psychology 19 & 20 worksheet
Which of the following statements is true of a living will?
It is an advanced directive that is accepted by laws in all 50 states in the United States.
Which of the following is true of the American attitude toward death?
It is not uncommon for Americans to reach adulthood without having experienced the death of someone close.
Which of the following statements is true of the document known as Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST)?
POLST involves a health-care professional and a patient or surrogate conferring to determine and state the wishes of the patient.
Brain death occurs when
all electrical activity of the brain has ceased for a specified period of time
Which of the following emotional reactions is most common in the Gond culture of India in response to death?
anger
Which of the following was considered to be a clear sign of death in the past?
rigor mortis
According to Erik Erikson's developmental stages, which of the following is the resolution an individual is most likely to experience if he or she is in the last stage of human development?
wisdom
Naomi and Carla are first-year medical students. They are currently learning about the brain and its functions. Naomi is of the opinion that the cortical death definition should be adopted as the criterion for death. However, Carla disagrees with her. Which of the following statements best explains why Carla disagrees with Naomi?
If the cortical death definition were adopted, then physicians could declare that a person is dead when there is no cortical functioning in that person, even though the lower brain stem is functioning.
In 1900, most people died
at home, cared for by their family.
A flat EEG (electroencephalogram) recording for a specified period of time is a criterion of
brain death
Meghan is interning as a neurosurgeon in a children's hospital. During one of her hospital visits, a child is brought into the emergency trauma center. A senior doctor asks Meghan to examine the child and note down the child's vital statistics. Meghan notices that the EEG (electroencephalogram) reading has been showing a flat line for a long time. In this scenario, the flat EEG reading is most likely a criterion of ________.
brain death
According to Erikson, the positive resolution of the conflict of generativity vs. stagnation culminates in ________ in old age.
caring for others, and empathy and concern
Which of the following is a positive resolution of the psychological conflict of industry vs. inferiority?
competence
Euthanasia is otherwise known as
easy death
Angelique is in the final stage of breast cancer. Her latest reports indicate that the cancer cells have spread to her lungs and other organs. She knows that she does not have a chance to fight this battle and hence accepts the fact that she will die in a couple of weeks. She requests her doctor to end her life painlessly through medication as she is not able to bear the pain. Which of the following acts is Angelique requesting her doctor to perform?
euthanasia
The ________ portions of the brain often die sooner than the ________ portions.
higher, lower
Which of the following is a positive resolution of the psychological conflict of basic trust vs. mistrust?
hope
Identify Erikson's developmental stage that individuals experience in adolescence.
identity vs confusion
Identify Erikson's developmental stage that individuals experience in school age.
industry vs inferiority
Which of the following of Erikson's developmental stages do individuals experience in early childhood?
initiative vs guilt
According to Erik Erikson, what is the last stage of development in life?
integrity vs despair
Which of the following is prominent in Erikson's final stage of integrity versus despair?
life review
A(n) ________ refers to a legal document that reflects the patient's advance care planning.
living will
Which of the following is a positive resolution of the psychological conflict of intimacy vs. isolation?
love
In the Tanala culture of Madagascar, death is believed to be caused by
natural forces
