PSY 210 - Chapter 17

The skull and crossbones, grim reaper, and angels are examples of which death-system component?

symbols

One reason the individuals in this video differ in their ideas about what happens after death is

the processes of spiritual identity development.

In this video, individuals in late adulthood discuss thoughts on death. In general, the level of fear they expressed is __________ what research suggests about the __________ in fear.

typical of; decrease

In which of the following cultures do community members support those who are grieving through activities such as scrapbooking and quilting?

Amish

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

The researchers found that when people are brought together during a disaster, they often form a strong bond that lasts while that catastrophe is ongoing, but that is unable to last a lifetime.

A recent study showed that most negative feelings associated with the death of a loved one diminish by __________ after the death.

6 months

Most children do not view death as universal and irreversible until about __________ years of age.

9

In the __________ culture, death is believed to be caused by magic and demons.

Gond

__________ refers to an adaptive strategy in which individuals believe they can influence and control events.

Perceived control

Why do people generally have less difficulty with death in late adulthood?

The timing of death in late adulthood is appropriate and expected.

Dr. Jack Kevorkian's activities are associated with

active euthanasia.

In this video, the adolescents discuss thoughts on death. In nearly all of their responses, they indicate feelings of having not experienced things they wanted to, or having their lives "cut short." This thinking is typical in adolescence in part due to

adolescent egocentrism.

A(n) __________ is a document signed by a person who is terminally ill, which states that life-sustaining procedures shall not be used to prolong his or her life when death is imminent.

advance directive

According to Robert Kastenbaum, all of the following are components of the death system EXCEPT

afterlife destinations.

What is one of the reasons why consciousness about death might increase in middle adulthood?

awareness of own aging

Younger adults who are dying often feel __________ more than do older adults who are dying.

cheated

Some of the teens in this video seem to have not considered death in great detail. Which of the following concepts can be linked to a belief that death is something that happens to other people?

personal fable

What is the typical sequence of emotions in Kübler-Ross's stages of dying?

denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance

During which of Kübler-Ross's five stages of dying is it suggested that the person dying might become silent, refuse visitors, and spend a great deal of time crying and grieving?

depression

According to Hobbs, their research

didn't analyze the subjective experience of how people felt emotionally during their mourning period.

Eva misses her deceased ex-husband, Pete, terribly; however, she feels that she cannot grieve openly because Pete was remarried to someone else when he died. What type of grief is this?

disenfranchised

In this video, middle adults reflect on their level of fear with respect to their own death. Research has shown that middle adults

fear death more than young adults and older adults.

The definition of brain death that is currently recognized by most physicians includes cessation of

higher and lower brain functions.

After analyzing approximately 15,000 social networks that had mourned the death of a friend in recent months, researchers found that close friends of the deceased immediately __________ their interactions with other contacts in the first few weeks following the death of a mutual close friend.

increased then decreased

Individuals who are dying may use adaptive denial in order to

insulate themselves from feelings of anger and hurt.

In general, early adults are __________ middle adults or late adults to consider the amount of life they have left.

less likely than

People in __________ adulthood fear death the most.

middle

The higher portions of the brain often die sooner than the lower portions. The lower portions of the brain

monitor heartbeat and respiration.

The adolescents in this video mention thoughts of what happens after a person dies. In general, thoughts about death are __________ than they were in childhood.

more abstract

In this video, early adults reflect on their thoughts on what happens to an individual after they die. There is variation in their responses. This thinking is __________ than it was in adolescence.

more complex and abstract

In this video, middle adults discuss thoughts on death and dying. In general, middle adults think __________ about how much time they have left than do early adults.

more often

Which of the following does Erikson's theory suggest may help older adults accept death?

positive life review

Which of the following is the name for the Jewish practice of a 30-day period of mourning following the burial of the deceased?

sheloshim