Deck 26: Seciton 2: Epilogue

Question 1

One hundred years ago, most people died at home; today, most deaths occur in _____.

Answer 1

hospitals (the hospital)

Question 2

Passive euthanasia is legal _____.

Answer 2

everywhere

Question 3

One of the barriers to hospice care is that it can be _____, especially when curative therapies provided by doctors, nurses, and therapists continue over time.

Answer 3

expensive (costly)

Question 4

Allowing a seriously ill person to die naturally by ending medical treatment is called _____ euthanasia.

Question 5

Some people believe that allowing physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia will lead to a(n) _____, in which more and more extensive practices of eliminating the elderly, the disabled, or the poor will occur.

Question 6

Maslow also identified stages of dying based on his _____.

Question 7

Taking action to bring about another person's death with the intention of ending the person's suffering is called _____ euthanasia.

Question 8

An individual's instructions regarding end of life care are known as a(n) _____.

Question 9

After he recovered from a severe heart attack, Jason said he remembered being surrounded by a white light, and feeling at peace. Jason described a _____.

Question 10

In a _____ environment, dying individuals receive medications, massages, and other pain-relieving measures but no life-prolonging interventions.

Question 11

Opiates, such as morphine, can relieve pain and also slow respiration, producing what is known as a _____.

Question 12

In _____, a doctor provides the means for someone to end his or her own life.

Question 13

A document that indicates what medical interventions an individual wants if he or she is incapable of expressing his or her wishes is a _____.

Question 14

The _____ is the idea that people adopt cultural values and moral principles in order to cope with their fear of death.

Question 15

Kübler-Ross proposed that the dying go through _____ emotional stages.

Question 16

The initials DNR on a patient's hospital chart mean "do not _____."

Question 17

_____ care is a medical specialty focusing on the relief of pain and suffering.

Question 18

_____ care aims to provide comfort and care for the dying person and guidance and support for that individual's family and friends.

Question 19

One way that modern medicine has increased the likelihood of a good death is that death now usually occurs at the end of a long _____.

Question 20

Dying that is peaceful, quick, and at home is often considered to be a _____ death.

Question 21

Joan's husband was killed while at war, and it took several months to recover and identify his body. As a result, she experienced _____ grief.

Question 22

Eric did not seem to grieve the death of his elderly mother, with whom he had been quite close. Eric's wife is concerned that he may have _____ grief.

Question 23

In a study of reactions to spouses' deaths, about 10 percent of individuals were noted to be _____ depressed than before their spouse's passing, perhaps because they had been caregivers for their seriously ill partners.

Question 24

_____ is the public and ritualistic expression of bereavement, the ceremonies and behaviors that a religion or culture prescribes to honor the dead.

Question 25

Almost all widows and widowers _____ their past marriages, a tendency that has been correlated with psychological health.

Question 26

About 10 percent of individuals exhibit extreme or _____ grief after the death of a loved one.

Question 27

Because Martin was intentionally excluded from his ex-wife's memorial service, he is experiencing _____ grief.

Question 28

Another person designated to make medical decisions for an individual is called a _____.