Deck 8: In the Valley of the Shadow: Facing Death

Question 1

The likelihood of death decreases __________ and increases __________.

A) as people age, after infancy
B) after infancy, as people age
C) before infancy, as people age
D) as people age, in the teen years

Answer 1

after infancy, as people age

Question 2

Advances in __________ contribute to longer life expectancy.

A) medicine
B) religion
C) community
D) the economy

Answer 2

medicine

Question 3

The mortality rate __________ as life expectancy __________.

A) increases, stays the same
B) stays the same, decreases
C) increases, decreases
D) decreases, increases

Answer 3

decreases, increases

Question 4

Increased __________ also increases the likelihood of morbidity.

A) life expectancy
B) homicide
C) suicide
D) death rates

Question 5

Strauss' theory of death outlines __________ basic death trajectories.

A) two
B) four
C) six
D) nine

Question 6

Various trajectories of death impact __________.

A) societal life expectancy
B) mortality rates
C) technological advancement
D) relationships with the dying

Question 7

__________ is often a less invasive surgical method.

A) Cryosurgery
B) Radiation
C) Chemotherapy
D) Ultrasound

Question 8

After a workplace accident doctors were able to save Jerry's life. However, Jerry cannot live without the assistance of life support. Jerry's condition is best described by what term?

A) gemeinschaft
B) morbidity
C) mortality
D) dying trajectory

Question 9

Chemotherapy is a common treatment for __________.

A) sickle cell anemia
B) HIV/AIDS
C) cancer
D) diabetes

Question 10

After receiving her cancer diagnosis, Sandra was told by her doctor that she most likely has a year to live. What is this lifespan estimate called?

A) death sentence
B) prognosis
C) treatment plan
D) prescriptive

Question 11

One of the ways Kübler-Ross' stages of dealing with dying have been misunderstood is that the coping process is not __________.

A) explained with theory
B) in need of attention
C) fluid
D) prescriptive

Question 12

In Corr's task-based model of coping with dying dealing with self-worth, acceptance, and hope are most likely tasks in the __________ dimension.

A) spiritual
B) social
C) psychological
D) physical

Question 13

To help process her husband's leukemia diagnosis Chloe and her husband started attending a couple's support group. In Corr's task-based model of coping with dying this support group most likely falls under the tasks in the __________ dimension.

A) social
B) psychological
C) physical
D) spiritual

Question 14

What scholar's explanation for coping with the process of death and dying are commonly used in Likert scales (i.e., a quantitative research measurement item) to study death and dying?

A) Kübler-Ross
B) Durkheim
C) Groves
D) Corr

Question 15

Scholars have described __________ attributes of hope, a term that is sometimes thought of as elusive, mysterious, or "soft" as a social science concept.

A) three
B) four
C) five
D) seven

Question 16

A __________ is a legal document where you declare what will happen to your assets and who will manage your estate when you die.

A) whole life policy
B) prognosis
C) will
D) insurance policy

Question 17

The person who manages your assets and estate after you've died is called the __________.

A) executor
B) manager
C) funeral director
D) kin appointee

Question 18

There are __________ basic types of life insurance policies.

A) two
B) four
C) six
D) ten

Question 19

Ken is 50 years old and has never had a life insurance policy. He is looking for something affordable that will pay out upon his death within the next 30 years. What is most likely the best type of life insurance policy for Ken?

A) health insurance
B) term insurance
C) whole life insurance
D) suicide insurance

Question 20

Michele is a young professional in her mid-twenties looking to take out a life insurance policy on herself. She is looking for something that she can also use as a kind of savings account to possibly cash in much later in life. What is most likely the best type of life insurance policy for Michele?

A) living trust insurance
B) health insurance
C) term insurance
D) whole life insurance

Question 21

Using life-support measures to sustain life when a person has already begun the process of dying demonstrates what Bartholome refers to when he says America has a need for __________.

A) rituals of withdrawal
B) spiritual hounding
C) existential dying
D) limitations of hospice

Question 22

A __________ is a written document that designates a person to manage your property; it can be changed at any time while you are living.

A) term will
B) whole trust
C) will
D) living trust

Question 23

Radiation therapy is a common treatment for __________.

A) chronic migraines
B) TB
C) cancer
D) chemotherapy

Question 24

It is significantly more likely that a(n) __________ person will die from SIDS than cancer, heart disease, or stroke.

A) newborn
B) younger
C) older
D) teenage

Question 25

Explain how personal relationships are potentially impacted by each of Strauss' dying trajectories. In your essay be sure to explain each trajectory and its relationship to time and death.

Question 26

What are the Kübler-Ross stages of dealing with dying? Explain whom the model characterizes, specifically what an individual might experience in each stage, and how the model has been critiqued in recent years.

Question 27

How does Corr's Task-Based model of coping with dying elaborate and/or revise the Kübler-Ross stages of dealing with dying? How might thinking about both models help us to best explain and help individuals coping with death?

Question 28

Given the many models presented in this chapter that scholars have developed to better understand and help those experiencing death and dying, what research methods do you think are best suited to studying the processes and coping strategies associated with facing the end of life? In your essay explain how specific quantitative and/or qualitative methods are, or are not, well suited to empirically testing at least two of the models presented in this chapter (i.e., Kübler-Ross stages of dealing with dying, Corr's Task-Based model of coping with dying, Grove's Spiritual Pain framework, Farran's Process of Hope).

Question 29

Discuss the importance of planning for one's death. What are some of the ways an individual can do this? What, specifically, does each of the options entail?