Pre test

All of the following are associated with the mission of modern hospitals EXCEPT

Care of patients with long term needs

Which of the following is viewed as the "fifth vital sign" ?

Pain

The acquisition of a mature understanding of death is part of the developmental process known as

Socialization

The Statement "death involves causality" means that

The are biological reasons for death

An "advanced directive" is best described as

Any statement made by a competent person for choices for medical treatment should he/she become unable to make or communicate such choices

According to Kubler-Ross, all of the following are associated with a life-threatening illness EXCEPT

Belief

Neanderthal dead were sometimes buried with food, ornamental shells, and stone implements implying...

Belief that the deceased would have further use for these items

All of the folowing are methods of determining clinical death EXCEPT

Cessation of breathing

According to Freud and the psychological model, the suicidal person

Is likely ambivalent about living or dying

Which of the following DOES NOT affect familiarity with death?

Political decision-making

What is the most characteristic feature of the modern war machine ?

Technological alienation

The emphasis on "cure" among professional caregivers can results in death being

Viewed as a failure

El Dia de los Muertos, the Mexican Day of the Dead, blends Catholic, Spanish, and Indian rituals. This celebration exemplifies an attitude toward death that

Views death in an open, humorous, ironic manner

All of the following are characteristics of near-death experiences EXCEPT

Weakened self-confidence

The notion that life continues after death

is one of the oldest human concepts.

The most important legal procedure following a death is considered to be the

official registration of the death

The aim of terrorism is to

Destroy working relations among countries

According to the sociological model, suicide resulting from a sudden trauma or catastrophe is classified as

Egoistic suicide

The reactions of anguish, anger, or relief to the death of a loved one are collectively termed?

Grief

Why did the U.S. Federal Trade Commission implement the Trade Regulation Rule on Funeral Industry Practices ?

To counteract the possibility of abuses