Question 1

According to Kübler-Ross,engaging in sympathetic listening is the best reaction to which typical response to the prospect of death?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Most people die

Accepted Answer

A)  at home.
B)  in the presence of family.
C)  of heart attacks.
D)  in hospitals.

Question 3

Most Americans say they hope to die

Accepted Answer

A)  at home.
B)  in a nursing home.
C)  in a family member's home.
D)  in a hospital.

Question 4

Family members who ______________ can make dying more difficult for a patient.

Accepted Answer

A)  are inclined toward denial
B)  provide end-of-life care
C)  arrange for music therapy
D)  do not believe in an afterlife

Question 5

Among Westerners,____________ is an important factor in limiting death anxiety.

Accepted Answer

A)  a sense of life's meaning
B)  religious commitment
C)  belief in God
D)  regular prayer

Question 6

Walter states that the thought of never feeling anything again after he dies upsets him.Walter is experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)  morbidity.
B)  mortality.
C)  isolation.
D)  death anxiety.

Question 7

How is music therapy used to assist dying patients? Why is it effective?

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Question 8

Public opinion consistently favors

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A)  banning all forms of euthanasia.
B)  voluntary active euthanasia over assisted suicide.
C)  assisted suicide over voluntary active euthanasia.
D)  banning all forms of assisted suicide.

Question 9

Mr.Kim's attorney prepared a written document in which Mr.Kim specified the treatments he did or did not want in case of a terminal illness,coma,or other near-death situation.Mr.Kim's document is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  durable power of attorney for health care.
B)  living will.
C)  health-care plan.
D)  euthanasia directive.

Question 10

An important service doctors and other medical professionals can provide to dying people is

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A)  information about their condition and their treatment options.
B)  a comfortable,low-stress environment.
C)  protection from too much clinical information.
D)  mood enhancers to keep them cheerful and optimistic.

Question 11

When people you care about have recently experienced the death of a loved one,your best response is to provide

Accepted Answer

A)  privacy to be alone with their feelings.
B)  advice about how they should react.
C)  encouragement to hasten recovery.
D)  sympathetic listening and simple presence.

Question 12

Mrs.Hensley is dying.Her heartbeat,circulation,breathing,and brain functioning stop but resuscitation is still possible.She is experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)  the agonal phase of death.
B)  clinical death.
C)  brain death.
D)  mortality.

Question 13

The five reactions Kübler-Ross observed are best viewed as

Accepted Answer

A)  a fixed sequence.
B)  stages of denial.
C)  coping strategies that anyone may call on in the face of threat.
D)  maladaptive,emotion-centered coping strategies.

Question 14

After a period of intense grieving,most widowed elders

Accepted Answer

A)  display negative outcomes.
B)  move away for a period of time.
C)  die within five years.
D)  fare well.

Question 15

Kübler-Ross recommends that family members and health professionals

Accepted Answer

A)  not prolong denial by distorting the truth about the person's condition.
B)  be understanding about the dying person's denial and agree that his or her condition is not terminal.
C)  make decisions about medical interventions for the dying person until he or she reaches acceptance.
D)  bargain with the dying person when he or she is in denial,as this facilitates acceptance.

Question 16

Mr.Bigelow is in the final stage of cancer.During the first moments in which the regular heartbeat disintegrates,he gasps and has muscle spasms.Mr.Bigelow is experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)  the agonal phase of death.
B)  clinical death.
C)  brain death.
D)  mortality.

Question 17

When their mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer,the Johnson family chose a comprehensive program of support services that provided an interdisciplinary care team.The team emphasized quality of life.The Johnson family chose

Accepted Answer

A)  home care.
B)  an intensive care unit.
C)  the hospice approach.
D)  a long-term care facility.

Question 18

When he was dying of cancer,Mr.Babcock,a lifelong bird watcher,stated,"Whenever I feel the pain or cannot catch my breath,I travel to the woods in my mind and search for the red-winged blackbird." Mr.Babcock views dying as

Accepted Answer

A)  a mandate to live ever more fully.
B)  imprisonment.
C)  part of life's journey.
D)  an experience to be transformed.

Question 19

During prolonged dying,the bereaved person has had time to engage in

Accepted Answer

A)  accommodation.
B)  mourning.
C)  confrontation.
D)  anticipatory grieving.

Question 20

At the time of her father's death,Marion had not had contact with her family in 10 years.She traveled home for the funeral,but was not allowed in to the funeral home or church.Marion is at risk for

Accepted Answer

A)  anticipatory grieving.
B)  disenfranchised grief.
C)  bereavement overload.
D)  unestablished bereavement.

Exam 19: Death, dying, and Bereavement

According to Kübler-Ross,engaging in sympathetic listening is the best reaction to which typical response to the prospect of death?

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Kübler-Ross recommends that family members and health professionals

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Mrs.Hensley is dying.Her heartbeat,circulation,breathing,and brain functioning stop but resuscitation is still possible.She is experiencing

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When their mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer,the Johnson family chose a comprehensive program of support services that provided an interdisciplinary care team.The team emphasized quality of life.The Johnson family chose

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Walter states that the thought of never feeling anything again after he dies upsets him.Walter is experiencing

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Public opinion consistently favors

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Among Westerners,____________ is an important factor in limiting death anxiety.

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Mr.Bigelow is in the final stage of cancer.During the first moments in which the regular heartbeat disintegrates,he gasps and has muscle spasms.Mr.Bigelow is experiencing

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At the time of her father's death,Marion had not had contact with her family in 10 years.She traveled home for the funeral,but was not allowed in to the funeral home or church.Marion is at risk for

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How is music therapy used to assist dying patients? Why is it effective?

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After a period of intense grieving,most widowed elders

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Most Americans say they hope to die

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Mr.Kim's attorney prepared a written document in which Mr.Kim specified the treatments he did or did not want in case of a terminal illness,coma,or other near-death situation.Mr.Kim's document is a(n)

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When he was dying of cancer,Mr.Babcock,a lifelong bird watcher,stated,"Whenever I feel the pain or cannot catch my breath,I travel to the woods in my mind and search for the red-winged blackbird." Mr.Babcock views dying as

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During prolonged dying,the bereaved person has had time to engage in

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Most people die

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Family members who ______________ can make dying more difficult for a patient.

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An important service doctors and other medical professionals can provide to dying people is

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The five reactions Kübler-Ross observed are best viewed as

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When people you care about have recently experienced the death of a loved one,your best response is to provide

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