Death and Bereavement Final
Funerals in the United States are mainly
Focused on the welfare of the survivors
Referring to a deceased individual as "that one" is an example of
Name avoidance
What is the summer Japanese festival that marks the return of deceased ancestors to Earth, and where lighted lanterns later guides the spirits home.
O'bon
Which of the following is MOST likely to view cremation as a symbol of the transitory nature of human life?
Hindu
Until the nineteenth century, the customary deathbed scene
Included family
In which of the following countries is cremation the most common method of body disposal?
India and Japan
The concept of adjusting to a world without the deceased is associated with
J. William Worden's tasks of mourning.
What accounts for the reluctance to actively pursue organ transplantation in Japan?
Japanese are concerned about keeping the body intact.
Personalized funerals are also called
Life-centered funerals
What is an example of loss-oriented coping?
Looking at old photographs
During which event did the 24/7 news ticker across the bottom of the screen start?
9/11
Regarding a mature concept of death, which of the following is true about universality? A) Death is inevitable and unavoidable. B) Organisms that die cannot be made alive again. C) Death involves the cessation of all physiological functions or signs of life. D) There are biological reasons for the occurrence of death.
A
The largest area of empirical research in thanatology is concerned with the measurement of attitudes toward death and dying and more particularly
Death anxiety
Death talk includes all of the following except
Direct language
Devices such as a "life-preserving" coffin refers to a container that is
Equipped with a signaling device
A mature concept of death includes causality, which implies that adults will often blame someone or something for a loved one's death. (T/F)
False
A statement from the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) states there are now hundreds of sound scientific studies to support the medical use of marijuana. (T/F)
False
Bluebond-Langner's study showed that hospitalized seriously ill children discussed their illness with their peers as well as with the many non-medical adults in their lives. (T/F)
False
Burial vaults or grave liners are required by state law in all American cemeteries.
False
Capital punishment is imposed after mitigating factors. (T/F)
False
Death notification also helps set apart the mourning period from the funeral service. (T/F)
False
Embalming is a uniform practice required by FTC law across the United States today. (T/F)
False
Ethical wills are a twentieth century, new means to pass on wisdom, love, and personal values. (T/F)
False
Funding for hospice services is plentiful because there are no limits on who qualifies. (T/F)
False
Generally, ill children know very little about the world of their hospital, staff and procedures. (T/F)
False
In her essay titled "The Eyes of a Dying Man," Rando suggests that being with a dying person at the moment of death is transformative. (T/F)
False
Kaddish, the Jewish mourner's prayer, is said in absolute privacy within seven days of the death. (T/F)
False
Nomadic hunting and gathering tribes, such as the Sioux and Apache, generally express more fear of the dead than do sedentary tribes, such as the Pueblo and Navajo. (T/F)
False
Non-functionality means that your everyday functioning (going to school or work, self-care, etc.) has diminished due to a recent loss. (T/F)
False
Passive euthanasia is the bringing about of death through the administration of lethal injection. (T/F)
False
The Kübler-Ross model of coping has no bearing today on understanding how people experience the prospect of dying. (T/F)
False
The term "burial" simply involves digging a grave. (T/F)
False
Whole person care involves attending mainly to a patient's physical needs 24 hours a day. (T/F)
False
Which is the most common symptom in terminally ill patients?
Pain
Which term best describes the phenomena of death as a consequence of the stress of bereavement?
Broken Heart
In the wake of multiple losses, survivors may feel they have "run out of tears," resulting in bereavement
Burnout
Which of the following age groups of seriously ill children had major concerns about discomforting and possibly disfiguring effects of the disease and related medical procedures?
Children approximately 5-9
What is considered the "single most valuable asset of the skilled doctor"?
Clear communication
Regarding hospice and palliative care, what are the 3 C's of high-quality care?
Competent, Compassionate, corrdinated
Informed consent is based on a patient's competency to give consent, adequate understanding of proposed treatment, and
Consent must be given freely
What is ethnomedicine?
Conventional biomedicine and folk beliefs
Which of the following is important in discussing death with a child before a crisis occurs?
Provide an explanation that corresponds to the child's level of understanding
The Dance of Death
Reflects ideas about the inevitability of death
Placing a child for adoption is an example of
Reproductive loss
Often, the only task that matters in being with someone who is dying is to
Sit still and listen
The model of human development devised by Erik Erikson focuses on
Stages of psychosocial development
Of the following modes of death, which is most likely to be characterized as a low-grief death?
Terminal illness of an elderly man
Internet use of TikTok, Instagram, blogs, e-mail, Facebook, podcasts, Skype, texting, Twitter, websites (personal & professional), YouTube, Zoom, etc. for communication, provision, and interaction with and about death, dying, grief, loss, and death is called ______________________.
Thanatechnology
What has been called a "celebration of the soul's entrance into heaven"?
The "second line" march (or jazz funeral) of New Orleans brass bands
What do experts in trauma and emergency care call the first hour after serious injury?
The Golden Hour
Which statement best reflects the closed awareness context of family interactions in response to a life-threatening illness?
The dying person is not aware of his or her impending death although others may know about it.
What is the aim of meaning-based coping?
To maintain a person's sense of positive well-being
The psychosocial effects of war and murder lead to higher levels of
Traumatic reactions
"Spontaneous shrines" may be seen on walls, roadsides, and via the internet. (T/F)
True
An accurate legal definition of death is necessary to determine when it is permissible to remove organs for transplantation. (T/F)
True
At the turn of the century, young children were usually involved in activities surrounding the dead, including sleeping in the same room as the corpse. (T/F)
True
Grief counseling on the Internet raises questions regarding the appropriateness and effectiveness of such services. (T/F)
True
Hopi funeral rituals are attended by few people and held privately. (T/F)
True
Islam calls for the burial of the deceased as soon as possible. (T/F)
True
Music devotes significant attention to themes of death and loss. (T/F)
True
Palliation of symptoms using surgery may be used to improve the quality of life. (T/F)
True
People near the end of life in the active dying stage are often more comfortable without foods or liquids. (T/F)
True
Personal autonomy is restricted when passengers on an airline are required to wear seat belts. (T/F)
True
Personal mortality is a sub-component of universality. (T/F)
True
Through socialization, younger members of a society acquire knowledge from older generations. (T/F)
True
With respect to grief, someone operating systemically will likely experience and express grief emotionally. (T/F)
True
What disorder of consciousness has been characterized as "awake but unaware" and also has been called "hopelessly conscious"?
Vegetative state
What is the fundamental principle in medical care which is "to tell the truth."
Veracity
Which answer best reflects children's understandings of John F. Kennedy's assassination?
Younger children worried about the appearance of the president's body and the effects of the death on his family.
In Gerbner's "mean world syndrome," the symbolic use of death contributes to all of the following except
an increased hoarding of supplies
A "teachable moment" is one in which
an opportunity for learning arises out of ordinary experiences.
Three principles of medical ethics are
autonomy, beneficence, justice
A significant difference between a medical examiner and a coroner is that the
coroner is usually an elected official whereas the medical examiner is usually appointed.
Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross wanted to
educate medical interns about dying patients.
Among the Cree of North America, infants were given moccasins with holes in them so that ghosts would not take them away "because their moccasins need mending." This example is intended to show
feelings about the parental role of safeguarding children are universal.
Unfinished business is a term that can relate to the
plans and dreams that the bereaved had shared with the deceased.
An autopsy after Terri Schiavo died ultimately showed:
her brain was permanently damaged and the original diagnosis of permanent vegetative state was correct
Hospice programs are mandated to
provide bereavement follow-up services for the family.
The roots of modern emergency and trauma care can be traced back to
the Civil War
All of the following occurred with Karen Ann Quinlan EXCEPT
the Supreme Court of New Jersey ruled in favor of the hospital officials and Karen remained on the respirator.
Bereavement is defined as the
the objective event of loss
The term senescence is defined as the
the process of becoming old
Surveys indicate that most people diagnosed with a life-threatening illness
want to be told
According to a study by Myra Bluebond-Langner, seriously ill children in a leukemia ward were able to guess their condition by
interpreting how people behaved toward them.
The idea that one can die of a "broken heart"
is being investigated scientifically and is considered plausible.
Which of the following coping mechanisms are used by children to cope with a serious illness? 1. Making a deal that allows a desire to be filled once the pain is endured 2. Limiting the number of people with whom they have close relationships 3. Taking a "be-brave-and-strong" stance 4. Regressing to behaviors that are less demanding
1, 2, 4
The way a particular person adjusts to the role of newly widowed person depends on a host of 1. sociocultural factors. 2. personal factors. 3. circumstantial factors. 4. sociopolitical factors.
1, 2, and 3
When communicating a life-threatening diagnosis to a patient, a physician must consider the patient's 1. personality. 2. emotional constitution. 3. capacity for continued function under stress. 4. long-term health care insurance
1, 2, and 3
According to the Uniform Determination of Death Act, an individual is dead when he/she has irreversible 1. cessation of the capacity for bodily integration. 2. circulatory and respiratory cessation. 3. absence of functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem. 4. cessation of the capacity for consciousness.
2 and 3
Regarding a mature concept of death, which of the following is true about universality?
All living things must eventually die
According to historian Philippe Ariès, during the period of "tamed death," death was viewed as
An ordinary human experience
What is the application of medical knowledge to questions of law?
Forensic Pathology
What is considered a fatal chronic condition?
Frailty
Children who have had first-hand encounters with death tend to
Have a developmentally more mature understanding of death
Historically, death has been ascertained by the absence of
Heartbeat and breathing
Which of the following factors does NOT affect our familiarity with death?
Political decision making
The most important factor in determining if someone is a suitable candidate for an organ transplant is
The person has a reasonable likelihood of recovery with a transplant
In general, Native Americans view death as
a normal part of the life cycle
When a child is dealing with emotional pain, admonishing the child to "be brave" is
bad because crying is a natural response to loss.
Community support has generally been shown to
be an important supplement to a family's internal support system.
