Pre test
All of the following are associated with the mission of modern hospitals EXCEPT
Care of patients with long term needs
Which of the following is viewed as the "fifth vital sign" ?
Pain
The acquisition of a mature understanding of death is part of the developmental process known as
Socialization
The Statement "death involves causality" means that
The are biological reasons for death
An "advanced directive" is best described as
Any statement made by a competent person for choices for medical treatment should he/she become unable to make or communicate such choices
According to Kubler-Ross, all of the following are associated with a life-threatening illness EXCEPT
Belief
Neanderthal dead were sometimes buried with food, ornamental shells, and stone implements implying...
Belief that the deceased would have further use for these items
All of the folowing are methods of determining clinical death EXCEPT
Cessation of breathing
According to Freud and the psychological model, the suicidal person
Is likely ambivalent about living or dying
Which of the following DOES NOT affect familiarity with death?
Political decision-making
What is the most characteristic feature of the modern war machine ?
Technological alienation
The emphasis on "cure" among professional caregivers can results in death being
Viewed as a failure
El Dia de los Muertos, the Mexican Day of the Dead, blends Catholic, Spanish, and Indian rituals. This celebration exemplifies an attitude toward death that
Views death in an open, humorous, ironic manner
All of the following are characteristics of near-death experiences EXCEPT
Weakened self-confidence
The notion that life continues after death
is one of the oldest human concepts.
The most important legal procedure following a death is considered to be the
official registration of the death
The aim of terrorism is to
Destroy working relations among countries
According to the sociological model, suicide resulting from a sudden trauma or catastrophe is classified as
Egoistic suicide
The reactions of anguish, anger, or relief to the death of a loved one are collectively termed?
Grief
Why did the U.S. Federal Trade Commission implement the Trade Regulation Rule on Funeral Industry Practices ?
To counteract the possibility of abuses