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Exam 16: Epilogue: Death and Dying

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_____ is the deep sorrow that people feel at the death of another.

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Question 22

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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.

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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Juan 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 Juan uses it to die,it is considered:

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

In "locked-in syndrome":

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

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

George,age 50,is terminally ill.He is probably primarily focused on:

Alicia has just entered a hospice.She can expect:

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

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

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

Only those with pathological grief seek to assign blame after the death of a loved one.

Passive euthanasia is legal everywhere.

Hospice care makes use of a variety of medical interventions to delay death.

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

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

Incomplete grief may result when a police investigation or autopsy follows a death.

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

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