Question 1

Since 1990,what percentage of Californians choose cremation?

Accepted Answer

A)  41 
B)  53 
C)  62 
D)  78 
A)  41 
B)  53 
C)  62 
D)  78

Question 2

Researchers have found a more positive attitude toward death among institutionalized elderly than among elderly living in their own homes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The goal for hospital staff is to maintain an open awareness context for dying patients.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The capability exists to control pain far better than is often done.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Regarding dying and the level of pain,most people

Accepted Answer

A)  begin to experience deteriorating health years before they are close to death. 
B)  are in poor health a year before they die. 
C)  die relatively painless deaths. 
D)  die in a great deal of pain. 
A)  begin to experience deteriorating health years before they are close to death. 
B)  are in poor health a year before they die. 
C)  die relatively painless deaths. 
D)  die in a great deal of pain.

Question 6

Most people prefer to die

Accepted Answer

A)  at home. 
B)  in a hospice residential center. 
C)  in a hospital. 
D)  in a nursing or convalescent home. 
A)  at home. 
B)  in a hospice residential center. 
C)  in a hospital. 
D)  in a nursing or convalescent home.

Question 7

For older adults,fear of death is associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  chronic illness. 
B)  deaths of friends and relatives. 
C)  less time for important life tasks. 
D)  pain. 
A)  chronic illness. 
B)  deaths of friends and relatives. 
C)  less time for important life tasks. 
D)  pain.

Question 8

Nearly ______ percent of all Americans will have a "managed death" in a hospital or skilled nursing facility that can lengthen life for up to several years through medical and nursing interventions.

Accepted Answer

A)  60 
B)  70 
C)  80 
D)  90 
A)  60 
B)  70 
C)  80 
D)  90

Question 9

"Death with dignity"

Accepted Answer

A)  refers to the right to choose one's manner of death. 
B)  is best achieved by actively engaging life up until the moment of death. 
C)  may communicate to individuals certain expectations for their behavior as they die. 
D)  is best achieved in an institutional setting where professionals can attend to the dying person's needs. 
A)  refers to the right to choose one's manner of death. 
B)  is best achieved by actively engaging life up until the moment of death. 
C)  may communicate to individuals certain expectations for their behavior as they die. 
D)  is best achieved in an institutional setting where professionals can attend to the dying person's needs.

Question 10

If our thoughts of death elicit thoughts of satisfaction with a life well lived,we have reached what psychological Erik Erikson's stage of psychosocial adjustment called

Accepted Answer

A)  terminal learning. 
B)  integrity. 
C)  autonomy. 
D)  mastery. 
A)  terminal learning. 
B)  integrity. 
C)  autonomy. 
D)  mastery.

Question 11

The Federal Trade Commission ruled in 1984 that

Accepted Answer

A)  all persons who are to be buried must be embalmed. 
B)  all persons must be buried in a metal or wood casket. 
C)  funeral directors must provide an itemized list of every charge. 
D)  funeral homes cannot sell headstones or cemetery plots. 
A)  all persons who are to be buried must be embalmed. 
B)  all persons must be buried in a metal or wood casket. 
C)  funeral directors must provide an itemized list of every charge. 
D)  funeral homes cannot sell headstones or cemetery plots.

Question 12

Complicated grief reactions may

Accepted Answer

A)  reflect feelings of ambivalence toward the deceased person. 
B)  express themselves in masked reactions, such as headaches, insomnia, and pain. 
C)  be caused by the circumstances of death. 
D)  trigger grief over old losses that had been repressed. 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  reflect feelings of ambivalence toward the deceased person. 
B)  express themselves in masked reactions, such as headaches, insomnia, and pain. 
C)  be caused by the circumstances of death. 
D)  trigger grief over old losses that had been repressed. 
E)  All of these choices

Question 13

About _____ percent of American deaths occur in hospital rooms or convalescent hospitals.

Accepted Answer

A)  35 
B)  50 
C)  65 
D)  85 
A)  35 
B)  50 
C)  65 
D)  85

Question 14

Studies of nursing home residents show that chronological age is a better predictor of disengagement than the sense of closeness to death.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Awareness of finitude

Accepted Answer

A)  refers to a sense of closeness to death. 
B)  is associated with reaching out to others for comfort and support. 
C)  is likely to result in the telling of life stories to others. 
D)  usually results in people trying to remain active and externally connected. 
A)  refers to a sense of closeness to death. 
B)  is associated with reaching out to others for comfort and support. 
C)  is likely to result in the telling of life stories to others. 
D)  usually results in people trying to remain active and externally connected.

Question 16

The broken-heart syndrome refers to the findings that

Accepted Answer

A)  most widows and widowers suffer severe clinical depression. 
B)  most widows and widowers mask their reactions of grief. 
C)  the survivor feels severe sorrow for years after the loss. 
D)  some bereaved people die soon after their loved one. 
A)  most widows and widowers suffer severe clinical depression. 
B)  most widows and widowers mask their reactions of grief. 
C)  the survivor feels severe sorrow for years after the loss. 
D)  some bereaved people die soon after their loved one.

Question 17

All of the following are reasons for greater impersonalization of death in modern societies EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  life extending medical procedures. 
B)  we choose to deny it more today. 
C)  hospital and insurance bureaucracies. 
D)  secularism. 
A)  life extending medical procedures. 
B)  we choose to deny it more today. 
C)  hospital and insurance bureaucracies. 
D)  secularism.

Question 18

Most elderly people die at home.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to Kübler-Ross,loved ones should disengage when the loved one reaches the last stage of submission to death.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA)of 1991

Accepted Answer

A)  requires all health facilities in the U.S. to do whatever is necessary to prolong the life of an individual if the family requests it. 
B)  requires all health facilities in the U.S. to administer whatever medical procedure a dying person requests. 
C)  requires all health facilities receiving Medicare or Medicaid funding to recognize the living will and durable power of attorney for health care as advance directives. 
D)  grants physicians the option of ending the life of a terminally ill patient by active euthanasia if they determine the patient is in severe pain or no longer has normal brain function. 
A)  requires all health facilities in the U.S. to do whatever is necessary to prolong the life of an individual if the family requests it. 
B)  requires all health facilities in the U.S. to administer whatever medical procedure a dying person requests. 
C)  requires all health facilities receiving Medicare or Medicaid funding to recognize the living will and durable power of attorney for health care as advance directives. 
D)  grants physicians the option of ending the life of a terminally ill patient by active euthanasia if they determine the patient is in severe pain or no longer has normal brain function.

Since 1990,what percentage of Californians choose cremation?

Researchers have found a more positive attitude toward death among institutionalized elderly than among elderly living in their own homes.

The goal for hospital staff is to maintain an open awareness context for dying patients.

The capability exists to control pain far better than is often done.

Regarding dying and the level of pain,most people

Most people prefer to die

For older adults,fear of death is associated with

Nearly ______ percent of all Americans will have a "managed death" in a hospital or skilled nursing facility that can lengthen life for up to several years through medical and nursing interventions.

"Death with dignity"

If our thoughts of death elicit thoughts of satisfaction with a life well lived,we have reached what psychological Erik Erikson's stage of psychosocial adjustment called

The Federal Trade Commission ruled in 1984 that

Complicated grief reactions may

About _____ percent of American deaths occur in hospital rooms or convalescent hospitals.

Studies of nursing home residents show that chronological age is a better predictor of disengagement than the sense of closeness to death.

Awareness of finitude

The broken-heart syndrome refers to the findings that

All of the following are reasons for greater impersonalization of death in modern societies EXCEPT

Most elderly people die at home.

According to Kübler-Ross,loved ones should disengage when the loved one reaches the last stage of submission to death.

The Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA)of 1991

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Exam 14: Death and Dying

Since 1990,what percentage of Californians choose cremation?

Researchers have found a more positive attitude toward death among institutionalized elderly than among elderly living in their own homes.

The goal for hospital staff is to maintain an open awareness context for dying patients.

The capability exists to control pain far better than is often done.

Regarding dying and the level of pain,most people

Most people prefer to die

For older adults,fear of death is associated with

Nearly ______ percent of all Americans will have a "managed death" in a hospital or skilled nursing facility that can lengthen life for up to several years through medical and nursing interventions.

"Death with dignity"

If our thoughts of death elicit thoughts of satisfaction with a life well lived,we have reached what psychological Erik Erikson's stage of psychosocial adjustment called

The Federal Trade Commission ruled in 1984 that

Complicated grief reactions may

About _____ percent of American deaths occur in hospital rooms or convalescent hospitals.

Studies of nursing home residents show that chronological age is a better predictor of disengagement than the sense of closeness to death.

Awareness of finitude

The broken-heart syndrome refers to the findings that

All of the following are reasons for greater impersonalization of death in modern societies EXCEPT

Most elderly people die at home.

According to Kübler-Ross,loved ones should disengage when the loved one reaches the last stage of submission to death.

The Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA)of 1991

Aging in America

Stereotypes and Images

Social and Psychological Theories in Later Life Development

Physical Health and Well Being

Mental Health

Friends,family,and Community

Intimacy and Sexuality

Work and Leisure

Finances and Lifestyles

Living Environments

The Oldest Old and Caregiving

Special Problems

Women and Ethnic Groups

Politics, policies, and Programs

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