Question 1

Mourning refers to the process by which one adjusts to loss.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following statements about living wills is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) They express wishes regarding medical care in case of incapacitation. 
B) They require physician certification that a terminal condition exists. 
C) They can be written to cover many different types of medical contingencies. 
D) They differ in format from state to state. 
A) They express wishes regarding medical care in case of incapacitation. 
B) They require physician certification that a terminal condition exists. 
C) They can be written to cover many different types of medical contingencies. 
D) They differ in format from state to state.

Question 3

One goal of hospice care is to counsel family members after a patient's death.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following statements about a will is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Making a will is a basic task everyone should attend to when planning for death. 
B) Once a will is established,it cannot be legally altered or changed. 
C) Dying without having made a will can cause unnecessary hardship for survivors. 
D) A majority of Americans die without leaving a will. 
A) Making a will is a basic task everyone should attend to when planning for death. 
B) Once a will is established,it cannot be legally altered or changed. 
C) Dying without having made a will can cause unnecessary hardship for survivors. 
D) A majority of Americans die without leaving a will.

Question 5

A "fighting spirit" is usually seen in terminally ill people who deny their illness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Bill and Rosie have been happily married for 40 years. They have never spent more than two nights apart. Bill has been battling illness for the past three years, with Rosie providing most of his care at home. Bill is now in the end stage of terminal cancer, and Rosie has help from visiting professional caregivers. In the past few days, Bill's condition has deteriorated, and he has now stopped eating or drinking.
-The type of care Bill is receiving is best described as

Accepted Answer

A) curative care. 
B) hospital-based palliative care. 
C) hospice care. 
D) life-sustaining. 
A) curative care. 
B) hospital-based palliative care. 
C) hospice care. 
D) life-sustaining.

Question 7

The term that means "having made no legal will" is

Accepted Answer

A) intestate. 
B) testator. 
C) probate. 
D) surrogacy. 
A) intestate. 
B) testator. 
C) probate. 
D) surrogacy.

Question 8

The middle phase of grief is characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) numbness. 
B) disorientation. 
C) shock. 
D) pain of separation. 
A) numbness. 
B) disorientation. 
C) shock. 
D) pain of separation.

Question 9

Grief encompasses all aspects of a person's response to some kind of loss and may include a wide variety of reactions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The most notorious example of involuntary euthanasia is the medical killing program of the Nazi regime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A doctrine that states a harmful effect of treatment,even if it results in death,is permissible if the harm is not intended and occurs as a side effect of a beneficial action,is termed

Accepted Answer

A) unintended effect. 
B) palliative effect. 
C) double effect. 
D) fatal effect. 
A) unintended effect. 
B) palliative effect. 
C) double effect. 
D) fatal effect.

Question 12

The case of Karen Ann Quinlan involved the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

One method of disposition of a corpse is to subject the body to intense heat,a process commonly known as

Accepted Answer

A) burial. 
B) embalming. 
C) entombment. 
D) cremation. 
A) burial. 
B) embalming. 
C) entombment. 
D) cremation.

Question 14

Lou's best friend just lost his mother to cancer.What reactions to the loss might Lou expect to see in his friend? What can Lou do to help support his friend?

Accepted Answer

Lou can expect to see a range of reactio

Question 15

Identifying,developing,or reaffirming sources of meaning and fostering hope is characteristic of Charles Corr's dimension of _____ coping.

Accepted Answer

A) physical 
B) psychological 
C) social 
D) spiritual 
A) physical 
B) psychological 
C) social 
D) spiritual

Question 16

The most definitive determination of death is cessation of respiration and heartbeat.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

An advance directive should state both what one wants and what one does not want when conveying wishes about medical care.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Clinical death and cellular death are defined using the same criteria.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

When someone dies without a will,the state distributes property according to

Accepted Answer

A) rules set up by the state. 
B) decisions by a court-appointed administrator. 
C) the wishes of the deceased,if known. 
D) the wishes of the family. 
A) rules set up by the state. 
B) decisions by a court-appointed administrator. 
C) the wishes of the deceased,if known. 
D) the wishes of the family.

Question 20

Active euthanasia is

Accepted Answer

A) withdrawing or withholding treatment. 
B) a deliberate act intended to end another person's life. 
C) legal throughout the United States. 
D) defined as "letting nature take its course." 
A) withdrawing or withholding treatment. 
B) a deliberate act intended to end another person's life. 
C) legal throughout the United States. 
D) defined as "letting nature take its course."

Exam 23: Dying and Death

Mourning refers to the process by which one adjusts to loss.

Which of the following statements about living wills is FALSE?

One goal of hospice care is to counsel family members after a patient's death.

Which of the following statements about a will is FALSE?

A "fighting spirit" is usually seen in terminally ill people who deny their illness.

The term that means "having made no legal will" is

The middle phase of grief is characterized by

Grief encompasses all aspects of a person's response to some kind of loss and may include a wide variety of reactions.

The most notorious example of involuntary euthanasia is the medical killing program of the Nazi regime.

A doctrine that states a harmful effect of treatment,even if it results in death,is permissible if the harm is not intended and occurs as a side effect of a beneficial action,is termed

The case of Karen Ann Quinlan involved the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment.

One method of disposition of a corpse is to subject the body to intense heat,a process commonly known as

Lou's best friend just lost his mother to cancer.What reactions to the loss might Lou expect to see in his friend? What can Lou do to help support his friend?

Identifying,developing,or reaffirming sources of meaning and fostering hope is characteristic of Charles Corr's dimension of _____ coping.

The most definitive determination of death is cessation of respiration and heartbeat.

An advance directive should state both what one wants and what one does not want when conveying wishes about medical care.

Clinical death and cellular death are defined using the same criteria.

When someone dies without a will,the state distributes property according to

Active euthanasia is

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