Ch. 1 - Home Quiz

Research into death anxiety has been characterized as..

thanatology's own assembly line

Which of the following BEST describes a "cosmopolitan" society?

Ideas and practices from other historical periods and cultures are valued and examined.

Which of the following is NOT a way in which humor functions relative to death?

Discourages empathy

People who describe themselves as religious suffer more death anxiety than their non-religious counterparts. T/F

False

Sylvia Anthony was a pioneer in the studies of adult survivors of trauma. T/F

False

The disruption of survivors' lives, their ensuing grief and coping is generally given a significant amount of attention during media reports. T/F

False

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is an example of contemporary mourning art. T/F

True

The rapid advancement of technology and social changes has created a "cultural lag." T/F

True

The first formal course in death and education at an American university was held at:

University of Minnesota in 1963

Which of the following is NOT an example of Holocaust literature?

Walking Skeleton by Richard Shaw

The largest area of empirical research in thanatology is concerned with the measurement of attitudes toward death and dying and more particularly..

death anxiety

Hibakusha is a Japanese words meaning

explosion affected

What is the largest ongoing community arts project in America?

the AIDS Memorial Quilt

According to George Gerbner, the "Mean World" syndrome describes depictions of death in the mass media as embedded in a structure of violence that conveys..

a heightened sense of danger

The major contribution of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross's book "On Death and Dying" its focus on..

caring for dying patients