Question 1

Diagnosing whole-brain death is controversial because

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A)   it is being forced onto all hospitals as the single approach to making a declaration of death.
B)   it is also being used to permit a declaration of death for persons in a persistent vegetative state.
C)   of the inability to accurately measure the stoppage of brainstem activity.
D)   of some religious perspectives.

Question 2

A person's concern over dying is referred to as anticipatory grief.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which theory addresses the issue of why people engage in certain behaviors to achieve certain psychological states based on their deeply rooted concerns about mortality?

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A)   Thanatology
B)   Terror management theory
C)   Death anxiety theory
D)   Behavioral death theory

Question 4

Different criteria to determine death used by different hospitals can result in all of the following except

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A)   a misdiagnosis of actual death.
B)   delays in organ transplants.
C)   emotion-wrenching decisions for families.
D)   an increased number of whole-brain death patients being fully revived.

Question 5

Describing the process of dying is

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A)   straight forward.
B)   difficult.
C)   unpleasant.
D)   easy.

Question 6

_____________ The components of death anxiety include all of the following except

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A)   Pain.
B)   humiliation.
C)   nonbeing.
D)   anger.

Question 7

The psychological aspect of coming to terms with bereavement is called grief work.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Several countries tolerate physician-assisted suicide provided five criteria are met. What are these criteria?

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Physician-assisted suicide refers to sit...

Question 9

A person who helps ease the passage through death by being there to ensure that dying people are not alone is known as a hospice nurse.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Opinions about euthanasia

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A)   vary cross-culturally.
B)   are related to religious and political beliefs.
C)   vary depending upon the issue under consideration (for example, removing life support versus withholding food) .
D)   All of these are correct.

Question 11

As a result of their growing realization of their own mortality, midlife adults shift from thinking about how long they have already lived to

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A)   making the best of the time they have left.
B)   regretting the things they have not accomplished.
C)   thinking about how long they have yet to live.
D)   obtaining health insurance for their survivors.

Question 12

Terror management theory proposes that _____________ is the primary motive for underlying behavior, and all other motives can be traced back to this one.

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A)   ensuring the continuation of one's life
B)   the desire to procreate
C)   the avoidance of fear
D)   the desire to die

Question 13

The study of the interface between human values and technological advances in health and life sciences is called

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A)   gerontology.
B)   bioethics.
C)   euthanology.
D)   biomedics.

Question 14

Several countries, such as Belgium, Columbia, and Switzerland, tolerate physician-assisted suicide provided five criteria are met. Which of the following is not one of these criteria?

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A)   The patient is competent.
B)   The patient makes repeated requests.
C)   The patient is over age 65.
D)   The patient's condition is intolerable with no hope for improvement.

Question 15

Johnnie was just diagnosed with lung cancer and has been given 6 months to live. Johnnie thinks the doctors must be wrong. He can't have cancer because he never smoked. This would illustrate which of Kübler¬Ross's stages?

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A)   Denial
B)   Bargaining
C)   Depression
D)   Acceptance

Question 16

Saying "Just let me live until my daughter graduates college" reflects which of Kübler¬Ross's stages?

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A)   Denial
B)   Acceptance
C)   Depression
D)   Bargaining

Question 17

A lack of heartbeat and respiration are the two criteria for

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A)   cortical death.
B)   brain death.
C)   clinical death.
D)   biological death.

Question 18

When attempting to determine if someone is "whole-brain dead," a physician would be unlikely to ask,

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A)   "Do the brain cells still contain neurotransmitters?"
B)   "Does the body respond to a pinprick?"
C)   "Has there been any movement for the past hour?"
D)   "Is the person in a coma?"

Question 19

Kastenbaum and Thuell point out that a good contextual theory of dying must account for

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A)   people with a variety of terminal illnesses.
B)   a dying person's own perspective and values on death.
C)   the socio-environmental context in which dying occurs.
D)   All of these are correct.

Question 20

People who __________ their physician regarding medical care options are more likely to select hospice than those who do not.

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A)   trust
B)   respect
C)   ignore
D)   dislike

Exam 13: Dying and Bereavement

Terror management theory proposes that _____________ is the primary motive for underlying behavior, and all other motives can be traced back to this one.

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The psychological aspect of coming to terms with bereavement is called grief work.

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Opinions about euthanasia

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Johnnie was just diagnosed with lung cancer and has been given 6 months to live. Johnnie thinks the doctors must be wrong. He can't have cancer because he never smoked. This would illustrate which of Kübler¬Ross's stages?

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Describing the process of dying is

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Which theory addresses the issue of why people engage in certain behaviors to achieve certain psychological states based on their deeply rooted concerns about mortality?

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_____________ The components of death anxiety include all of the following except

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Different criteria to determine death used by different hospitals can result in all of the following except

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When attempting to determine if someone is "whole-brain dead," a physician would be unlikely to ask,

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The study of the interface between human values and technological advances in health and life sciences is called

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Several countries, such as Belgium, Columbia, and Switzerland, tolerate physician-assisted suicide provided five criteria are met. Which of the following is not one of these criteria?

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A lack of heartbeat and respiration are the two criteria for

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As a result of their growing realization of their own mortality, midlife adults shift from thinking about how long they have already lived to

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Several countries tolerate physician-assisted suicide provided five criteria are met. What are these criteria?

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People who __________ their physician regarding medical care options are more likely to select hospice than those who do not.

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A person's concern over dying is referred to as anticipatory grief.

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Kastenbaum and Thuell point out that a good contextual theory of dying must account for

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Diagnosing whole-brain death is controversial because

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Saying "Just let me live until my daughter graduates college" reflects which of Kübler¬Ross's stages?

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A person who helps ease the passage through death by being there to ensure that dying people are not alone is known as a hospice nurse.

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