Death & Dying Final Exam

Approximately how much has the average life expectancy in the United States increased since 1900?

30 years

Hautsang

does NOT have a musical association with death

In traditional Hawaiian culture, mele kanikau may have been carefully composed or spontaneous and used

during the funeral procession.

Substitutions of vague words or phrases for ones considered harsh are

euphemisms

Which of the following is MOST closely associated with nineteenth-century funeral rituals?

keeping a bedside vigil

_____ does NOT affect our familiarity with death.

political decision making.

A "cosmopolitan" society is best described as

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

"If it bleeds, it leads"

Journalistic stance, reporters may seek to capture the experience of a tragedy at the expense of victims or their survivors.

In regards to death, Humor does the following:

Raises consciousness, encourages togetherness, defuses anxiety.

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

University of Minnesota in 1963.

Death notice

a brief, standardized statement printed in small type and listed alphabetically in a column of vital statistics; A classified notice publicizing the death of a person and giving those details of the funeral service that the survivors wish to have published.

Laments

a crying out in grief

Dirge

a musical for associated with funeral processions and burials.

Obituaries

a piece of writing announcing someone's death and listing information about his/her life

Keening

an emotional expression of loss and longing that is reminiscent of crying.

What is NOT a way in which humor functions relative to death?

Discourages empathy

Research into death anxiety has been characterized as

thanatology's own assembly line.

Mele kanikau

traditional Hawaiian chants were used as laments for commemorating a person's death.