Question 1

Instead of conceptualizing the final stage of grief as "recovery," it might be better thought of as

Accepted Answer

A)  repression of the most damaging emotions. 
B)  learning to live with loss. 
C)  spiritual rejection. 
D)  active euthanasia.

Question 2

The Dutch supreme court established a policy in which physicians who engage in assisted suicide will not be prosecuted as long as

Accepted Answer

A)  the patient making the request is incompetent. 
B)  the patient only makes a suicide request one time. 
C)  there is only minimal hope that the individual will recover. 
D)  another physician reviews that case and agrees with the request.

Question 3

The grieving process is much ____ than most people believe it to be.

Accepted Answer

A)  shorter 
B)  easier 
C)  less complex 
D)  longer

Question 4

_____ was the final stage in Kübler-Ross's original sequence model of dying.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ was the final stage in Kübler-Ross's...

Question 5

Which of these is not one of Kastenbaum's (1999) key considerations for exploring the hospice option?

Accepted Answer

A)  Is the person completely informed about the nature and prognosis of his or her condition? 
B)  Are the family members ready for this person to die? 
C)  Is a high-quality hospice care program available? 
D)  How well do the people in the person's social network communicate with each other?

Question 6

Bioethics is best defined as the relationship between human values and religious codes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In the country of Felixville, when someone's spouse dies, it is expected that the living spouse will walk around with a cat on top of his or her head for a week. In this country, the behavior would be considered

Accepted Answer

A)  normal grieving. 
B)  psychotic. 
C)  a mourning ritual. 
D)  passive bereavement.

Question 8

According to ____ theory, the primary motive of humans is to ensure that life continues.

Accepted Answer

A)  attachment 
B)  Kübler-Ross's stage 
C)  cognitive-developmental 
D)  terror management

Question 9

Passive euthanasia involves allowing a person to die by withholding treatment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

As a counselor who adheres to the grief work as rumination hypothesis, Roger would be most likely to tell a recently widowed individual

Accepted Answer

A)  to neither avoid nor over-focus on grieving. 
B)  to avoid grieving at all costs. 
C)  to grieve at all costs. 
D)  that whether you grieve or not does not matter as grief has no impact on one's psychological health.

Question 11

Dr. Rahman has made a career out of studying mercy killing and new surgical options to extend life. She is most likely interested in

Accepted Answer

A)  grief. 
B)  death as a statistic. 
C)  bioethics. 
D)  death as an object.

Question 12

Dr. Kelly has just purposely killed a patient by injecting her with a lethal amount of medication. This patient had an incurable illness and requested to die rather than go through a long, painful treatment. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  clinical death. 
B)  passive euthanasia. 
C)  active euthanasia. 
D)  inducing a persistent vegetative state.

Question 13

According to the dual-process model of coping (DPM), ____ are the two main type of stressors.

Accepted Answer

A)  implicit and explicit 
B)  loss orientation and restoration orientation 
C)  traumatic and separation 
D)  active euthanasia and passive euthanasia

Question 14

Now that his wife has died, it is no longer practical for Marco to live in the house he shared with his wife for many years, so he is trying to find a new place to live and is packing his belongings. These sorts of concerns would be best described as

Accepted Answer

A)  loss-oriented stressors. 
B)  traumatic grief. 
C)  restoration-oriented stressors. 
D)  anticipatory grief.

Question 15

The phrase "Why me?" is best associated with the bargaining phase of dying.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Bereavement is best defined as the

Accepted Answer

A)  emotions expressed when we grieve. 
B)  rituals we go through when we grieve. 
C)  state or condition caused by loss through death. 
D)  condition created in one's self when we are dying.

Question 17

Parents whose infants die before birth tend to have very short-lasting negative effects from the loss.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

____ is most highly influenced by culture.

Accepted Answer

A)  Bereavement 
B)  Grief 
C)  Mourning 
D)  Being dead

Question 19

Who is most likely to have positive ratings concerning their marriage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Paula, who has been a widow for two years and who is depressed 
B)  Dean, who has been a widower for two years and who is not depressed 
C)  Rachael, who is still married and who is depressed 
D)  Ray, who is still married and who is not depressed

Question 20

When a death occurs, _____ traditionally cover the mirrors in the house.

Accepted Answer

A)  Muscogee Creek tribespeople 
B)  Orthodox Jews 
C)  Greeks 
D)  Cubans

Exam 16: The Final Passage: Dying and Bereavement

Instead of conceptualizing the final stage of grief as "recovery," it might be better thought of as

The Dutch supreme court established a policy in which physicians who engage in assisted suicide will not be prosecuted as long as

The grieving process is much ____ than most people believe it to be.

_____ was the final stage in Kübler-Ross's original sequence model of dying.

Which of these is not one of Kastenbaum's (1999) key considerations for exploring the hospice option?

Bioethics is best defined as the relationship between human values and religious codes.

In the country of Felixville, when someone's spouse dies, it is expected that the living spouse will walk around with a cat on top of his or her head for a week. In this country, the behavior would be considered

According to ____ theory, the primary motive of humans is to ensure that life continues.

Passive euthanasia involves allowing a person to die by withholding treatment.

As a counselor who adheres to the grief work as rumination hypothesis, Roger would be most likely to tell a recently widowed individual

Dr. Rahman has made a career out of studying mercy killing and new surgical options to extend life. She is most likely interested in

Dr. Kelly has just purposely killed a patient by injecting her with a lethal amount of medication. This patient had an incurable illness and requested to die rather than go through a long, painful treatment. This is an example of

According to the dual-process model of coping (DPM) , ____ are the two main type of stressors.

Now that his wife has died, it is no longer practical for Marco to live in the house he shared with his wife for many years, so he is trying to find a new place to live and is packing his belongings. These sorts of concerns would be best described as

The phrase "Why me?" is best associated with the bargaining phase of dying.

Bereavement is best defined as the

Parents whose infants die before birth tend to have very short-lasting negative effects from the loss.

____ is most highly influenced by culture.

Who is most likely to have positive ratings concerning their marriage?

When a death occurs, _____ traditionally cover the mirrors in the house.