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come to terms with a lack of control.
A depressed terminally ill patient will:
a patient's request that extraordinary life-sustaining procedures are not be used.
A living will outlines:
anger.
According to Kübler-Ross, the dying patient who asks "why me?" is experiencing:
depression
According to Kübler-Ross, the dying patient who is coming to terms with his or her lack of control is experiencing:
undermedicated
According to Turk and Feldman (1992a, 1992b), the hospitalized terminally ill patient runs the risk of being _____ by the medical staff.
anxiety.
According to critics, Kübler-Ross's theory fails to acknowledge the frequency with which dying patients experience:
home care.
According to the research cited in the text, a substantial percentage of terminally ill patients prefer:
accidents.
After infancy, the main cause of death among children younger than age 15 is:
the belief that others do not want to talk about death.
As a patient's prognosis worsens, interpersonal communications often deteriorate. The reasons for this breakdown are generally due to:
age nine or ten.
Children typically do not attain an adult understanding of death until:
regular contact between medical personnel and family members.
Competent home care for the terminally ill requires:
provide free or low-cost maternal care.
Countries with low infant mortality rate:
death-related ceremonies.
Cultural differences have been found in beliefs about:
likely to be caused by general physical decline.
Death in the elderly is:
an expected and common occurrence.
Emotional and social withdrawal in terminally ill patients is:
euthanasia
Ending the life of a person who is suffering from a painful terminal illness is called _____.
if the mother smoked during her pregnancy.
Epidemiologic studies reveal that SIDS is more likely to occur:
receive more interpersonal care.
Evaluations of hospice care indicate that, compared to patients who receive traditional treatment, hospice patients:
palliative care.
Hospice care is aimed at achieving:
are increasingly being incorporated into traditional treatment.
Hospices:
six
In the age group of 15 to 24, the homicide rate among black males is nearly _____ times that of young white males.
SIDS and congenital abnormalities.
In the first year of life, the main causes of death are:
breaks the taboo surrounding death.
Kübler-Ross's theory of death and dying:
denial
Lazarus (1983) argues that _____ early on in adjustment to life-threatening illness is both normal and useful.
requires psychological intervention.
Long-term denial of impending death:
acceptance
Naomi, diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, knows that she will die soon. She is now deciding on how to divide up her possessions and how to say goodbye to old friends and family members. According to Kübler-Ross's theory, she is in the _____ stage.
gradual realization of impending death.
One of the important contributing factors to midlife crisis is the:
custodial work designed to make the patient feel comfortable.
Palliative care involves:
with the interpersonal aspects of their medical care.
Patients are less likely to turn to alternative treatments when they are satisfied:
self-blame.
Poor adjustment for parents of children who have died from SIDS is associated with:
positive self-talk
Researchers on death have suggested that cognitive-behavioral therapies like _____ can be effectively employed with dying patients.
palliative care
Salim is a terminally ill patient who is being treated in a hospital. The hospital staff are warm and supportive. They make him feel comfortable by bathing and feeding him every day. In this case, the staff are providing _____.
use cues from their treatment and others' responses to infer the nature of their medical condition.
Terminally ill children:
gives importance to the patients' wishes.
The Patient Self-Determination Act:
denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.
The correct order of Kübler-Ross's stages of adjustment to dying is:
lung cancer.
The death rate among middle-aged adults has declined largely because of a 60 percent drop in:
men and those who experience sudden and unexpected loss.
The grief response appears to be more aggravated in:
is higher than that in most western European countries.
The infant mortality rate in the United States:
heart attack.
The main cause of premature death in adulthood is sudden death due to:
thanatologists
Those who study death and dying are called _____.
six years old.
Walt's parents have explained to him that his grandmother has died. He keeps asking them questions about her death and develops a belief that she has become a ghost. Walt is most likely to be:
to inform them in advance about the impending death.
When young children experience the impending death of a sibling, the best approach is:
They possess more biological fitness.
Which of the following factors contribute to women's lower mortality rates?
Reduced life satisfaction
Which of the following factors predicts mortality in the elderly age group?
Informing the patients of their condition and treatment
Which of the following guidelines must be followed by the medical staff who work with the dying?
It does not allow people to prepare their exit.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of premature death in adulthood?
Giving a cast for a broken limb
Which of the following is an example of curative care?
Receptivity to euthanasia and assisted suicide has increased in the U.S.
Which of the following is true of euthanasia and assisted suicide?
They often know more about their situation than they are given credit for.
Which of the following is true of terminally ill children?
Medical staff often find it difficult to work with them.
Which of the following is true of terminally ill young adults?
Patients gradually begin a process of social withdrawal.
Which of the following is true of the psychological and social issues related to dying?
It is necessary as it creates awareness about the kind of care the dying want.
Which of the following statements is true of death education?