Question 1

Aboriginal infant mortality has dramatically reduced over the past 50 years but remains higher than for Anglo- Australians.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Aboriginal infant mortality has dramatically reduced over...

Question 2

The demands for adjustment and change during the dying process cover a wider terrain than any of the other turning points of life. This is because imminent death impinges on all of an individual's coping mechanisms and social and psychological supports.

Accepted Answer

The statement is true, as the dying process represents a unique and significant turning point that affects all aspects of an individual's life, requiring significant adjustments and changes to cope with the physical, psychological, and social challenges they face. This is why palliative care is so important in providing support and assistance to patients and their families during this challenging time.

Question 3

In a remote Aboriginal community that is still adhering to traditional beliefs and practices, death is a community event, rather than a private and personal affliction applying only to members of the deceased's immediate family.

Accepted Answer

In many traditional Aboriginal communities, death is seen as a community event and everyone in the community is involved in mourning and funeral rituals.

Question 4

In elderly adults' descriptions of the most distasteful aspect of death, the most common response (23 percent) was that 'The process of dying might be painful'.

Accepted Answer

This statement accurately reflects the findings of research on elderly adults' perspectives on death.

Question 5

A man of 60 whose wife is under 45 runs only half the mortality risk of a 60- year- old with similar health and income, who is married to a woman of exactly his own age (Foster, Klinger- Vartabedian and Wispe, 1984).

Accepted Answer

According to the given statement, a man of 60 whose wife is under 45 runs only half the mortality risk of a 60-year-old with similar health and income, who is married to a woman of exactly his own age.

Question 6

The Australian Bureau of Statistics estimated that life expectancy at birth for Indigenous Australians is 17 years less (for both sexes) than non- Indigenous life expectancy (ABS, 2008).

Accepted Answer

The statement is true, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2008.

Question 7

In Australia at present, population projections suggest that the proportion of centenarians will double by the year 2020 (McCormack, 2000).

Accepted Answer

The statement mentions population projections that suggest the proportion of centenarians will double by the year 2020 in Australia. Therefore, the statement is true.

Question 8

Children are found to have a preliminary understanding of death from at least 18 months of age (Speece and Brent, 1984).

Accepted Answer

Research suggests that children start to have a preliminary understanding of death from at least 18 months of age.

Question 9

Even with the inclusion of religious answers, Brent and Speece (1993) discovered that beliefs in the reversibility of death were more pronounced among adults than among school- age children.

Accepted Answer

This statement is true. Brent and Speece (1993) found that beliefs in the reversibility of death were more common among adults than school-age children, even when considering religious beliefs.

Question 10

Monozygotic twin pairs are less similar to one another than are dizygotic co- twins in their average length of life.

Accepted Answer

This statement is false. Monozygotic (identical) twin pairs are more similar to one another in their average length of life compared to dizygotic (fraternal) co-twins. This suggests that genetics play a role in determining longevity.

Quiz 18: The End of the Lifespan: Death, Dying and Bereavement in a Nutshell