Question 1

Tanya has just been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. Tanya can't stop crying, even weeks after the diagnosis. She is devoid of hope and has resigned herself to death. According to Greer, Tanya is feeling ________.

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Question 2

What is thanatology?

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A)  The study of brain function during death 
B)  The belief in life after death 
C)  The religious view that death is a transitional state 
D)  The scientific study of death and dying

Question 3

Which of the following is typical of a young adult when asked to estimate their life expectancy?

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A)  They tend to overestimate their life expectancy. 
B)  They tend to underestimate their life expectancy. 
C)  They are usually accurate within one or two years. 
D)  They are more likely to overestimate their life expectancy than are adolescents.

Question 4

Summarize the history and philosophy of hospice care.

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Question 5

Which Freudian defense mechanism did you observe at work in the grieving children?

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A)  Sublimation 
B)  Denial 
C)  Reaction formation 
D)  Repression

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a stage in Elizabeth Kübler-Ross's model of the psychological preparations for death?

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A)  Acceptance 
B)  Anger 
C)  Bargaining 
D)  Preparation

Question 7

Which of the following are two major criticisms of Kübler-Ross's theory of dying?

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A)  Her claim that these processes are universal and gender specific 
B)  Her methodology and her claim that people of all ages react the same 
C)  Her claim that religiosity is tied to the five stages and that persons of non-Christian religions will react differently 
D)  Her methodology and her claim that these processes are culturally universal

Question 8

What circumstances permit the determination that a person is legally dead?

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A)  When there is no electrical activity in the brain and the person no longer has reflexes or responds to vigorous external stimuli 
B)  When resuscitation is possible even though there is no evidence of brain function or respiration, and the heart has stopped 
C)  When the brain stem is dead and there is no independent body functioning 
D)  When a physician pronounces the person to be dead

Question 9

Which ethnic group and which age group is most likely to make a marked change in their lifestyle if they find out that they have a terminal illness?

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Question 10

When an individual rejects evidence about a diagnosis and/or insists that surgery was just precautionary, Greer and others suggest this is

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A)  Helplessness/hopelessness 
B)  Minimization 
C)  Denial (Positive avoidance) 
D)  Anxious preoccupation

Question 11

What tends to be the most overwhelming feeling which accompanies the death of a loved one?

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Question 12

In which type of hospice programs are family caregivers supported by specially trained health care workers?

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A)  Home-based 
B)  Filial-oriented 
C)  Hospital-based 
D)  Assisted-living facility-based

Question 13

When faced with impending death, which of the following groups would most likely want to spend time with loved ones?

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A)  White Americans 
B)  Mexican Americans 
C)  African Americans 
D)  Japanese Americans

Question 14

List the five responses to impending death identified by Greer and his associates. Give an example for at least two of these. Which of these responses is most likely to correlate with greater longevity following a terminal diagnosis?

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Question 15

Following the loss of his life partner, Joel has decided to move to Florida and pursue a graduate degree. According to the dual-process model in which emotional state is Joel?

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A)  Confrontation 
B)  Absent 
C)  Restoration 
D)  Denial

Question 16

Why is it difficult for people in Western cultures to say goodbye to loved ones as they approach death?

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Question 17

When vital signs are absent but resuscitation is still possible it is called ________.

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Question 18

The third stage of dying proposed by Kübler-Ross is ________.

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Question 19

According to Kübler-Ross, what is the purpose of reactions such as denial or bargaining?

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A)  These reactions are barriers to intrusive social support. 
B)  These reactions can be a source of energy or fighting spirit. 
C)  These responses are defense mechanisms that aid the person in coping with the reality of impending death. 
D)  These responses are a person's private mourning rituals.

Question 20

The purpose of a ________ is to make one's wishes about dying known should one become unable to communicate those wishes themselves.

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Exam 19: Death Dying and Bereavement