Deck 13: Dying and Bereavement

Question 1

The practice of ending life for the reasons of mercy is known as

A) euthansia.
B) socioethics.
C) bioethics.
D) advance directive.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Dr.Jack Kevorkian assisting in the suicide of a terminally ill person is an example of

A) active euthanasia.
B) passive euthanasia.
C) homicidal euthanasia.
D) medical euthanasia.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

When a person's cortical functioning ceases,but brainstem activity continues,a person is said to be in a

A) persistent vegetative state.
B) coma.
C) psychological fugue.
D) brain death.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following is not an example of active euthanasia?

A) giving an overdose of drugs
B) invoking a "living will"
C) mercy killing
D) withholding treatment

Question 5

A lack of heartbeat and respiration are the only criteria for

A) cortical death.
B) brain death.
C) clinical death.
D) biological death.

Question 6

Durable power of attorney makes one's wishes about the use of life support known and it includes

A) their legality.
B) the naming of a specific individual who can make decisions.
C) the stipulation of what types of treatment you want to receive.
D) the need for a court hearing.

Question 7

Withholding medical treatment is a form of

A) active euthanasia.
B) passive euthanasia.
C) homicidal euthanasia.
D) medical euthanasia.

Question 8

Mary wonders what it will be like to die.This is an example of death as

A) a thief of meaning.
B) a reward or punishment.
C) as a mystery.
D) a boundary.

Question 9

The concept of death

A) is very similar across cultures.
B) is completely unknown in some societies.
C) varies across cultures.
D) is a purely Westernized abstraction.

Question 10

Removing the feeding tube of person in a persistent vegetative state is a form of

A) active euthanasia.
B) passive euthanasia.
C) homicidal euthanasia.
D) medical euthanasia.

Question 11

Cindy was in an accident 10 years ago.Since the accident her cortex has ceased to function,however her brain stem has continued to function.This allows her to breath on her own.This is an example of a

A) persistent vegetative state.
B) coma.
C) psychological fugue.
D) brain death.

Question 12

The deliberate ending of someone's life because they have a terminal illness is called

A) active euthanasia.
B) passive euthanasia.
C) homicidal euthanasia.
D) medical euthanasia.

Question 13

Worrying about who will care for your family is an example of death as

A) an image.
B) a fear and anxiety.
C) an analogy.
D) a boundary.

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of death as an analogy?

A) tombstones
B) mortality rates
C) "dead as a door nail"
D) funerals

Question 15

The study of issues such as euthanasia is called

A) psychoethics.
B) socioethics.
C) bioethics.
D) medethics.

Question 16

Withholding chemotherapy from a cancer patient could be a form of

A) active euthanasia.
B) passive euthanasia.
C) homicidal euthanasia.
D) medical euthanasia.

Question 17

There are 8 criteria of brain death.For brain death to be declared,how many criteria must be met?

A) 5 of 8
B) 4 of 8
C) only 2
D) all 8

Question 18

Which of the following is an example of death as an image?

A) tombstones
B) mortality rates
C) "dead as a door nail"
D) funerals

Question 19

Which of the following is not an official criterion for determining brain death?

A) lack of speech
B) lack of pain response
C) lack of motor reflexes
D) lack of brain activity

Question 20

Voters in which state passed the first physician-assisted suicide law in the United States?

A) Oregon
B) California
C) Delaware
D) Hawaii

Question 21

Which of the following statements about the stages of dying is true?

A) People go through the stages in a specific order.
B) People only experience one stage at a time.
C) People vary considerably in their experience of the stages.
D) People should be guided through the stages to facilitate grieving.

Question 22

Which of the following is not a stage of dying according to Kübler-Ross?

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

Question 23

One major difference between a living will and a durable power of attorney is

A) their legality.
B) the naming of a specific individual who can make decisions.
C) the stipulation of what types of treatment you want to receive.
D) the need for a court hearing.

Question 24

Contextual theories of dying emphasize

A) the individual differences in caregivers.
B) fate causing a person to move from one stage to another.
C) that there is no one right way to die.
D) stages in dying.

Question 25

The Patient Self-Determination Act requires

A) physicians to do everything in their power to save a patient.
B) the naming of a specific individual who can make decisions for ill patients.
C) facilities receiving Medicare to inform patients about advance directives.
D) facilities receiving Medicare to have advance directives for all patients.

Question 26

Research on stages of dying shows that

A) there are right ways to die.
B) individual differences are the rule.
C) few people vary from the normative experience.
D) many more intervention programs are needed.

Question 27

The "If I only had ..." reflects feelings of

A) sadness.
B) guilt.
C) anger.
D) disbelief.

Question 28

Corr identified bodily needs,psychological security,spiritual energy and hope,and_____as dimensions of issues a person must face in the course of dying.

A) interpersonal attachments
B) acceptance
C) financial obligations
D) fate

Question 29

Johnnie was just diagnosed with lung cancer and has been given 6 months to live.Johnnie thinks the doctors must be wrong.He can't have cancer because he never smoked.This would illustrate which of Kübler-Ross' stages?

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

Question 30

Saying,"Just let me live until my daughter graduates college" reflects which of Kübler-Ross' stages?

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

Question 31

Which of the following would not be an example of showing death anxiety?

A) attending funerals
B) skydiving
C) telling jokes about death
D) working in a nursing home

Question 32

Contextual theories of dying assume that there are underlying processes for moving through stages

A) in a prescribed order.
B) and fate causes a person to move from one stage to another.
C) but do not clearly state what causes a person to move from one to another.
D) and fate does not cause a person to move from one stage to another.

Question 33

When asked about death,young people report dying young as

A) "being cheated out of their future."
B) "you are nuts if you are afraid of death."
C) "why would God do this to me."
D) "well,you just have to go with the flow."

Question 34

One dying woman reported,"It is as if the pain is gone,the struggle is over." According to Kübler-Ross's theory this reflects which stage?

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

Question 35

Lower ego integrity,more physical problems,and more psychological problems are

A) predictive of higher levels of death anxiety.
B) predictive higher levels of financial anxiety.
C) predictive of more frequent beliefs in denomination.
D) more common in women than men.

Question 36

Which of the following statements is true?

A) Death anxiety has no benefit for society.
B) Death anxiety is often reflected in our behavior.
C) Death anxiety appears to be unidimensional.
D) There is little behavioral evidence for death anxiety.

Question 37

Kastenbaum and Thuell point out that a good contextual theory of dying must account for

A) people with a variety of terminal illnesses.
B) a dying person's own perspective and values on death.
C) the socioenvironmental context in which dying occurs.
D) all of these.

Question 38

In general,older adults are

A) more anxious about death,because they feel impending doom.
B) more likely to have depression because of the many losses they have suffered.
C) more likely to have feelings of guilt because of the many losses they have suffered.
D) less anxious about death,because they are more likely to have ego integrity.

Question 39

Julie does not want anyone to restore her heartbeat if it stops.To do this she will need to have a(n)

A) living will.
B) power of attorney.
C) do not resuscitate order.
D) advanced directive.

Question 40

Asking,"Why me?" after learning that one is going to die reflects which of Kübler-Ross' stages?

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

Question 41

The primary emphasis of a hospice is

A) quality of life.
B) extending life.
C) curing disease.
D) diagnosing disease.

Question 42

One way to increase a person's death awareness according to Koestenbaum (1976)is to

A) write your own obituary.
B) attend as many funerals as possible.
C) wear black.
D) attend religious services during Easter.

Question 43

Managing the final stages of life,dealing with the memorial services and the disposition of the body,and distributing assets are collectively known as

A) final scenarios.
B) death anxiety.
C) end-of-life issues.
D) the dying process.

Question 44

One mistake that people frequently make with their bereaved loved ones is

A) to underestimate the amount of time needed to grieve.
B) to allow people to grieve in their own way.
C) to allow people to grieve for as long as they desire.
D) to encourage the bereaved to attend an appropriate support group.

Question 45

Mary is dying from ovarian cancer.She and her family are deciding on her care options and deciding what will become of her house.These are examples of

A) living wills.
B) death anxiety.
C) end-of-life issues.
D) the dying process.

Question 46

The deaths of older adults compared to younger adults are viewed as

A) more tragic.
B) the expected consequence of age.
C) less tragic.
D) their time.

Question 47

Which of the following statements about hospices is false?

A) Hospice clients take a fairly active role in their own care.
B) Family members are encouraged to maintain the client's competencies.
C) Hospices follow a hospital model of care.
D) Pain management is a very high priority.

Question 48

Making your wishes known about how you want the end of your life to be like is known as

A) a final scenario.
B) death anxiety.
C) end-of-life issues.
D) the dying process.

Question 49

David works in a hospice.He clearly does not show

A) death adversion
B) passive euthanasia.
C) death anxiety.
D) end-of-life fears.

Question 50

Sorrow,hurt,anger,guilt,confusion,and other feelings that arise after suffering a loss are reflected in

A) mourning.
B) acceptance.
C) grief.
D) distancing.

Question 51

A possible example of_____might be a women dressed in black following the death of her spouse.

A) grief work
B) mourning
C) poor fashion sense
D) working through it

Question 52

This is an approach to assisting dying people that emphasizes pain management and death with dignity.

A) palliative care
B) hospital care
C) hospice care
D) ethical treatment

Question 53

Palliative care is

A) pain management.
B) extending life.
C) extending one's life.
D) diagnosing disease.

Question 54

Researchers have found that hospice clients are

A) more mobile.
B) less anxious.
C) less depressed.
D) all of these.

Question 55

is a major barrier to older adults use of hospice care.

A) Family reluctance
B) Insurance limits
C) Lack of strong social networks
D) all of these

Question 56

Linda just lost her husband due to a sudden heart attack.Her state of loss caused by the death is called

A) mourning.
B) bereavement.
C) grief.
D) guilt.

Question 57

Which of the following is not a primary need of dying people based on the hospice model?

A) to control pain
B) to retain dignity
C) to be loved
D) to die at home

Question 58

Susan is dying from lung cancer.She and her family are deciding on her care options and where she will be buried on her death.Making her wishes known is an example of a(n)

A) final scenario.
B) death anxiety.
C) end-of-life issues.
D) dying process.

Question 59

A reasonable length of recovery from a death of a family member is minimally

A) 6 months.
B) 1 year.
C) 3 years.
D) 5 years.

Question 60

The way we express our grief which is culturally influenced is called

A) grief work.
B) mourning.
C) bereavement.
D) working through.

Question 61

Which of the following groups of people is most likely to report negative physical health problems following bereavement?

A) adolescents
B) young adults
C) middle-aged adults
D) older adults

Question 62

Which of the following statements is false?

A) The death of a parent forces us to face our own mortality.
B) Loss of a child through stillbirth can be highly traumatic.
C) Societal pressure to grieve the death of a spouse is especially strong.
D) Young adult widows have less intense grief immediately after the death.

Question 63

The most common manifestation of abnormal grief is

A) excessive crying.
B) excessive guilt.
C) excessive anger.
D) reliance on religious coping.

Question 64

The most common problem associated with abnormal grief is

A) excessive crying.
B) reduced ability to work.
C) physical ailments.
D) depression.

Question 65

Widows who anticipated their husband's death showed

A) less grief 6 months after death than unexpected widows.
B) showed similar levels of grief after death to unexpected widows.
C) showed greater grief 6 months after death than unexpected widows.
D) showed faster recovery from grief than unexpected widows.

Question 66

The act of allowing a person to die by withholding an available treatment is known as____________________.

Question 67

Anniversary reactions tend to be

A) a sign of abnormal grief.
B) found only in individuals with post-traumatic stress syndrome.
C) very common in normal grief.
D) not related to the grief process.

Question 68

Which of the following statements is false?

A) Women are more depressed than men after losing a spouse.
B) Men are more depressed than women after losing a spouse.
C) Widows and widowers tend to have a positive bias in remembering their marriage.
D) Older widows have less intense grief immediately after the death.

Question 69

____________________ is the practice of allowing people with a terminal illness to die.

Question 70

Following a miscarriage,wives grieve for _____ while husbands grieve for _____.

A) the lost child; the lost child
B) the lost child; their spouse
C) their spouse; the lost child
D) at least 2 years; only 1 year

Question 71

According to longitudinal research following the death of a spouse,the most important factor in long-term outcomes of grieving is

A) quality of social support.
B) number of friends.
C) financial security.
D) physical health.

Question 72

Which of the following responses would be considered a normal sign of grief?

A) sadness
B) anger
C) emptiness
D) all of these

Question 73

____________________ is the study of the interface between human values and technological advances in health and life sciences.

Question 74

The act of deliberately ending a person's life is____________________.

Question 75

Which of the following responses would be considered abnormal when seen early in the grief process?

A) sadness
B) anger
C) happiness
D) guilt

Question 76

A____________________is a state in which a person's brainstem is the only part of the brain that is functioning,a state from which the person does not recover.

Question 77

The intensity of depression felt by a bereaved person is related to the

A) quality of the remaining social support.
B) grief work.
C) perceived importance of the relationship.
D) physical health of bereaved person.

Question 78

Sharon's husband had diabetes for several years,but just last week he died after a stroke.Her husband's death could be classified as

A) expected.
B) unexpected.
C) anticipatory.
D) senseless.

Question 79

The psychological side to coming to terms with bereavement is called

A) grief.
B) mourning.
C) grief work.
D) recovery.

Question 80

Clinical death is defined as the lack of____________________.