Question 1

In _____, a seriously ill person is allowed to die naturally, without any medical intervention.

Accepted Answer

A)   assisted suicide
B)   passive euthanasia
C)   a health care proxy
D)   active euthanasiaE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

A divorced spouse may feel disenfranchised grief after the death of his or her former partner.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is the goal of hospice care? Who does it serve? What barriers can keep people from receiving this kind of care?

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

Oregon's law regarding assisted suicide requires the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   patient to enter hospice care
B)   patient's illness to be confirmed by at least four physicians
C)   dying person to request the lethal drugs twice orally and once in writing
D)   consent of the next of kinE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Which of the following is a belief that a typical preschooler might hold following the death of his or her grandfather?

Accepted Answer

A)   "I caused my grandfather to die because I told him he was boring."
B)   "I'm glad my grandfather died, because he was boring."
C)   "I should bring flowers to my grandmother because my grandfather died."
D)   "I will say a prayer."E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A)   thanatology
B)   terror management theory
C)   reincarnation
D)   bereavementE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 7

Audrey is taking a class on death and dying as part of her nursing training. This week, Audrey's professor is explaining Elizabeth Kübler-Ross's theory. According to Kübler-Ross, what are the five stages of dying? Provide an example for each stage.

Accepted Answer

Kübler-Ross proposed five sequential sta...

Question 8

Palliative care _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   is the legal term for a living will
B)   does not occur in a hospice setting
C)   is not acceptable to most religions
D)   provides relief from physical painE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

terror man...

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of An individual's instructions regarding end of life...

Question 11

In the United States, most deaths occur _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   at home
B)   in hospitals
C)   in nursing homes
D)   at hospiceE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

physician-...

Question 13

A living will is written to indicate _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   that no attempt should be made to revive the person if they stop breathing
B)   the way property should be divided among heirs
C)   how to pass along important family stories
D)   what medical intervention should be used if the person is not conscious when a decision needs to be madeE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

The fact that more people fear flying than driving illustrates that attitudes about death tend to be _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   largely informed by statistics
B)   focused on the changes that individuals should make in order to live longer lives
C)   major factors in our selection of transit
D)   largely irrationalE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 15

A study on responses to the death of a spouse found that the majority of widows and widowers _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   were, within six months, about as happy and productive as they had been before their spouse's death
B)   suffered from pathological grief, including extreme depression, for the first time in their lives
C)   experienced a significant improvement in mood due to reduced caregiving demands
D)   were slow to recover, but regained most of their ability to function within four yearsE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A)   complicated
B)   absent
C)   disenfranchised
D)   incompleteE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

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 _____.

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The answer of One way that modern medicine has increased...

Question 19

Only a small subset of people-about 10 percent-experience complicated grief.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In a study of reactions to spouses'...

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What is the goal of hospice care? Who does it serve? What barriers can keep people from receiving this kind of care?

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

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A living will is written to indicate _____.

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In _____, a seriously ill person is allowed to die naturally, without any medical intervention.

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Palliative care _____.

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Oregon's law regarding assisted suicide requires the _____.

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Only a small subset of people-about 10 percent-experience complicated grief.

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