Question 1

The keen mental anguish and sorrow over the death of a loved one is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  grief 
B)  mourning 
C)  bereavement 
D)  anticipatory grief 
A)  grief 
B)  mourning 
C)  bereavement 
D)  anticipatory grief

Question 2

The aggressive treatment of symptoms, both physical and emotional, through the use of psychological, religious, and nutritional counseling, antidepressant medications, and high-dose morphine preparations is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  relief care 
B)  comfort care 
C)  allopathic care 
D)  respite treatment 
A)  relief care 
B)  comfort care 
C)  allopathic care 
D)  respite treatment

Question 3

What do members of these professions: dentists, artists, machinists, auto mechanics, and carpenters, have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  lower than average suicide rates 
B)  rates equal to the average for suicide 
C)  higher than average suicide rates 
D)  none of these 
A)  lower than average suicide rates 
B)  rates equal to the average for suicide 
C)  higher than average suicide rates 
D)  none of these

Question 4

According to Kü bler-Ross, when medical personnel and the family attempt to hide the fact that a patient is dying:

Accepted Answer

A)  it makes the process easier for the patient not to be preoccupied with dying. 
B)  it creates a barrier that prevents everyone from preparing for the death. 
C)  it leads to personal growth for both the patient and the patient's loved ones. 
D)  none of these 
A)  it makes the process easier for the patient not to be preoccupied with dying. 
B)  it creates a barrier that prevents everyone from preparing for the death. 
C)  it leads to personal growth for both the patient and the patient's loved ones. 
D)  none of these

Question 5

____________ euthanasia involves someone in the family or a legally empowered person deciding to withhold or remove medical treatments when the patient is medically considered brain dead.

Accepted Answer

A)  Passive 
B)  Involuntary 
C)  Voluntary 
D)  Active 
A)  Passive 
B)  Involuntary 
C)  Voluntary 
D)  Active

Question 6

The third phase of adult bereavement consists of:

Accepted Answer

A)  pining, yearning, and depression 
B)  shock, numbness, denial, and disbelief 
C)  emancipation from the loved one and adjustment to new circumstances 
D)  identity reconstruction 
A)  pining, yearning, and depression 
B)  shock, numbness, denial, and disbelief 
C)  emancipation from the loved one and adjustment to new circumstances 
D)  identity reconstruction

Question 7

When a dying person begins to promise to do good in order to keep on living, the person is experiencing what Kü bler-Ross refers to as:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Lopata found about half of the widows studied lived alone. The reasons given included which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  They cherished their independence. 
B)  They felt inhibited about speaking up if living with an adult child. 
C)  They were concerned that if they did speak up while living with a child or grandchild, that person might be upset. 
D)  All of these statements apply. 
A)  They cherished their independence. 
B)  They felt inhibited about speaking up if living with an adult child. 
C)  They were concerned that if they did speak up while living with a child or grandchild, that person might be upset. 
D)  All of these statements apply.

Question 9

When a dying person begins to mourn his or her own approaching death, the loss of all the people and things that have been meaningful, and the plans and dreams never to be fulfilled, the person is experiencing what Kü bler-Ross refers to as:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Which of the following statements is true regarding the consequences of grief for survivors?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are more vulnerable to physical illness. 
B)  They are more vulnerable to mental illness. 
C)  They themselves are more vulnerable to death. 
D)  All of these statements are true. 
A)  They are more vulnerable to physical illness. 
B)  They are more vulnerable to mental illness. 
C)  They themselves are more vulnerable to death. 
D)  All of these statements are true.

Question 11

An estimated 7 million people have experienced an event commonly precipitated by medical illness, traumatic accident, surgical operation, childbirth, or drug ingestion, in which, after being pronounced clinically dead, they have the sensation of leaving their bodies and undergoing otherworldly experiences before being resuscitated. This is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  brain death 
B)  terminal drop 
C)  near-death experience 
D)  a spiritual awakening 
A)  brain death 
B)  terminal drop 
C)  near-death experience 
D)  a spiritual awakening

Question 12

Which of the following statements concerning survivors of a loved one's suicide is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  They may have a difficult time acknowledging that the death was a suicide. 
B)  They may feel that they are to blame for not seeing the warning signs. 
C)  They may feel that the person who committed suicide did not believe that they were worth living for. 
D)  All of these statements are true. 
A)  They may have a difficult time acknowledging that the death was a suicide. 
B)  They may feel that they are to blame for not seeing the warning signs. 
C)  They may feel that the person who committed suicide did not believe that they were worth living for. 
D)  All of these statements are true.

Question 13

People who exhibited poorer cognitive performance, lower introspection orientation, and a less aggressive and more docile self-image on personality tests were likely experiencing:

Accepted Answer

A)  death drop 
B)  mortality transition 
C)  demise 
D)  death shift 
A)  death drop 
B)  mortality transition 
C)  demise 
D)  death shift

Question 14

When an individual resists acknowledging the reality of impending death, this refers to which of Kü bler-Ross' stages of dying?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

A person seeking hospice care would consent to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  heroic measures to save his or her life 
B)  the use of no medications whatsoever 
C)  medication if it increases comfort 
D)  the use of machines to sustain life 
A)  heroic measures to save his or her life 
B)  the use of no medications whatsoever 
C)  medication if it increases comfort 
D)  the use of machines to sustain life

Question 16

What is euthanasia and what are the different types (ways that it is enacted)?

Accepted Answer

Euthanasia or "good death"
is also known

Question 17

How did the American attitude toward death and dying change from before the early 1900s to the present?

Accepted Answer

A)  Death and dying were gradually removed from the responsibility of families. 
B)  Families became more involved in the responsibilities around death and dying. 
C)  Families became more superstitious in their attitudes about death and dying. 
D)  There have been no changes in attitudes about death and dying. 
A)  Death and dying were gradually removed from the responsibility of families. 
B)  Families became more involved in the responsibilities around death and dying. 
C)  Families became more superstitious in their attitudes about death and dying. 
D)  There have been no changes in attitudes about death and dying.

Question 18

____________ euthanasia involves the patient granting permission to remove treatments that would prolong life.

Accepted Answer

A)  Passive 
B)  Involuntary 
C)  Voluntary 
D)  Active 
A)  Passive 
B)  Involuntary 
C)  Voluntary 
D)  Active

The keen mental anguish and sorrow over the death of a loved one is called:

The aggressive treatment of symptoms, both physical and emotional, through the use of psychological, religious, and nutritional counseling, antidepressant medications, and high-dose morphine preparations is called:

What do members of these professions: dentists, artists, machinists, auto mechanics, and carpenters, have in common?

According to Kü bler-Ross, when medical personnel and the family attempt to hide the fact that a patient is dying:

____________ euthanasia involves someone in the family or a legally empowered person deciding to withhold or remove medical treatments when the patient is medically considered brain dead.

The third phase of adult bereavement consists of:

When a dying person begins to promise to do good in order to keep on living, the person is experiencing what Kü bler-Ross refers to as:

Lopata found about half of the widows studied lived alone. The reasons given included which of the following?

When a dying person begins to mourn his or her own approaching death, the loss of all the people and things that have been meaningful, and the plans and dreams never to be fulfilled, the person is experiencing what Kü bler-Ross refers to as:

Which of the following statements is true regarding the consequences of grief for survivors?

Which of the following statements concerning survivors of a loved one's suicide is true?

People who exhibited poorer cognitive performance, lower introspection orientation, and a less aggressive and more docile self-image on personality tests were likely experiencing:

When an individual resists acknowledging the reality of impending death, this refers to which of Kü bler-Ross' stages of dying?

A person seeking hospice care would consent to which of the following?

What is euthanasia and what are the different types (ways that it is enacted)?

How did the American attitude toward death and dying change from before the early 1900s to the present?

____________ euthanasia involves the patient granting permission to remove treatments that would prolong life.

Introduction

Theories of Development

Reproduction, Heredity, and Prenatal Development Reproduction

Birth and Physical Development: The First Two Years Birth

Infancy: Cognitive and Language Development

Infancy: The Development of Emotional and Social Bonds

Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Emotional and Social Development

Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Emotional and Social Development

Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Emotional and Social Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Emotional and Social Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Adulthood: Emotional and Social Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Late Adulthood: Emotional and Social Development

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Exam 19: Dying and Death

The keen mental anguish and sorrow over the death of a loved one is called:

The aggressive treatment of symptoms, both physical and emotional, through the use of psychological, religious, and nutritional counseling, antidepressant medications, and high-dose morphine preparations is called:

What do members of these professions: dentists, artists, machinists, auto mechanics, and carpenters, have in common?

According to Kü bler-Ross, when medical personnel and the family attempt to hide the fact that a patient is dying:

____________ euthanasia involves someone in the family or a legally empowered person deciding to withhold or remove medical treatments when the patient is medically considered brain dead.

The third phase of adult bereavement consists of:

When a dying person begins to promise to do good in order to keep on living, the person is experiencing what Kü bler-Ross refers to as:

Lopata found about half of the widows studied lived alone. The reasons given included which of the following?

When a dying person begins to mourn his or her own approaching death, the loss of all the people and things that have been meaningful, and the plans and dreams never to be fulfilled, the person is experiencing what Kü bler-Ross refers to as:

Which of the following statements is true regarding the consequences of grief for survivors?

Which of the following statements concerning survivors of a loved one's suicide is true?

People who exhibited poorer cognitive performance, lower introspection orientation, and a less aggressive and more docile self-image on personality tests were likely experiencing:

When an individual resists acknowledging the reality of impending death, this refers to which of Kü bler-Ross' stages of dying?

A person seeking hospice care would consent to which of the following?

What is euthanasia and what are the different types (ways that it is enacted)?

How did the American attitude toward death and dying change from before the early 1900s to the present?

____________ euthanasia involves the patient granting permission to remove treatments that would prolong life.

Introduction

Theories of Development

Reproduction, Heredity, and Prenatal Development Reproduction

Birth and Physical Development: The First Two Years Birth

Infancy: Cognitive and Language Development

Infancy: The Development of Emotional and Social Bonds

Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Emotional and Social Development

Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Emotional and Social Development

Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Emotional and Social Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Emotional and Social Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Adulthood: Emotional and Social Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Late Adulthood: Emotional and Social Development

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