Question 1

After her husband's death,Lorna had to start dealing with her finances.She has had to learn to balance a checkbook and pay the bills- things that her husband always did when he was alive.According to the dual-process model of coping with bereavement,Lorna is experiencing:

Accepted Answer

A)  restoration-oriented stressors.
B)  loss-oriented stressors.
C)  complicated grief.
D)  disenfranchised grief.

Question 2

Which of the following was considered to be a clear sign of death in the past?

Accepted Answer

A)  A flat EEG (electroencephalogram) 
B)  Moderate brain stem function
C)  Lack of higher cortical brain function
D)  Rigor mortis

Question 3

In which of the following countries is cremation most popular?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States
B)  Mexico
C)  Canada
D)  Japan

Question 4

Active euthanasia is legal in several countries,including:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Netherlands and Belgium.
B)  Africa and India.
C)  Canada and Sweden.
D)  China and Japan.

Question 5

The type of care that is designed to reduce pain and suffering and help individuals die with dignity is known as ________ care.

Accepted Answer

A)  curative
B)  palliative
C)  terminal
D)  compassionate

Question 6

Most psychologists emphasize that _____ is the best strategy in discussing death with children.

Accepted Answer

A)  honesty
B)  evasion
C)  lying
D)  distraction

Question 7

If the cortical death definition were adopted,then physicians could claim a person is dead when his or her _____ brain is no longer functioning.

Accepted Answer

A)  lower
B)  middle
C)  higher
D)  entire

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true about the dual-process model of coping with bereavement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Loss-oriented stressors exclude any positive or negative reappraisal of the loss.
B)  Restoration usually shatters assumptions about the world and one's own place in it.
C)  Restoration-oriented stressors is one of the key dimensions of the dual-process model.
D)  Coping with loss and engaging in restoration can occur only separately.

Question 9

Which of the following statements is true about assisted suicide?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada was the first country to give legal status to assisted suicide.
B)  In some states of the United States where assisted suicide is illegal,the crime is typically considered manslaughter or a felony.
C)  The United States government has an official policy on assisted suicide and it decides the legality of assisted suicide in any state.
D)  Assisted suicide is legal in Europe except in Switzerland,Luxemburg,and Belgium.

Question 10

A flat EEG (electroencephalogram) recording for a specified period of time is one criterion of:

Accepted Answer

A)  rigor mortis.
B)  euthanasia.
C)  brain death.
D)  paralysis.

Question 11

Turning off a respirator or a heart-lung machine is an example of _____ euthanasia.

Accepted Answer

A)  active
B)  deliberate
C)  passive
D)  sustained

Question 12

Laws in _____ states (in the United States) accept advance directives/living wills as reflecting an individual's wishes.

Accepted Answer

A)  40
B)  45
C)  48
D)  50

Question 13

A(n) _____ refers to a legal document that reflects the patient's advance care planning.

Accepted Answer

A)  last request
B)  dying will
C)  living will
D)  easy death order

Question 14

According to Kübler-Ross,in the _____ stage of dying,the dying person recognizes that denial can no longer be maintained.

Accepted Answer

A)  anger
B)  bargaining
C)  acceptance
D)  isolation

Question 15

Define hospice and explain its focus.

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

What is the term for death induced deliberately for a person (who is suffering from an incurable disease or severe disabilities)by injecting a lethal dose of a drug?

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The answer of What is the term for death induced...

Question 17

A study of more than 1,000 college students by Currier,Holland,& Neimeyer found that _____ was an important factor in their grieving of a violent loss by accident,homicide,or suicide.

Accepted Answer

A)  making sense
B)  denial and isolation
C)  bargaining
D)  perceived control

Question 18

Which of the following statements is true about the popularity of cremation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cremation is usually more popular in the United States than in Canada.
B)  Cremation is more popular in the Pacific region of the United States than in the South.
C)  Cremation is least popular in Japan and Asian countries.
D)  Cremation percentage in the United Sates has reduced since 1985.

Question 19

In Harrington & Smith's study of patients with advanced cancer,only _____ percent of doctors told patients how long they were likely to live.

Accepted Answer

A)  12
B)  8
C)  57
D)  37

Question 20

Define grief and discuss its major dimensions.

Accepted Answer

Grief is the emotional numbness,disbelie...

Exam 20: Death, Dying, and Grieving

After her husband's death,Lorna had to start dealing with her finances.She has had to learn to balance a checkbook and pay the bills- things that her husband always did when he was alive.According to the dual-process model of coping with bereavement,Lorna is experiencing:

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In Harrington & Smith's study of patients with advanced cancer,only _____ percent of doctors told patients how long they were likely to live.

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Turning off a respirator or a heart-lung machine is an example of _____ euthanasia.

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In which of the following countries is cremation most popular?

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A study of more than 1,000 college students by Currier,Holland,& Neimeyer found that _____ was an important factor in their grieving of a violent loss by accident,homicide,or suicide.

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Which of the following statements is true about the popularity of cremation?

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Laws in _____ states (in the United States) accept advance directives/living wills as reflecting an individual's wishes.

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What is the term for death induced deliberately for a person (who is suffering from an incurable disease or severe disabilities)by injecting a lethal dose of a drug?

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If the cortical death definition were adopted,then physicians could claim a person is dead when his or her _____ brain is no longer functioning.

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According to Kübler-Ross,in the _____ stage of dying,the dying person recognizes that denial can no longer be maintained.

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Define grief and discuss its major dimensions.

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The type of care that is designed to reduce pain and suffering and help individuals die with dignity is known as ________ care.

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Most psychologists emphasize that _____ is the best strategy in discussing death with children.

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A(n) _____ refers to a legal document that reflects the patient's advance care planning.

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Define hospice and explain its focus.

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Which of the following was considered to be a clear sign of death in the past?

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Active euthanasia is legal in several countries,including:

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A flat EEG (electroencephalogram) recording for a specified period of time is one criterion of:

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Which of the following statements is true about the dual-process model of coping with bereavement?

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Which of the following statements is true about assisted suicide?

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