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After someone dies, conversations about that person move from present to past tense. this form of speech is called of
Indicative voice
Around the 12th Century, Simple grave markers begin to appear as did elaborate effigies. This was part of increasing emphasis on
Individualism
In Erikson's model, the years from six to beginning of puberty correspond to what stage
Industry V. Inferiority
Erickson's model, what period is bodily mutilation and disfigurement one of the death related fears
Initiative V. Guilt
Even when curative treatments have ended, the effort to control circumstances around death and dying so that it comes out "right" is termed
Managed Death
How does the separation of civil and criminal Law effect the modern system of justice
Modern law views homicide as an act committed against the state rather than against the individual
A charnel house was
A gallery for bones entrusted to the church
The largest area of empirical research in thanatology is concerned with the measurement of attitudes toward death and dying and more particularly
Death Anxiety
What has been characterized as the largest area of empirical research in thanatology
Death Anxiety
What is the fallacy of making judgement about others in terms of one's own cultural assumptions and ideas
Ethnocentrism
Avoiding words like dead or dying, instead of using phrases in which loved ones "pass away" the deceased is "laid to rest" and the corpse is "remains", is an example of
Euphemisms
Under the provisions of the National Organ Transplantation Act, it is currently illegal to buy or sell human organs and tissues, except
Blood
Humanity received its name from the Latin root word humare, which means to
Bury
In Japanese homes, an alter for honoring deceased relatives and ancestors is called
Butsdan
What is the irreversible process of deterioration in the body's systems and organs
Cellular death
A significant difference between a medical examiner and a corner is that the...
Corner is usually an elected official whereas the medical examiner is usually appointed
What can be defined as "all that in human society which is socially rather than biologically transmitted?"
Culture
The question of a mature understanding of death is part of the developmental process known as
Socialization
According to Kastenbaum, What is defined as "The study of life with death left in"
Thanatology
The first formal course in death education at the american university was held at
University of Minnesota in 1963
Media experts say that the "reality violence" on TV news began with coverage of the
Vietnam War
When can an autopsy be preformed
When required by law, When the deceased has made a body donation, When the research hospital needs a subject
A "teachable moment" is on e in which
an opportunity for learning arises out of ordinary experiences
Research about Death Anxiety indicates that is tends to be higher among
blacks then whites
Jean Piaget's model of developmental emphasizes
cognitive transformations
Erickson's stages, development depends on significantly on developing a sense of identity and is linked to the individuals
connectedness and independence
Brief standardized printed statements following death of an average citizen are called
death notices
According to kellehear's description and social history of dying, the meaning of death
has changed overtime
In traditional societies, whether grief is expressed by loud wails or quiet tears, there is a common tendency to
have a deep respect for the soul of the dead
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
when asked, " what makes things die?" a child responds, " You can die if you swallow a dirty bug." According to Piaget's theory, what developmental stage is the child in
preoperational
What term refers to the uprooting and restructuring of basic attitudes, values or identities
re socialization
The dance of death
reflects ideas about inevitability of death
What is the largest ongoing community arts project in america
the AIDS Memorial Quilt
A death mask was created
to provide a memento for bereaved survivors
Which of the following is not an example of Holocaust literature
walking skeleton by Richard Shaw
Until the 19th Century, the customary deathbed scene
included family
Regarding a mature concept of death, which of the following best defines socialization
learning and internalizing the norms, rules and values of the society in which a person lives
One aspect of an "invisible death" is that death is
less part of common experience
In general, Native Americans view death as
a normal part of the life cycle
the story of red riding hood, in Chinese tradition differs from the western version in which way
3 children in the Chinese version work together as a group to kill the wolf
Approximately how much has the average life expectancy in the United States increased since 1900
30 years
In reviewing death anxiety research, Robert Kastenbaum says that it
Allows individuals to enjoy the illusion that death has been studied
What term is best used to describe African customs such as a prayer, sacrifice or liberation, and other acts of respect shown to decrease members of the community
Ancestor Worship
What is the application of medical knowledge to questions of law
Forensic Pathology
What are the leading causes of death in the US
Heart Disease and Cancer
Thanatos, from Greek mythology, is generally understood as a response to
Personification of death
Which of the following are components of a "death system" as described by Robert Kastenbaum
Places, Times, Objects
Erickson's model, what age marks the beginning of the child's moral sense
Preschool and Kindergarten years
By what age do most children understand that death is a changed state
Preschool years
In traditional Hindu households, death is
a communal affair
According to George Gerbner, the "mean world syndrome" describes depictions of the death in the mass media as embedded in a structure of violence that conveys
a heightened sense of danger
In literature, the meaning of death is often explored as it relates to the individual as well as
society
The model of human development devised by Erickson focuses on
stages of psycho social development