Deck 5: The Dying Process

Question 1

"Situational adjustment" was a concept developed by a sociologist named

A)Elisabeth Kubler-Ross.
B)Robert Merton.
C)Elliot Freidson.
D)Howard Becker.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The first stage of Kubler-Ross's stages of the dying process is

A)bargaining.
B)depression.
C)shock and disbelief.
D)acceptance.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which is correct regarding space meanings for terminally ill patients?

A)Behavioral clues of the medical staff will not give the patient any hint as to his or her situation.
B)Confinement in a health care institution is the last stage of societal disengagement for the terminally ill patient.
C)Confinement in a health care setting serves to diminish one's social and personal power.
D)Confinement in a health care setting serves to increase one's social and personal power.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The founder of Make each Day Count, a support group for persons with cancer is

A)E. Kubler-Ross.
B)R. Coe.
C)O. Kelly.
D)H. Becker.

Question 5

In working with leukemic children ages 3 to 9, anthropologist Myra Bluebond-Langner concluded

A)that these children were generally unaware of their dying condition.
B)that these children seemed to know they were dying but felt this was a reversible process.
C)that age was not as important in the children's self-awareness of their dying as was their experience with the disease and its treatment.
D)age is important in children's self-awareness of their dying as was their experience with the disease and its treatment.

Question 6

Awareness contexts of dying were established by

A)Merton and Coe.
B)Becker and Kubler-Ross.
C)Glaser and Strauss.
D)Kavanaugh and Kamerman.

Question 7

The awareness context of dying established by Glaser and Strauss and found in hospice is

A)open.
B)mutual pretense.
C)closed.
D)suspicion.

Question 8

In which stage of Kubler-Ross's stages of the dying process does the patient realize that a mistake was not made in reading the X-rays and the prognosis is not good?

A)Bargaining
B)Depression
C)Shock and disbelief
D)Acceptance

Question 9

Which is correct regarding physicians' telling patients about their terminal condition?

A)In the early 1960s, the majority of physicians told the patient the prognosis.
B)Physicians have historically been well prepared in medical school to tell the patient about his or her terminal condition.
C)The majority of physicians today tell the terminally ill patient the prognosis.
D)The majority of physicians today avoid telling the terminally ill patient the prognosis to protect them.

Question 10

Perception about the course the dying will take is called the

A)dying prediction.
B)dying forecast.
C)dying trajectory.
D)advanced dying scene.

Question 11

The third stage of Kubler-Ross's stages of the dying process is

A)bargaining.
B)depression.
C)shock and disbelief.
D)acceptance.

Question 12

A dead human body used in medical schools for the purpose of dissection to learn the body parts and systems is properly called

A)a stiff.
B)a corpse.
C)a cadaver.
D)an autopsy.

Question 13

The process whereby an individual withdraws from society or society withdraws from or no longer seeks the individual's efforts is known as

A)withdrawal syndrome.
B)phase-out behavior.
C)activity theory.
D)disengagement.

Question 14

The status that dominates all other statuses in the mind of an individual is called the

A)master status.
B)salient status.
C)primary status.
D)best status.

Question 15

Awareness contexts of Glaser and Strauss in a medical setting include ____ contexts.

A)one
B)two
C)three
D)f our

Question 16

A plan of action or expected behavior pattern thought to be appropriate for a particular situation is a

A)status.
B)norm.
C)master status.
D)value.

Question 17

Which is a major criticism of Kubler-Ross's stages of dying?

A)It lacks universality.
B)It needs to be expanded to include other behaviors.
C)It does not take into consideration infant deaths.
D)It is too biologically oriented.

Question 18

According to anthropologist Colin Turnbull,

A)Americans know when it is time to die and accept that fact.
B)Americans want to live forever.
C)Africans do not know when it is time to die and deny that fact.
D)Africans want to live forever.

Question 19

The stage of the awareness context, as outlined by Glaser and Strauss, that is typically found in hospital settings is

A)suspicion.
B)mutual pretense.
C)closed.
D)open.

Question 20

Experiencing grief before a death actually occurs is called

A)grief beforehand.
B)anticipatory grief.
C)advanced grief.
D)predeath sadness.

Question 21

The characteristics adopted by a sick individual in accordance with the normative demands of the situation is called

A)a sick role.
B)playing the sick game.
C)doing that which is expected.
D)a demand response.

Question 22

Sociologist Karla Erickson outlined eight lessons learned about end of life. Which of the following is not one of them?

A)Treatment
B)Make plans for death
C)Never too late to say what you mean
D)Small acts matter

Question 23

Discuss the statement, "The terminally ill eventually come to view death as a blessing."

Question 24

Cite four criticisms of Kubler-Ross's stages of the dying process.

Question 25

How do gender roles tend to differ in medical schools in the United States, as noted by studies cited in your text?

Question 26

Name and briefly identify the five stages of the dying process, as described by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross.

Question 27

How does the concept of "situational adjustment" fit into medical students' going through the socialization process of becoming physicians?

Question 28

Discuss death meanings as noted by time, space, norm, and role meanings.

Question 29

Weidner and colleagues conducted a study in 2011 with 133 families of children who died. They identified seven dimensions of end-of-life care that were important to parents. Which one of the following is not one of them?

A)Access to care and resources
B)Respect for the family's role in caring for their child
C)Comfort food
D)Spiritual care

Question 30

Name and discuss Glaser and Strauss's four awareness contexts. Which do you think most often exists in a medical setting with dying patients?

Question 31

When blame for the mistakes of others is placed on another person or group, this is known as

A)blame projection.
B)scapegoating.
C)blame trajectory.
D)false blaming.

Question 32

What does it mean to die with dignity?

Question 33

Have you ever been near an individual as he or she was dying? If so, how did the signs of approaching death apply to your situation, as noted in the Practical Matters box, "Signs of Approaching Death and What to Do to Add Comfort"?

Question 34

What are some things individuals outside of the immediate family can do for a sibling of a dying child?

A)Take them to the park
B)Avoid them
C)Avoid telling them the truth
D)Take them to the cemetery to prepare for their sibling's death

Question 35

Based on the discussions in the textbook, what is considered to be an "appropriate death"?