Deck 26: Seciton 3: Epilogue

Question 1

James, age 50, is terminally ill. He is primarily focused on _____.

A) his fear of death
B) the pain he might suffer
C) a fear of leaving something undone
D) planning his funeral

Answer 1

C

Question 2

In late adulthood, attitudes about death shift. Anxiety _____ while hope _____.

A) decreases; increases
B) increases; increases
C) decreases; decreases
D) increases; decreases

Answer 2

A

Question 3

One hundred years ago, most people died _____, while today they most often die in a hospital.

A) at home
B) at birth
C) while working
D) in public spaces

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Many developmentalists believe that one sign of mental health in older adults is _____.

A) denying death
B) feeling guilty for what is undone
C) accepting mortality
D) focusing on the limits of old age

Question 5

Which of the following statements is a way that death today is different from 100 years ago?

A) Death occurs earlier.
B) Dying occurs faster.
C) Death impacts more children.
D) Death has become less familiar.

Question 6

Which of the following is a belief that a typical preschooler might hold following the death of his or her grandfather?

A) "I caused my grandfather to die because I told him he was boring."
B) "I'm glad my grandfather died, because he was boring."
C) "I should bring flowers to my grandmother because my grandfather died."
D) "I will say a prayer."

Question 7

How should adults deal with a child who has encountered death? They should _____.

A) tell the child that the dead person or animal is just sleeping
B) tell the child that it is best not to talk about things that are upsetting
C) listen to the child with full attention when the child talks about the death
D) quickly change the subject when the child talks about the death

Question 8

The average person today lives _____ as long as the average person did a century ago.

A) twice
B) three times
C) four times
D) just about

Question 9

Poet Dylan Thomas didn't want his father to die or to go easily into death. Why do adults express this kind of sentiment about other people's death?

A) It helps them to defend against the fear of aging and untimely death.
B) They don't want to lose their loved ones to death.
C) They aren't sure they will be able to get time off to attend the funeral.
D) It helps keep them motivated to live healthily.

Question 10

According to _____, adolescents and emerging adults engage in high-risk behaviors in order to cope with their fear of death.

A) thanatology
B) terror management theory
C) reincarnation
D) bereavement

Question 11

Adolescents' use of the Internet to write to the dead person or to vent their grief is _____.

A) unhealthy denial
B) unhealthy withdrawal from the family
C) an effective way to express their identity concerns
D) a sign of their self-absorption

Question 12

In Korea, how did religious practice change with regard to autopsies?

A) Religious leaders forbid autopsies.
B) A religious service was developed for use with autopsies.
C) Egyptian traditions were fused with Korean customs.
D) Most people abandoned religious ceremonies because of their opposition to autopsies.

Question 13

Which of the following is TRUE about older adults who think they may die soon?

A) They are more likely to want to spend time with a family member.
B) They are unlikely to believe in some kind of afterlife.
C) They give up on living.
D) They are unlikely to accept death as a part of life.

Question 14

In an effort to reduce binge drinking on campus, the university initiated an information campaign to raise awareness. Within weeks of the beginning of the campaign, binge drinking incidents had increased. What is the best explanation for this?

A) thanatology
B) terror management theory
C) belief in reincarnation
D) bereavement

Question 15

The fact that more people fear flying than driving illustrates that attitudes about death tend to be _____.

A) largely informed by statistics
B) focused on the changes that individuals should make in order to live longer lives
C) major factors in our selection of transit
D) largely irrational

Question 16

Themes around death that occur in all of the known ancient cultures include all of the following EXCEPT _____.

A) mourners respond to death with a set of rituals
B) all dead bodies must be buried in the ground
C) actions in life impact what happens after death
D) an afterlife exists

Question 17

Margie's mother has been reluctant to tell her that Grandpa Bo is dead. After keeping Margie home with a babysitter during the funeral, her mother has said things like, "Grandpa Bo had to go away." But Margie, who has heard adults talking about the death, senses that her mother is avoiding the topic and has come to the conclusion that _____.

A) adults just want to protect their children
B) the conversations were probably false and Grandpa Bo is just away for a while
C) death is a terrifying topic that even adults can't discuss
D) there are some things kids just shouldn't know

Question 18

One way that older people cope with their own mortality is through _____.

A) denying death
B) feeling guilty for what is undone
C) engaging in legacy work
D) focusing on the limits of old age

Question 19

Diversity within religions about responses to death is evident in the issue of autopsies, as _____.

A) every religion prohibits it
B) most religions require it
C) many religious leaders speak against it, but individuals do it anyway
D) each religion has opinions both for and against it

Question 20

Children who are terminally ill fear that death means they will be _____.

A) abandoned
B) in pain
C) sad
D) bored

Question 21

Max was in critical condition when he arrived at the ER. His heart stopped and he almost died, but thanks to quick intervention survived the ordeal. As he healed, he discussed having the sense of floating in light and experiencing a sense of peace. Max seems to have had a _____.

A) coma
B) near-death experience
C) terror management theory
D) good death

Question 22

Across cultures, a result of near-death experiences is _____.

A) an increased fear of death
B) scientific data on what happens to the dead
C) a loss of the will to live
D) a sense of hopefulness

Question 23

Which of the following statements regarding hospice care is true?

A) People are only admitted when there is reasonable chance for recovery.
B) Patients can only be admitted if death is likely within six months.
C) No medications are available once a patient moves into hospice.
D) Currently, no insurance companies cover hospice services.

Question 24

The work of _____ has been used to describe dying as a movement from a focus on physical needs through needs for love, safety, respect, and self-actualization, and finally to the acceptance of death.

A) Jean Piaget
B) Abraham Maslow
C) Sigmund Freud
D) B. F. Skinner

Question 25

Which of the following is a common barrier to hospice care?

A) Patients and their families must accept death.
B) Patients must be within two weeks of death to be admitted.
C) Most people prefer to die in a hospital.
D) It is currently only available in England.

Question 26

Which of the following is NOT a way that medical advances have made a bad death more likely?

A) Hospitals exclude visitors at the most critical point.
B) People are encouraged to fight death with surgery and drugs.
C) Death occurs at the end of a long life.
D) Drugs are used to manage pain, which can cause delirium or confusion.

Question 27

Mrs. Cannon has been diagnosed as terminally ill, but she insists that she will recover and believes that her laboratory results were mixed up or misinterpreted. Kübler-Ross would say that Mrs. Cannon is in the stage of _____.

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

Question 28

In what way has modern medicine made a good death more likely?

A) by confining most deaths to hospitals and nursing homes
B) by increasing the general levels of health so that most deaths occur in old age
C) by not discussing the likelihood of death with patients, so as not to scare them
D) by using whatever means necessary to prolong life at all times

Question 29

Hospice care is expensive because it _____.

A) is labor-intensive
B) requires high-technology equipment
C) requires elaborate facilities
D) is so widely available

Question 30

"Why me? You're an incompetent doctor!" Robert wails when his doctor delivers the news that his cancer has returned, and that Robert has only 3 months to live. Which of Kübler-Ross's stages is Robert in?

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

Question 31

"Dad, why don't we go for a walk? You can watch the kids play soccer at the park," Beatrice says. Her father replies, "What's the point? Nothing really matters anymore." Which of Kübler-Ross's stages is Beatrice's father in?

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

Question 32

"Doctor, if you can find a new treatment that will cure me, I will buy the hospital a new cancer wing," Violet promises. Which of Kübler-Ross's stages is Violet in?

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

Question 33

Palliative care _____.

A) is the legal term for a living will
B) does not occur in a hospice setting
C) is not acceptable to most religions
D) provides relief from physical pain

Question 34

Medication that relieves pain and also slows respiration has a _____.

A) double effect
B) DNR
C) good death
D) hospice care

Question 35

Which of the following descriptions is NOT characteristic of a good death?

A) peaceful
B) quick
C) in familiar surroundings
D) being alone

Question 36

The goal of palliative care is to _____.

A) relieve patients from pain and suffering
B) treat terminal illnesses
C) study the experience of the dying
D) treat advanced-stage diseases by any means possible

Question 37

According to Maslow, which of the following is a stage involved in the dying process?

A) safety
B) denial
C) forgiveness
D) depression

Question 38

According to Kübler-Ross, the first stage of dying is _____.

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

Question 39

About what percentage of individuals admitted to hospice die before the end of the first week of hospice care?

A) 25%
B) 33%
C) 50%
D) 66%

Question 40

Laura has just entered a hospice. She can expect _____.

A) pain management
B) artificial life-support systems
C) restricted visiting hours for family and close friends
D) to be resuscitated if she quits breathing on her own

Question 41

A living will is written to indicate _____.

A) that no attempt should be made to revive the person if they stop breathing
B) the way property should be divided among heirs
C) and pass along important family stories
D) what medical intervention should be used if the person is not conscious when a decision needs to be made

Question 42

In _____, a seriously ill person is allowed to die naturally, without any medical intervention.

A) assisted suicide
B) passive euthanasia
C) a health care proxy
D) active euthanasia

Question 43

Juanita has just been evaluated by medical professionals. She cannot move any part of her body except for her eyes, but brain waves are still apparent. The doctor explains that Juanita is not dead, but _____.

A) has brain death
B) is in a coma
C) is in a vegetative state
D) has locked-in syndrome

Question 44

Oregon's law regarding assisted suicide requires the _____.

A) patient to enter hospice care
B) patient's illness to be confirmed by at least four physicians
C) dying person to request the lethal drugs twice orally and once in writing
D) consent of the next of kin

Question 45

Some people designate a _____, or another person who can make medical decisions for them if they are unable to do so.

A) health care proxy
B) living will
C) palliative care specialist
D) court

Question 46

In Oregon, which of the following groups is MOST likely to use physician-assisted suicide?

A) the oldest-old
B) the poor
C) European Americans
D) those with only a high school education

Question 47

After an extensive review of studies on end-of-life brain functioning, researchers confirmed two indicators of death are _____.

A) eye movement in the absence of brain waves and ceased respiration
B) slow brain waves and ceased respiration
C) eyes not responding to pain and the lack of heartbeat
D) no spontaneous breathing and eyes not responding to pain

Question 48

A person in a state characterized by prolonged cessation of all brain activity, with a complete absence of voluntary movements, has _____.

A) brain death
B) a coma
C) slipped into a vegetative state
D) locked-in syndrome

Question 49

Dr. Rodriguez specializes in the relief of pain and suffering. She frequently prescribes pain medicines like morphine for the terminally ill patients she sees in the hospital. Dr. Rodriguez specializes in _____.

A) pharmacy
B) palliative care
C) physician-assisted suicide
D) thanatology

Question 50

George is terminally ill and in constant pain. He has asked his doctor for a prescription he can use to end his life. If the doctor gives the prescription and George uses it to die, it is considered _____.

A) hospice care
B) physician-assisted suicide
C) passive euthanasia
D) palliative care

Question 51

When Oregon residents' reasons for requesting physician-assisted suicide were assessed, which reason was identified as the least common?

A) loss of autonomy
B) loss of dignity
C) pain
D) loss of ability to enjoy life

Question 52

A major argument against legalizing euthanasia is a concern that it may lead society to condone the killing of those who are not ready to die, creating a _____.

A) passive euthanasia
B) health care proxy
C) slippery slope
D) death panel

Question 53

Which of the following is an example of passive euthanasia?

A) A doctor gives a patient a prescription for a lethal medication.
B) A husband injects his wife with an overdose of her medication, without her requesting this of him.
C) A patient asks his adult child to give him a lethal injection.
D) A doctor does not resuscitate a man who stops breathing after seeing that he had a DNR order.

Question 54

A DNR order _____.

A) can be used only by hospice workers
B) allows a natural death
C) is not available to the terminally ill
D) is illegal in most U.S. states

Question 55

An example of active euthanasia is when _____.

A) a doctor does not restore breathing after reading the patient's DNR order
B) health care professionals limit painkilling drugs
C) someone turns off a patient's respirator
D) a patient refuses to eat

Question 56

A person with which of the following conditions is considered dead?

A) a coma
B) brain death
C) a vegetative state
D) locked-in syndrome

Question 57

Mikal entered a state of deep unconsciousness after a serious accident. His cognitive functions have ceased though he is still breathing. His family and friends notice that his eyes have occasionally opened and he has made a few irregular sounds. Mikal _____.

A) is in a coma
B) has brain death
C) is in a vegetative state
D) has locked-in syndrome

Question 58

The definition of death that has been used by professionals around the world for the past several decades states that death occurs when _____.

A) the person enters locked-in syndrome
B) the eyes alone respond to pain
C) noticeable respiration ceases
D) brain waves cease

Question 59

A person who is in a state of deep unconsciousness from which he or she cannot be aroused has _____.

A) brain death
B) a coma
C) slipped into a vegetative state
D) locked-in syndrome

Question 60

Opiates have a double effect, meaning that they both _____.

A) relieve pain and fight many infections
B) reduce sedation and cause delirium
C) relieve pain and slow respiration
D) fight many infections and slow respiration

Question 61

Paid obituaries in newspapers and roadside memorials illustrate the fact that mourners _____.

A) spend time and money on frivolous things
B) sometimes want strangers to know about a death
C) lose their sense of privacy
D) find little comfort in public commemoration

Question 62

Which of the following is TRUE about memorials to the dead?

A) There is a consensus among religions that memorials are an important part of the grieving process in every culture.
B) It is a Western practice that is antithetical to most Eastern cultures.
C) They are a relatively modern phenomenon.
D) They are only used in Christian services.

Question 63

The type of grief that impedes a person's future life is called _____ grief.

A) complicated
B) absent
C) disenfranchised
D) incomplete

Question 64

A study on responses to the death of a spouse found that the majority of widows and widowers _____.

A) were, within 6 months, about as happy and productive as they had been before their spouse's death
B) suffered from pathological grief, including extreme depression, for the first time in their lives
C) experienced a significant improvement in mood due to reduced caregiving demands
D) were slow to recover, but regained most of their ability to function within four years

Question 65

Estelle's husband was flying a small plane when it disappeared above a wooded mountainside. His body was never recovered. In this loss, it is likely that Estelle is experiencing _____.

A) absent grief
B) incomplete grief
C) disenfranchised grief
D) mourning

Question 66

A longitudinal study of older married adults in Detroit found that widows and widowers who were depressed for years after the death of their spouse _____.

A) suffered from pathological grief
B) were more resilient than other widows and widowers
C) were the majority group in the study
D) had also been depressed before the death of their spouse

Question 67

The public and ritualistic expression of bereavement is called _____.

A) mourning
B) sadness
C) a near-death experience
D) palliative care

Question 68

The type of grief in which people are not allowed to mourn publicly because of cultural customs or social restrictions is called _____.

A) incomplete grief
B) disenfranchised grief
C) complicated grief
D) absent grief

Question 69

In Western culture, viewing the deceased as a role model is seen as a healthy form of _____.

A) a continuing bond
B) hallucination
C) denial
D) the slippery slope

Question 70

In a longitudinal study of older married adults in Detroit, almost all widows and widowers _____ their marriage.

A) minimized
B) idealized
C) quickly forgot
D) denigrated

Question 71

Ted's ex-wife died suddenly. Although their two children were included in the memorial service, Ted was intentionally excluded. Because he still cared about his ex-wife, he experienced _____.

A) absent grief
B) incomplete grief
C) disenfranchised grief
D) mourning

Question 72

Sigrid's mother recently died after a long illness. Though Sigrid has not attended religious services since she was a child, it is likely that she will _____.

A) become more religious after being confronted with this death
B) refuse to attend the funeral
C) not believe in any sort of life after death
D) never move past her grief because she does not practice a religion

Question 73

Which of the following statements about living wills is TRUE?

A) Living wills enable health care professionals to make decisions exactly as the patient would have wanted.
B) Family members may override a living will.
C) Low-income individuals are especially likely to have a living will.
D) Even the most extensive living will cannot answer every question that may emerge.

Question 74

What percentage of mourners experience extreme or complicated grief?

A) 5
B) 10
C) 15
D) 50

Question 75

Melina's father just died. She was very close to him, and simply cannot face the reality of his death. To those around her, it appears that Melina is not grieving at all. Melina is experiencing _____ grief.

A) complicated
B) disenfranchised
C) absent
D) incomplete

Question 76

The deep sorrow that people feel after the death of another is called _____.

A) grief
B) mourning
C) a near-death experience
D) resilience

Question 77

Which of the following conditions may hinder the healing and affirmation of the bereaved?

A) experiencing a delay in recovering the body of the deceased
B) holding a funeral a few days after the death
C) having rosy recollections of the deceased person
D) believing in life after death

Question 78

An important function of the mourning process is to _____.

A) allow a private expression of pain following a death
B) allow expression of grief publicly
C) identify a point of blame for the death
D) take one's mind off the loss of a loved one

Question 79

A person whom a dying person designates to make his or her medical decisions is a(n) _____.

A) adult child
B) health care proxy
C) attorney
D) hospice worker

Question 80

Older adults who were securely attached in childhood are more likely to experience _____ grief when a loved one dies.

A) absent
B) complicated
C) normal
D) very little