Question 1

Doreen has signed up for a graduate course in thanatology. What will be the focus of this class?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the elements of death and dying and social attitudes toward these events 
B)  the elements of retirement that are related to post-career satisfaction​ 
C)  ​the predictors of active, vital relationships, including sexual ones, in old age 
D)  the predictors of mid-life career satisfaction and mid-life career changes​ 
A)  ​the elements of death and dying and social attitudes toward these events 
B)  the elements of retirement that are related to post-career satisfaction​ 
C)  ​the predictors of active, vital relationships, including sexual ones, in old age 
D)  the predictors of mid-life career satisfaction and mid-life career changes​

Question 2

Muller and Thompson (2003) suggested that there are five different themes to people's experience of grief. They include all EXCEPT which of the following?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​coping 
B)  ​affect 
C)  ​ending 
D)  ​change 
A)  ​coping 
B)  ​affect 
C)  ​ending 
D)  ​change

Question 3

Mourning rituals and states of bereavement are pretty much the same across all cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

How did Stroebe and colleagues (2013) assess costs of holding in grief for the sake of one's partner?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​They observed the participants over a three-month period. 
B)  ​They used medical tests and psychological interviews. 
C)  ​They used laboratory observation and archival review. 
D)  ​They used self-report questionnaires. 
A)  ​They observed the participants over a three-month period. 
B)  ​They used medical tests and psychological interviews. 
C)  ​They used laboratory observation and archival review. 
D)  ​They used self-report questionnaires.

Question 5

Bereavement is to grief as​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​no control is to choices. 
B)  ​feeling is to doing. 
C)  ​choices is to no control. 
D)  ​doing is to feeling. 
A)  ​no control is to choices. 
B)  ​feeling is to doing. 
C)  ​choices is to no control. 
D)  ​doing is to feeling.

Question 6

Jalisa is seeing a psychotherapist to help her overcome the intense emotions that she has experienced since her teenage son died in a car accident. She is trying to let go of the pain so that she can experience loving memories and remember her son in a happy way. Jalisa is best described as engaged in​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​grief work. 
B)  ​rumination. 
C)  ​hospice. 
D)  ​mourning. 
A)  ​grief work. 
B)  ​rumination. 
C)  ​hospice. 
D)  ​mourning.

Question 7

After the death of his mother, Srulik covers the mirrors in his home, makes a cut in his necktie to symbolize the loss he has experienced, and holds a small religious service in his house every night for a week. These actions best describe Srulik's ____ process.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​bereavement 
B)  ​mourning 
C)  ​grieving 
D)  ​reactive 
A)  ​bereavement 
B)  ​mourning 
C)  ​grieving 
D)  ​reactive

Question 8

Experiences with physician-assisted suicide in Oregon indicates that​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​patients are comforted by having the option 
B)  ​less than 1 in 10 people who get the medication actually use it 
C)  ​it is impossible to adequately screen patients requesting the medication 
D)  ​after an initial spurt of interest, there have only been a handful of requests 
A)  ​patients are comforted by having the option 
B)  ​less than 1 in 10 people who get the medication actually use it 
C)  ​it is impossible to adequately screen patients requesting the medication 
D)  ​after an initial spurt of interest, there have only been a handful of requests

Question 9

A Harris poll released in 2011 revealed that 70% of adults questioned favor the idea that people have a right to choose to end their lives in certain instances. Which of the following was NOT one of the criteria used for that finding?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​The person in question was terminally ill. 
B)  ​The person in question had no family or friends to support them. 
C)  ​The person in question was in tremendous pain. 
D)  ​The person in question had no chance of recovering. 
A)  ​The person in question was terminally ill. 
B)  ​The person in question had no family or friends to support them. 
C)  ​The person in question was in tremendous pain. 
D)  ​The person in question had no chance of recovering.

Question 10

The necessity of processing grief is rejected by the​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​four-component model. 
B)  ​dual process model (DPM). 
C)  ​grief-work-as-rumination hypothesis. 
D)  ​transactional paradigm. 
A)  ​four-component model. 
B)  ​dual process model (DPM). 
C)  ​grief-work-as-rumination hypothesis. 
D)  ​transactional paradigm.

Question 11

Dr. Martinelli is a therapist who adheres to the grief-work-as-rumination hypothesis. Each of these four clients comes to see her after experiencing the death of a close relative. Which one would Dr. Martinelli anticipate will get over the loss the fastest?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Charles, who has been talking about his feelings of loss and sadness with friends 
B)  ​Charlene, who has opted not to discuss her grief and tries not to think about it 
C)  ​Charlita, who is adhering to her religion's rules regarding the proper grieving and mourning processes 
D)  ​Charmaine, who visits the cemetery every day to visit the grave of the person she lost 
A)  ​Charles, who has been talking about his feelings of loss and sadness with friends 
B)  ​Charlene, who has opted not to discuss her grief and tries not to think about it 
C)  ​Charlita, who is adhering to her religion's rules regarding the proper grieving and mourning processes 
D)  ​Charmaine, who visits the cemetery every day to visit the grave of the person she lost

Question 12

Grief is a passive process that one must simply wait to overcome.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

If you were having a conversation with people from the Melanesian culture, which of the following would you LEAST like to be referred to as?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​tao 
B)  ​mate 
C)  ​kon 
D)  ​pali 
A)  ​tao 
B)  ​mate 
C)  ​kon 
D)  ​pali

Question 14

When someone's partner dies, how that person felt about the relationship could play a role in coping with bereavement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In 2011, the European Association of Palliative Care established a task force focusing on the topic of euthanasia. Which of the following was the policy forwarded by that group?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​The concept of passive euthanasia is a contradiction in terms because any form of euthanasia is, by definition, an active event. 
B)  Euthanasia, whether passive or active, should be embraced as an acceptable form of action under certain circumstances.​ 
C)  ​Euthanasia is simply a form of murder, and its practice should be universally outlawed. 
D)  ​Active euthanasia should be embraced as a decision that can be made by an individual, while passive euthanasia should be banned because it is always chosen by someone other than the patient. 
A)  ​The concept of passive euthanasia is a contradiction in terms because any form of euthanasia is, by definition, an active event. 
B)  Euthanasia, whether passive or active, should be embraced as an acceptable form of action under certain circumstances.​ 
C)  ​Euthanasia is simply a form of murder, and its practice should be universally outlawed. 
D)  ​Active euthanasia should be embraced as a decision that can be made by an individual, while passive euthanasia should be banned because it is always chosen by someone other than the patient.

Question 16

In the United States, all 50 states and the District of Columbia use the ____ standard to define death.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​vegetative state 
B)  utility​ 
C)  whole-brain​ 
D)  ​clinical 
A)  ​vegetative state 
B)  utility​ 
C)  whole-brain​ 
D)  ​clinical

Question 17

Widowed older adults who felt worsening regret about unfinished aspects of their marriages ____ after the death of their spouse.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​feel little grief 
B)  ​experience feelings of freedom and relief 
C)  ​remarry within six months 
D)  ​have difficulty dealing with grief 
A)  ​feel little grief 
B)  ​experience feelings of freedom and relief 
C)  ​remarry within six months 
D)  ​have difficulty dealing with grief

Question 18

In the dual process model of coping with bereavement, loss-oriented stressors concern the loss itself, such as the grief work that needs to be done.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Lakisha suffered the loss of her boyfriend in a motorcycle accident four months ago. Which of the following is consistent with her experiencing traumatic distress?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​She has upsetting memories of her boyfriend. 
B)  ​She feels the physical presence of her deceased boyfriend with her. 
C)  ​She has been very isolated since the death. 
D)  ​She is so preoccupied with her loss that it interferes with her life. 
A)  ​She has upsetting memories of her boyfriend. 
B)  ​She feels the physical presence of her deceased boyfriend with her. 
C)  ​She has been very isolated since the death. 
D)  ​She is so preoccupied with her loss that it interferes with her life.

Question 20

How does hospice differ from traditional medical care?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Hospicecannot be coveredby insurance because the person will die. 
B)  ​Hospice does not utilize drugs for the treatment of pain. 
C)  ​Hospice provides experimental treatments that offer limited hope. 
D)  ​Hospice emphasizes a comfortable and dignified death, not cure. 
A)  ​Hospicecannot be coveredby insurance because the person will die. 
B)  ​Hospice does not utilize drugs for the treatment of pain. 
C)  ​Hospice provides experimental treatments that offer limited hope. 
D)  ​Hospice emphasizes a comfortable and dignified death, not cure.

Doreen has signed up for a graduate course in thanatology. What will be the focus of this class?

Muller and Thompson (2003) suggested that there are five different themes to people's experience of grief. They include all EXCEPT which of the following?

Mourning rituals and states of bereavement are pretty much the same across all cultures.

How did Stroebe and colleagues (2013) assess costs of holding in grief for the sake of one's partner?

Bereavement is to grief as

After the death of his mother, Srulik covers the mirrors in his home, makes a cut in his necktie to symbolize the loss he has experienced, and holds a small religious service in his house every night for a week. These actions best describe Srulik's ____ process.

Experiences with physician-assisted suicide in Oregon indicates that

A Harris poll released in 2011 revealed that 70% of adults questioned favor the idea that people have a right to choose to end their lives in certain instances. Which of the following was NOT one of the criteria used for that finding?

The necessity of processing grief is rejected by the

Dr. Martinelli is a therapist who adheres to the grief-work-as-rumination hypothesis. Each of these four clients comes to see her after experiencing the death of a close relative. Which one would Dr. Martinelli anticipate will get over the loss the fastest?

Grief is a passive process that one must simply wait to overcome.

If you were having a conversation with people from the Melanesian culture, which of the following would you LEAST like to be referred to as?

When someone's partner dies, how that person felt about the relationship could play a role in coping with bereavement.

In 2011, the European Association of Palliative Care established a task force focusing on the topic of euthanasia. Which of the following was the policy forwarded by that group?

In the United States, all 50 states and the District of Columbia use the ____ standard to define death.

Widowed older adults who felt worsening regret about unfinished aspects of their marriages ____ after the death of their spouse.

In the dual process model of coping with bereavement, loss-oriented stressors concern the loss itself, such as the grief work that needs to be done.

Lakisha suffered the loss of her boyfriend in a motorcycle accident four months ago. Which of the following is consistent with her experiencing traumatic distress?

How does hospice differ from traditional medical care?

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Exam 16: The Final Passage: Dying and Bereavement

Doreen has signed up for a graduate course in thanatology. What will be the focus of this class?​

Muller and Thompson (2003) suggested that there are five different themes to people's experience of grief. They include all EXCEPT which of the following?​

Mourning rituals and states of bereavement are pretty much the same across all cultures.

How did Stroebe and colleagues (2013) assess costs of holding in grief for the sake of one's partner?​

Bereavement is to grief as​

After the death of his mother, Srulik covers the mirrors in his home, makes a cut in his necktie to symbolize the loss he has experienced, and holds a small religious service in his house every night for a week. These actions best describe Srulik's ____ process.​

Experiences with physician-assisted suicide in Oregon indicates that​

A Harris poll released in 2011 revealed that 70% of adults questioned favor the idea that people have a right to choose to end their lives in certain instances. Which of the following was NOT one of the criteria used for that finding?

The necessity of processing grief is rejected by the​

Dr. Martinelli is a therapist who adheres to the grief-work-as-rumination hypothesis. Each of these four clients comes to see her after experiencing the death of a close relative. Which one would Dr. Martinelli anticipate will get over the loss the fastest?​

Grief is a passive process that one must simply wait to overcome.​

If you were having a conversation with people from the Melanesian culture, which of the following would you LEAST like to be referred to as?​

When someone's partner dies, how that person felt about the relationship could play a role in coping with bereavement.

In 2011, the European Association of Palliative Care established a task force focusing on the topic of euthanasia. Which of the following was the policy forwarded by that group?

In the United States, all 50 states and the District of Columbia use the ____ standard to define death.​

Widowed older adults who felt worsening regret about unfinished aspects of their marriages ____ after the death of their spouse.​

In the dual process model of coping with bereavement, loss-oriented stressors concern the loss itself, such as the grief work that needs to be done.

Lakisha suffered the loss of her boyfriend in a motorcycle accident four months ago. Which of the following is consistent with her experiencing traumatic distress?​

How does hospice differ from traditional medical care?​

The Study of Human Development.

Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth.

Tools for Exploring the World: Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development in Infancy and Early Childhood.

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 in Young Adulthood.

Being With Others: Forming Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood.

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

Making It in Midlife: The Unique 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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Doreen has signed up for a graduate course in thanatology. What will be the focus of this class?

Muller and Thompson (2003) suggested that there are five different themes to people's experience of grief. They include all EXCEPT which of the following?

How did Stroebe and colleagues (2013) assess costs of holding in grief for the sake of one's partner?

Bereavement is to grief as

After the death of his mother, Srulik covers the mirrors in his home, makes a cut in his necktie to symbolize the loss he has experienced, and holds a small religious service in his house every night for a week. These actions best describe Srulik's ____ process.

Experiences with physician-assisted suicide in Oregon indicates that

The necessity of processing grief is rejected by the

Dr. Martinelli is a therapist who adheres to the grief-work-as-rumination hypothesis. Each of these four clients comes to see her after experiencing the death of a close relative. Which one would Dr. Martinelli anticipate will get over the loss the fastest?

Grief is a passive process that one must simply wait to overcome.

If you were having a conversation with people from the Melanesian culture, which of the following would you LEAST like to be referred to as?

In the United States, all 50 states and the District of Columbia use the ____ standard to define death.

Widowed older adults who felt worsening regret about unfinished aspects of their marriages ____ after the death of their spouse.

Lakisha suffered the loss of her boyfriend in a motorcycle accident four months ago. Which of the following is consistent with her experiencing traumatic distress?

How does hospice differ from traditional medical care?