacific cultures, the life force is thought to leave the body during illness and sleep. What cultural implication toward death does this belief support?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is no such thing as death. 
B)  People die many times throughout their lives. 
C)  Death is a living entity. 
D)  Souls represent the embodiment of God. 
A)  There is no such thing as death. 
B)  People die many times throughout their lives. 
C)  Death is a living entity. 
D)  Souls represent the embodiment of God.

Question 8

_____ is a way of assisting dying people in a way that emphasizes pain management and death with dignity.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ is a way of assisting dying...

Question 9

Which would have a terminal phase with the longest trajectory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Death due to a massive stroke 
B)  Death due to breast cancer 
C)  Death due to a car accident 
D)  Death due to sudden heart failure 
A)  Death due to a massive stroke 
B)  Death due to breast cancer 
C)  Death due to a car accident 
D)  Death due to sudden heart failure

Question 10

Death anxiety can have a beneficial side.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is not part of the definition of active euthanasia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deliberate act of ending a life 
B)  Based on statement by an individual who wants to die 
C)  Decision made by someone with legal authority to do so 
D)  Must involve individual in persistent vegetative state or whole-brain dead 
A)  Deliberate act of ending a life 
B)  Based on statement by an individual who wants to die 
C)  Decision made by someone with legal authority to do so 
D)  Must involve individual in persistent vegetative state or whole-brain dead

Question 12

One of the more unique reactions of adolescents who experience the death of a sibling involves

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A)  the great disruption it has on their overall normative development. 
B)  the fact that it tends to increase the negative feelings they have toward their deceased sibling. 
C)  the lack of emotional trauma. 
D)  their reluctance to discuss their grief. 
A)  the great disruption it has on their overall normative development. 
B)  the fact that it tends to increase the negative feelings they have toward their deceased sibling. 
C)  the lack of emotional trauma. 
D)  their reluctance to discuss their grief.

Question 13

In the United States, an unwritten but "acceptable" amount of time to grieve the death of a spouse is about

Accepted Answer

A)  three months. 
B)  six months. 
C)  one year. 
D)  two years. 
A)  three months. 
B)  six months. 
C)  one year. 
D)  two years.

Question 14

Brent has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Today, he spent hours praying: "Please, I'll do anything. Just give me one more chance. I'm so sorry. I'll be the best person, just please give me another chance." Brent is most likely in the ____ stage of dying.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

What is the most likely complaint of a hospice client?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Everyone is too worried about my pain and not worried enough about my religious beliefs." 
B)  "Why is the hospice movement against dying at home?" 
C)  "Why is my family discouraged from seeing me?" 
D)  "How come I have to have cancer or AIDS to qualify for hospice care?" 
A)  "Everyone is too worried about my pain and not worried enough about my religious beliefs." 
B)  "Why is the hospice movement against dying at home?" 
C)  "Why is my family discouraged from seeing me?" 
D)  "How come I have to have cancer or AIDS to qualify for hospice care?"

Question 16

Afi is terminally ill. She is being sent to an institution that provides for people who are dying and their families. Afi is most likely being sent to a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  skilled care nursing home. 
B)  hospital. 
C)  hospice. 
D)  intermediate care nursing home. 
A)  skilled care nursing home. 
B)  hospital. 
C)  hospice. 
D)  intermediate care nursing home.

Question 17

Which is not one of the components in the four-component model of the grieving process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Context of the loss 
B)  Changing representations of the lost relationship over time 
C)  Continuation of subjective meaning associated with the loss 
D)  Loss-oriented stressors 
A)  Context of the loss 
B)  Changing representations of the lost relationship over time 
C)  Continuation of subjective meaning associated with the loss 
D)  Loss-oriented stressors

Question 18

The state or condition created by loss through death is called _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The state or condition created by loss...

Question 19

According to the grief work as rumination hypothesis,

Accepted Answer

A)  grief is necessary for recovery after a loss. 
B)  the grieving process can increase distress. 
C)  grief is significantly more distressing when the death involves a terminal illness. 
D)  grief is a great way to avoid less adaptive ways of dealing with death. 
A)  grief is necessary for recovery after a loss. 
B)  the grieving process can increase distress. 
C)  grief is significantly more distressing when the death involves a terminal illness. 
D)  grief is a great way to avoid less adaptive ways of dealing with death.

Question 20

Four-year-old Gwen and eight-year-old Stefani are coming back from their grandfather's funeral. Which of them understands that eventually everyone has to die?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gwen 
B)  Stefani 
C)  Both Gwen and Stefani 
D)  Neither Gwen nor Stefani 
A)  Gwen 
B)  Stefani 
C)  Both Gwen and Stefani 
D)  Neither Gwen nor Stefani

As a hospice staff member, you would be most unlikely to hear your supervisor say,

____ tend to have the most intense feelings concerning death.

_____ was the first country to officially legalize physician-assisted suicide.

Between 1998 and 2011, about _____ patients had died under the terms of the Oregon Death with Dignity Act.

People are most likely to confront the death of a parent during young adulthood.

With regard to her theory, Kübler-Ross would agree with all of the following possibilities except

In some South Pacific cultures, the life force is thought to leave the body during illness and sleep. What cultural implication toward death does this belief support?

_____ is a way of assisting dying people in a way that emphasizes pain management and death with dignity.

Which would have a terminal phase with the longest trajectory?

Death anxiety can have a beneficial side.

Which of the following is not part of the definition of active euthanasia?

One of the more unique reactions of adolescents who experience the death of a sibling involves

In the United States, an unwritten but "acceptable" amount of time to grieve the death of a spouse is about

Brent has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Today, he spent hours praying: "Please, I'll do anything. Just give me one more chance. I'm so sorry. I'll be the best person, just please give me another chance." Brent is most likely in the ____ stage of dying.

What is the most likely complaint of a hospice client?

Afi is terminally ill. She is being sent to an institution that provides for people who are dying and their families. Afi is most likely being sent to a(n)

Which is not one of the components in the four-component model of the grieving process?

The state or condition created by loss through death is called _____.

According to the grief work as rumination hypothesis,

Four-year-old Gwen and eight-year-old Stefani are coming back from their grandfather's funeral. Which of them understands that eventually everyone has to die?

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Exam 16: The Final Passage: Dying and Bereavement

As a hospice staff member, you would be most unlikely to hear your supervisor say,

____ tend to have the most intense feelings concerning death.

_____ was the first country to officially legalize physician-assisted suicide.

Between 1998 and 2011, about _____ patients had died under the terms of the Oregon Death with Dignity Act.

People are most likely to confront the death of a parent during young adulthood.

With regard to her theory, Kübler-Ross would agree with all of the following possibilities except

In some South Pacific cultures, the life force is thought to leave the body during illness and sleep. What cultural implication toward death does this belief support?

_____ is a way of assisting dying people in a way that emphasizes pain management and death with dignity.

Which would have a terminal phase with the longest trajectory?

Death anxiety can have a beneficial side.

Which of the following is not part of the definition of active euthanasia?

One of the more unique reactions of adolescents who experience the death of a sibling involves

In the United States, an unwritten but "acceptable" amount of time to grieve the death of a spouse is about

Brent has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Today, he spent hours praying: "Please, I'll do anything. Just give me one more chance. I'm so sorry. I'll be the best person, just please give me another chance." Brent is most likely in the ____ stage of dying.

What is the most likely complaint of a hospice client?

Afi is terminally ill. She is being sent to an institution that provides for people who are dying and their families. Afi is most likely being sent to a(n)

Which is not one of the components in the four-component model of the grieving process?

The state or condition created by loss through death is called _____.

According to the grief work as rumination hypothesis,

Four-year-old Gwen and eight-year-old Stefani are coming back from their grandfather's funeral. Which of them understands that eventually everyone has to die?

The Study of Human Development

Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth

Tools for Exploring the World: Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development

The Emergence of Thought and Language: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

Entering the Social World: Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

Off to School: Cognitive and Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Rites of Passage: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Moving into the Adult Social World: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Becoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development

Being with Others: Forming Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood

Work and Leisure: Occupational and Lifestyle Issues in Young and Middle Adulthood

Making It in Midlife: The Biopsychosocial Challenges of Middle Adulthood

The Personal Context of Later Life: Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Issues

Social Aspects of Later Life: Psychosocial, Retirement, Relationship, and Societal Issues

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