Question 1

According to Oltjenbruns (2001), which of the following is an area of developmental change that affects a child's understanding of death?

Accepted Answer

A)  physical development 
B)  reasoning capability 
C)  psychosocial development 
D)  adjustment skills 
A)  physical development 
B)  reasoning capability 
C)  psychosocial development 
D)  adjustment skills

Question 2

According to Kalish (1987) and Kastenbaum (1985), how many ways can one view death?

Accepted Answer

A)  four 
B)  six 
C)  eight 
D)  ten 
A)  four 
B)  six 
C)  eight 
D)  ten

Question 3

What would be the most confusing thing to say to a 5-year-old whose mother just died?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Your mommy will not be around to play with you anymore." 
B)  "Your mommy didn't die because a monster got her. People sometimes die when they get very sick." 
C)  "Your mommy has gone away to a better place." 
D)  "We are going to have to bury your mommy just like we had to bury your hamster when she died." 
A)  "Your mommy will not be around to play with you anymore." 
B)  "Your mommy didn't die because a monster got her. People sometimes die when they get very sick." 
C)  "Your mommy has gone away to a better place." 
D)  "We are going to have to bury your mommy just like we had to bury your hamster when she died."

Question 4

With regard to their feelings toward death, how do most teens appear to be?

Accepted Answer

A)  ignorant 
B)  quiet 
C)  open 
D)  certain 
A)  ignorant 
B)  quiet 
C)  open 
D)  certain

Question 5

What has research regarding risk factors in grief identified about mortality rates and grief/bereavement?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is very little research available on this topic. 
B)  Women have higher mortality rates following bereavement than men. 
C)  Older people suffer faster deaths as a result of grief and bereavement. 
D)  Men have higher mortality rates following bereavement than women. 
A)  There is very little research available on this topic. 
B)  Women have higher mortality rates following bereavement than men. 
C)  Older people suffer faster deaths as a result of grief and bereavement. 
D)  Men have higher mortality rates following bereavement than women.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Only Gwen understands. 
B)  Only Julia understands. 
C)  Both Gwen and Julia understand. 
D)  Neither Gwen nor Julia understands. 
A)  Only Gwen understands. 
B)  Only Julia understands. 
C)  Both Gwen and Julia understand. 
D)  Neither Gwen nor Julia understands.

Question 7

Michelle has been so upset about the loss of her best friend that she is preoccupied with her friend's clothes, books, and CDs. She even isolates herself from her other friends to "talk" to her deceased friend. What is Michelle experiencing?

Accepted Answer

A)  separational distress 
B)  traumatic distress 
C)  prolonged grief disorder 
D)  traumatic depressive disorder 
A)  separational distress 
B)  traumatic distress 
C)  prolonged grief disorder 
D)  traumatic depressive disorder

Question 8

Because Tom believes in a task-based approach to dying, what is he most likely to tell his terminally ill best friend, Jake?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Use the time left to seek out the greatest physical stressor you can imagine." 
B)  "Be sure to keep in touch and use me as a support." 
C)  "Deny, deny, deny!" 
D)  "Realize that dying follows a prescribed set of stages that you should prepare to move through." 
A)  "Use the time left to seek out the greatest physical stressor you can imagine." 
B)  "Be sure to keep in touch and use me as a support." 
C)  "Deny, deny, deny!" 
D)  "Realize that dying follows a prescribed set of stages that you should prepare to move through."

Question 9

Which of the following phrases would best complete the analogy, "Concerning dying, grieving is to mourning as?"

Accepted Answer

A)  feeling is to doing 
B)  passive is to active 
C)  status is to purpose 
D)  acute is to chronic 
A)  feeling is to doing 
B)  passive is to active 
C)  status is to purpose 
D)  acute is to chronic

Question 10

In Kübler-Ross's original theory, which emotion was thought to typically precede feelings of acceptance?

Accepted Answer

A)  anger 
B)  euphoria 
C)  depression 
D)  resignation 
A)  anger 
B)  euphoria 
C)  depression 
D)  resignation

Question 11

Sophie is experiencing so much guilt associated with the death of her boyfriend that it is beginning to interfere in every aspect of her life. What is she probably experiencing?

Accepted Answer

A)  complicated grief 
B)  traumatic distress 
C)  normal bereavement 
D)  anticipatory grief 
A)  complicated grief 
B)  traumatic distress 
C)  normal bereavement 
D)  anticipatory grief

Question 12

What kind of grief is best defined as a set of emotions that an individual may go through between the time he or she becomes aware that a person is terminally ill and that person's death?

Accepted Answer

A)  anticipatory grief 
B)  anniversary grief 
C)  normal grief 
D)  abnormal grief 
A)  anticipatory grief 
B)  anniversary grief 
C)  normal grief 
D)  abnormal grief

Question 13

After Jane's accident, Dr. Coulter told her family that she is in a persistent vegetative state. What does that mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is no response (eye movement) to passive head movements. 
B)  Cortical functioning has stopped but that there is still brainstem activity. 
C)  She will be unable to walk again. 
D)  She is unable to maintain body temperature. 
A)  There is no response (eye movement) to passive head movements. 
B)  Cortical functioning has stopped but that there is still brainstem activity. 
C)  She will be unable to walk again. 
D)  She is unable to maintain body temperature.

Question 14

What is bereavement?

Accepted Answer

A)  the emotions expressed when we grieve 
B)  the rituals we go through when we grieve 
C)  the condition created in oneself when someone near to us dies 
D)  the condition created in oneself when we are dying 
A)  the emotions expressed when we grieve 
B)  the rituals we go through when we grieve 
C)  the condition created in oneself when someone near to us dies 
D)  the condition created in oneself when we are dying

Question 15

Sandy knows she is going to die in a few months. She seems calm, and concerned more about how to help her family deal with her death than with her own mortality. She seems to be disconnecting herself from people and things and at peace. Which of Kübler-Ross's stages of dying is Sandy most likely in?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

In 2007, what percentage of Canadians who required palliative care services had access to that type of care?

Accepted Answer

A)  9 percent 
B)  15 percent 
C)  23 percent 
D)  32 percent 
A)  9 percent 
B)  15 percent 
C)  23 percent 
D)  32 percent

Question 17

According to Corr (1991), what is one of the issues that dying people must face?

Accepted Answer

A)  detaching from interpersonal relationships 
B)  identifying sources of spiritual energy 
C)  maximizing co-dependence 
D)  seeking out physical stress 
A)  detaching from interpersonal relationships 
B)  identifying sources of spiritual energy 
C)  maximizing co-dependence 
D)  seeking out physical stress

Question 18

What was Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's stage theory of dying initially developed for?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a research project investigating how the terminally ill cope with dying. 
B)  It was a research project probing into the suffering of inmates at Holocaust death camps. 
C)  It was a research project designed to determine the impact of hospice care. 
D)  It was a research project testing the effectiveness of an antidepressant medication. 
A)  It was a research project investigating how the terminally ill cope with dying. 
B)  It was a research project probing into the suffering of inmates at Holocaust death camps. 
C)  It was a research project designed to determine the impact of hospice care. 
D)  It was a research project testing the effectiveness of an antidepressant medication.

Question 19

Carol's doctor has determined that she has stage 4 ovarian cancer (the final stage), and for Carol to keep taking strong medications, it would only prolong her life, not improve or cure her disease. What type of science studies such difficult issues such as the one Carol faces with regard to her course of action?

Accepted Answer

A)  bioethics 
B)  oncology 
C)  moral philosophy 
D)  moral ethics 
A)  bioethics 
B)  oncology 
C)  moral philosophy 
D)  moral ethics

Question 20

In the Netherlands, euthanasia is only permitted under certain circumstances. Which of the following is necessary for euthanasia to be permitted?

Accepted Answer

A)  The patient must make the request on numerous occasions. 
B)  The patient must be incompetent. 
C)  At least one physician and at least one family member must agree with the patient's decision. 
D)  Some relief is occasionally available to the patient. 
A)  The patient must make the request on numerous occasions. 
B)  The patient must be incompetent. 
C)  At least one physician and at least one family member must agree with the patient's decision. 
D)  Some relief is occasionally available to the patient.

According to Oltjenbruns (2001), which of the following is an area of developmental change that affects a child's understanding of death?

According to Kalish (1987) and Kastenbaum (1985), how many ways can one view death?

What would be the most confusing thing to say to a 5-year-old whose mother just died?

With regard to their feelings toward death, how do most teens appear to be?

What has research regarding risk factors in grief identified about mortality rates and grief/bereavement?

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

Michelle has been so upset about the loss of her best friend that she is preoccupied with her friend's clothes, books, and CDs. She even isolates herself from her other friends to "talk" to her deceased friend. What is Michelle experiencing?

Because Tom believes in a task-based approach to dying, what is he most likely to tell his terminally ill best friend, Jake?

Which of the following phrases would best complete the analogy, "Concerning dying, grieving is to mourning as?"

In Kübler-Ross's original theory, which emotion was thought to typically precede feelings of acceptance?

Sophie is experiencing so much guilt associated with the death of her boyfriend that it is beginning to interfere in every aspect of her life. What is she probably experiencing?

What kind of grief is best defined as a set of emotions that an individual may go through between the time he or she becomes aware that a person is terminally ill and that person's death?

After Jane's accident, Dr. Coulter told her family that she is in a persistent vegetative state. What does that mean?

What is bereavement?

In 2007, what percentage of Canadians who required palliative care services had access to that type of care?

According to Corr (1991), what is one of the issues that dying people must face?

What was Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's stage theory of dying initially developed for?

In the Netherlands, euthanasia is only permitted under certain circumstances. Which of the following is necessary for euthanasia to be permitted?

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Exam 17: The Final Passage

According to Oltjenbruns (2001), which of the following is an area of developmental change that affects a child's understanding of death?

According to Kalish (1987) and Kastenbaum (1985), how many ways can one view death?

What would be the most confusing thing to say to a 5-year-old whose mother just died?

With regard to their feelings toward death, how do most teens appear to be?

What has research regarding risk factors in grief identified about mortality rates and grief/bereavement?

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

Michelle has been so upset about the loss of her best friend that she is preoccupied with her friend's clothes, books, and CDs. She even isolates herself from her other friends to "talk" to her deceased friend. What is Michelle experiencing?

Because Tom believes in a task-based approach to dying, what is he most likely to tell his terminally ill best friend, Jake?

Which of the following phrases would best complete the analogy, "Concerning dying, grieving is to mourning as?"

In Kübler-Ross's original theory, which emotion was thought to typically precede feelings of acceptance?

Sophie is experiencing so much guilt associated with the death of her boyfriend that it is beginning to interfere in every aspect of her life. What is she probably experiencing?

What kind of grief is best defined as a set of emotions that an individual may go through between the time he or she becomes aware that a person is terminally ill and that person's death?

After Jane's accident, Dr. Coulter told her family that she is in a persistent vegetative state. What does that mean?

What is bereavement?

In 2007, what percentage of Canadians who required palliative care services had access to that type of care?

According to Corr (1991), what is one of the issues that dying people must face?

What was Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's stage theory of dying initially developed for?

In the Netherlands, euthanasia is only permitted under certain circumstances. Which of the following is necessary for euthanasia to be permitted?

The Study of Human Development

Biological Foundations

Tools for Exploring the World

Entering the Social World

Growing and Learning in the Preschool Years

Interacting and the Work of Play

Off to School

Expanding Social Horizons

Rites of Passage

Moving into the Adult Social World

Becoming an Adult

Being with Others

Work and Leisure

Making It in Midlife

The Personal Context of Later Life

Social Aspects of Later Life

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