Question 1

When used by a person with a life-threatening illness, denial can mean

Accepted Answer

A)  I am not ill 
B)  I am ill, but it is not serious 
C)  I am seriously ill, but not dying 
D)  I am dying, but death will not come for a long time 
E)  all of these 
A)  I am not ill 
B)  I am ill, but it is not serious 
C)  I am seriously ill, but not dying 
D)  I am dying, but death will not come for a long time 
E)  all of these

Question 2

A primary focus for understanding dying persons is that

Accepted Answer

A)  dying is primarily an anatomical and physiological process 
B)  they are already dead or as good as dead 
C)  they are living human beings while they are dying 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  dying is primarily an anatomical and physiological process 
B)  they are already dead or as good as dead 
C)  they are living human beings while they are dying 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 3

By focusing on coping skills and grouping them into three separate categories, Moos and Schaefer emphasized that

Accepted Answer

A)  not everyone can achieve coping with dying 
B)  more educated people will cope more effectively with dying 
C)  coping as an ability can be taught 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  not everyone can achieve coping with dying 
B)  more educated people will cope more effectively with dying 
C)  coping as an ability can be taught 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 4

"The Horse on the Dining-Room Table" (our Prologue) is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  closed awareness 
B)  suspected awareness 
C)  open awareness 
D)  mutual pretense 
E)  none of these 
A)  closed awareness 
B)  suspected awareness 
C)  open awareness 
D)  mutual pretense 
E)  none of these

Question 5

Challenges facing those who are coping with dying may involve

Accepted Answer

A)  demands perceived as taxing or exceeding the person's resources 
B)  attempts to manage demands associated with dying 
C)  cognitive and behavioral efforts 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  demands perceived as taxing or exceeding the person's resources 
B)  attempts to manage demands associated with dying 
C)  cognitive and behavioral efforts 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 6

When coping with dying, one's focus of hope may change depending on

Accepted Answer

A)  the individual 
B)  his or her culture and history 
C)  his or her environment 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  the individual 
B)  his or her culture and history 
C)  his or her environment 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 7

Hope as it occurs in relationship to coping with dying

Accepted Answer

A)  will maintain the same focus over time 
B)  is independent of individuals and their cultures 
C)  is directly related to cure 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  will maintain the same focus over time 
B)  is independent of individuals and their cultures 
C)  is directly related to cure 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 8

A dying person

Accepted Answer

A)  often tends to reduce the number of persons with whom he or she wants to interact 
B)  is typically unconcerned with tasks related to the welfare of other persons 
C)  is unlikely to be concerned with loved ones' responses to a decision no longer to seek a cure 
D)  will want to maintain close relationships with all of those who have been important in his or her life 
E)  none of these 
A)  often tends to reduce the number of persons with whom he or she wants to interact 
B)  is typically unconcerned with tasks related to the welfare of other persons 
C)  is unlikely to be concerned with loved ones' responses to a decision no longer to seek a cure 
D)  will want to maintain close relationships with all of those who have been important in his or her life 
E)  none of these

Question 9

A dying person who questions his or her purpose in life and reason for being is engaged in

Accepted Answer

A)  a physical task 
B)  a psychological task 
C)  a social task 
D)  a spiritual task 
E)  none of these 
A)  a physical task 
B)  a psychological task 
C)  a social task 
D)  a spiritual task 
E)  none of these

Question 10

Doka argued that tasks in coping with life-threatening illnesses might differ in different contexts. He called these contexts "phases" and identified the main ones as

Accepted Answer

A)  acute crisis, chronic living-dying, and terminal phases 
B)  denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance 
C)  prediagnostic, acute, chronic, recovery, and terminal phases 
D)  diagnostic, acute, degenerative, and terminal phases 
E)  the metaphor of a "hive of affect" 
A)  acute crisis, chronic living-dying, and terminal phases 
B)  denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance 
C)  prediagnostic, acute, chronic, recovery, and terminal phases 
D)  diagnostic, acute, degenerative, and terminal phases 
E)  the metaphor of a "hive of affect"

Question 11

Coping with any challenge in life, including dying, is

Accepted Answer

A)  a learned behavior 
B)  a religious endeavor 
C)  an innate ability in human beings 
D)  a universal trait 
E)  none of these 
A)  a learned behavior 
B)  a religious endeavor 
C)  an innate ability in human beings 
D)  a universal trait 
E)  none of these

Question 12

The "five stages" in the model developed by Kübler-Ross are

Accepted Answer

A)  dying, shock, reaction, sadness, and acknowledgement 
B)  physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and behavioral 
C)  denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance 
D)  prediagnostic, acute, chronic, recovery, and terminal 
E)  none of these 
A)  dying, shock, reaction, sadness, and acknowledgement 
B)  physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and behavioral 
C)  denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance 
D)  prediagnostic, acute, chronic, recovery, and terminal 
E)  none of these

Question 13

"Spiritual" tasks

Accepted Answer

A)  are the same as "religious" tasks 
B)  are easily identified since everyone's tasks in this area of task work are the same 
C)  include a search for meaningfulness 
D)  may include the reestablishment of broken connections, for instance with one's own body 
E)  are embraced by the concept of biopsychosocial tasks 
A)  are the same as "religious" tasks 
B)  are easily identified since everyone's tasks in this area of task work are the same 
C)  include a search for meaningfulness 
D)  may include the reestablishment of broken connections, for instance with one's own body 
E)  are embraced by the concept of biopsychosocial tasks

Question 14

Dying persons coping with possible loss of medical coverage for hospital costs are

Accepted Answer

A)  engaged in physical tasks 
B)  practicing denial 
C)  engaged in social tasks 
D)  pursuing spiritual tasks 
E)  none of these 
A)  engaged in physical tasks 
B)  practicing denial 
C)  engaged in social tasks 
D)  pursuing spiritual tasks 
E)  none of these

Question 15

Critics of the Kübler-Ross model have maintained that

Accepted Answer

A)  it blurs the line between description and prescription 
B)  it does not take into account the environment of the person who is coping 
C)  it does not present evidence that people actually do move from stage 1 through stage 5 
D)  it neglects the totality of the person's life 
E)  all of these 
A)  it blurs the line between description and prescription 
B)  it does not take into account the environment of the person who is coping 
C)  it does not present evidence that people actually do move from stage 1 through stage 5 
D)  it neglects the totality of the person's life 
E)  all of these

Question 16

The most effective method of understanding the coping of a dying person is

Accepted Answer

A)  keeping records concerning the person's daily activities 
B)  having the dying person keep a journal 
C)  listening carefully to what his or her coping reveals 
D)  studying theoretical models about coping 
E)  none of these 
A)  keeping records concerning the person's daily activities 
B)  having the dying person keep a journal 
C)  listening carefully to what his or her coping reveals 
D)  studying theoretical models about coping 
E)  none of these

Question 17

For a dying person, a task-based model may help resolve his or her problems by

Accepted Answer

A)  fostering empowerment in coping with dying 
B)  giving control to caregivers 
C)  developing dependency 
D)  discouraging participation in his or her coping 
E)  none of these 
A)  fostering empowerment in coping with dying 
B)  giving control to caregivers 
C)  developing dependency 
D)  discouraging participation in his or her coping 
E)  none of these

Question 18

The task-based model examined in Chapter 6 focuses on four areas of task work; these are?

Accepted Answer

A)  dying, shock, reaction, and sadness 
B)  physical, psychological, social, and spiritual 
C)  denial, anger, bargaining, and acceptance 
D)  prediagnostic, acute, chronic, and terminal 
E)  cognitive, affective, behavioral, and valuational 
A)  dying, shock, reaction, and sadness 
B)  physical, psychological, social, and spiritual 
C)  denial, anger, bargaining, and acceptance 
D)  prediagnostic, acute, chronic, and terminal 
E)  cognitive, affective, behavioral, and valuational

Question 19

Spiritual tasks in coping with dying involve

Accepted Answer

A)  transcendence 
B)  meaningfulness 
C)  connectedness 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  transcendence 
B)  meaningfulness 
C)  connectedness 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 20

According to Glaser and Strauss, dying trajectories

Accepted Answer

A)  are characteristically predictable 
B)  move toward death at a constant rate of speed 
C)  are defined by a common shape in terminal illness 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  are characteristically predictable 
B)  move toward death at a constant rate of speed 
C)  are defined by a common shape in terminal illness 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

When used by a person with a life-threatening illness, denial can mean

A primary focus for understanding dying persons is that

By focusing on coping skills and grouping them into three separate categories, Moos and Schaefer emphasized that

"The Horse on the Dining-Room Table" (our Prologue) is an example of

Challenges facing those who are coping with dying may involve

When coping with dying, one's focus of hope may change depending on

Hope as it occurs in relationship to coping with dying

A dying person

A dying person who questions his or her purpose in life and reason for being is engaged in

Doka argued that tasks in coping with life-threatening illnesses might differ in different contexts. He called these contexts "phases" and identified the main ones as

Coping with any challenge in life, including dying, is

The "five stages" in the model developed by Kübler-Ross are

"Spiritual" tasks

Dying persons coping with possible loss of medical coverage for hospital costs are

Critics of the Kübler-Ross model have maintained that

The most effective method of understanding the coping of a dying person is

For a dying person, a task-based model may help resolve his or her problems by

The task-based model examined in Chapter 6 focuses on four areas of task work; these are?

Spiritual tasks in coping with dying involve

According to Glaser and Strauss, dying trajectories

Learning About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Changing Encounters With Death

Changing Attitudes Toward Death

Death-Related Practices and the American Death System

Cultural Patterns and Death

Coping With Dying: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Dying: How Communities Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief

Coping With Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help

Children

Adolescents

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Older Adults

Legal Issues

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: Intentionally Ending a Human Life

The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

Illustrating the Themes of This Book: Alzheimers Disease

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Exam 6: Coping With Dying

When used by a person with a life-threatening illness, denial can mean

A primary focus for understanding dying persons is that

By focusing on coping skills and grouping them into three separate categories, Moos and Schaefer emphasized that

"The Horse on the Dining-Room Table" (our Prologue) is an example of

Challenges facing those who are coping with dying may involve

When coping with dying, one's focus of hope may change depending on

Hope as it occurs in relationship to coping with dying

A dying person

A dying person who questions his or her purpose in life and reason for being is engaged in

Doka argued that tasks in coping with life-threatening illnesses might differ in different contexts. He called these contexts "phases" and identified the main ones as

Coping with any challenge in life, including dying, is

The "five stages" in the model developed by Kübler-Ross are

"Spiritual" tasks

Dying persons coping with possible loss of medical coverage for hospital costs are

Critics of the Kübler-Ross model have maintained that

The most effective method of understanding the coping of a dying person is

For a dying person, a task-based model may help resolve his or her problems by

The task-based model examined in Chapter 6 focuses on four areas of task work; these are?

Spiritual tasks in coping with dying involve

According to Glaser and Strauss, dying trajectories

Learning About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Changing Encounters With Death

Changing Attitudes Toward Death

Death-Related Practices and the American Death System

Cultural Patterns and Death

Coping With Dying: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Dying: How Communities Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief

Coping With Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help

Children

Adolescents

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Older Adults

Legal Issues

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: Intentionally Ending a Human Life

The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

Illustrating the Themes of This Book: Alzheimers Disease

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