Deck 15: The Road Ahead

Question 1

The __________ of death refers to the process whereby we systematically isolate the experience of death from everyday life.

A) isolation
B) secularization
C) sequestration
D) equalization

Answer 1

sequestration

Question 2

Our social abandonment of traditional religious belief systems about death is also known as __________.

A) secularization
B) sequestration
C) liberation
D) exemplification

Answer 2

secularization

Question 3

The professionalization of the death system in the United States exemplifies __________.

A) dimensionality
B) demodernization
C) desecularization
D) sequestration

Answer 3

sequestration

Question 4

According to __________, human awareness of our own mortality causes fear and, in turn, psyche protection.

A) social adaptation theory
B) enlightenment theory
C) terror management theory
D) disenfranchised grief models

Question 5

During the ___________ scientific principles began to replace religious beliefs.

A) 12^th century
B) Enlightenment
C) Dark Ages
D) Cold War

Question 6

__________ is largely responsible for the increase in hospital instead of home deaths.

A) Terrorism
B) Globalization
C) Rationalization
D) Modernization

Question 7

The trend of __________ creates people who are well equipped to deal with death, but also limits agency over the death, dying, and bereavement processes.

A) industrialization
B) professionalization
C) secularization
D) thantology

Question 8

Max Weber describes the process of displacing the mystique of religious belief with the certainty of science and reason as __________.

A) industrialization
B) differentiation
C) disenchantment
D) professionalization

Question 9

Religion becomes a matter of personal faith, not social obligation as a result of __________.

A) privatization
B) globalization
C) thanology
D) bereavement

Question 10

The United States is generally considered a __________ society.

A) monolithic
B) one-dimensional
C) communist
D) pluralistic

Question 11

A __________ is a cohort of people born around the same time who have similar events, trends, and developments.

A) class
B) generation
C) panel
D) trajectory

Question 12

Ellie lives with her mother and stepfather who recently had a child of their own Jeremiah. Which term best describes Ellie's family?

A) broken family
B) instant family
C) adoptive family
D) blended family

Question 13

__________ families are those where children alternate between living with their mothers and fathers.

A) Nexter
B) Binuclear
C) Adoptive
D) Blended

Question 14

An infant is more likely to die from __________ than __________.

A) congenital birth defects, heart disease
B) stroke, SIDS
C) cancer, respiratory distress
D) heart disease, SIDS

Question 15

What generation is generally associated with 'hippie culture'?

A) The Greatest Generation
B) Baby Boomers
C) Generation X
D) Generation Z

Question 16

Generation Z is broadly characterized by being born in __________.

A) The Great Depression
B) World War II
C) digital technology
D) non-diverse families

Question 17

The leading cause of death for young people ages 15-24 is __________.

A) heart disease
B) accidents
C) homicide
D) cancer

Question 18

Janet is a 90 year old woman recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Her oncologist, Dr. Johnson, wants to aggressively treat the disease with the goal of eradicating it to prolong Janet's life as long as possible. What medical perspective does Dr. Johnson most likely prescribe to?

A) the palliative model
B) the medical model
C) the holistic model
D) the wellness paradigm

Question 19

What health care perspective accepts death as the normal conclusion of life?

A) the wellness paradigm
B) the medical model
C) the diagnostic paradigm
D) the intensive care model

Question 20

According to Joan Erikson, the ninth and final stage of human development is __________.

A) self-awareness
B) humility
C) existentialism
D) gerotranscendence

Question 21

The process of __________ lessens in intensity over time and eventually recedes into the background of daily life, but never completely goes away.

A) bereavement
B) grief
C) transcendence
D) human development

Question 22

It is more common for individuals to experience __________ than __________.

A) normal grief, complicated grief
B) complicated grief, normal grief
C) chronic grief, complicated grief
D) complicated grief, chronic grief

Question 23

Being inadequately prepared for death increases one's risk of __________.

A) bereavement
B) heart disease
C) complicated grief
D) mourning

Question 24

Explain how the concept of secularization relates to thanatology. How does secularization impact the death, dying, and bereavement processes in contemporary society?

Question 25

Describe how generational membership might impact an individual's understanding of death and dying. In your essay compare and contrast at least two major generations.

Question 26

In what ways can we argue health-care professionals are becoming more aware of the depersonalization and dehumanization of death and dying? What are some of the theoretical frameworks, movements, and practices that, in recent years, have 'rehumanized' the experience of death and dying?

Question 27

Discuss the various ways individuals deal with the financial aspects of end-of-life care and death. What social programs are available to assist people financially? What are the strengths and limitations of these programs?

Question 28

At the conclusion of this chapter the author presents a list of things an individual can do to prepare for their own death. What are some of these things? What challenges might an individual face, practical or otherwise, in preparing for their death?