ch 2 quiz
In a study of nursery rhymes, approximately what percentage describe ways in which humans or animals die or are mistreated?
50 %
he text cites the lullaby "Rockabye Baby" to illustrate the point that
a number of lullabies contain messages about human and animal death.
Regarding a mature concept of death, which of the following is true about universality?
all living things must eventually die
By what age do most children understand that death is a changed state?
preschool years
Lullabies and nursery rhymes often contain
themes of death and violence
A child's mature understanding of death is seen as a single, unidimensional concept. (T/F)
FALSE
A mature concept of death includes causality, which implies that adults will often blame someone or something for a loved one's death. (T/F)
FALSE
In the nineteenth century, violence in children's stories was downplayed, virtually non-existent, and rarely graphic or gory. (T/F)
FALSE
Lullabies containing themes of death and violence are seen predominantly in American culture and first appeared as a twentieth century form of mourning songs. (T/F)
FALSE
Non-empirical ideas are subject to strict scientific proof and observation. (T/F)
FALSE
Nonfunctionality means that your everyday functioning (going to school or work, self-care, etc.) has diminished due to a recent loss.
FALSE
The major aspects of a mature concept of death are mastered in an unfixed, irregular sequential order. (T/F)
FALSE
Veterinary schools can provide information on pet cemeteries, burials and cremation, but may not discuss hospice care for pets. (T/F)
FALSE
a "teachable" moment is most often best reserved for the classroom (T/F)
FALSE
Which of the following best defines socialization?
Learning and internalizing the norms, rules, and values of the society in which a person lives
In Erickson's model, approximately what age marks the beginning of the child's moral sense?
Preschool and kindergarten years
Exercising independence is a hallmark of Erikson's autonomy versus shame and doubt stage. (T/F)
TRUE
Personal mortality is a subcomponent of universality. (T/F)
TRUE
Through socialization, younger members of a society acquire knowledge from older generations. (T/F)
TRUE
Which answer best reflects children's understandings of John F. Kennedy's assassination?
Younger children worried about the appearance of the president's body and the effects of the death on his family.
A "teachable moment" is one in which
an opportunity for learning arises out of ordinary experiences.
Which theorist is associated with the developmental model that emphasizes changes in attitudes toward death during different psychosocial stages?
erik erikson
Children who have had first-hand encounters with death tend to
have a developmentally more mature understanding of death.
In discussing how people understand death, the term "noncorporeal continuity" refers to the idea that
human beings survive in some form after the death of the physical body.
In Erikson's model, the years from about 6 to the beginning of puberty is sometimes known as the
industrial age
In Erikson's model, the years from about six to the beginning of puberty correspond to what stage?
industry vs inferiority
According to Erik Erikson's theory, during which developmental stage do children increasingly seek their own direction and purpose?
initiative vs guilt
In Erikson's model of psychosocial development, in what period is bodily mutilation and disfigurement one of the death related fears?
initiative vs guilt
What subcomponent of universality makes explicit the understanding not only that all living things die but also that each living thing will die?
personal mortality
All of the following tends to be an important influence on the development of children's attitudes toward death EXCEPT
rising funeral costs
The acquisition of a mature understanding of death is part of the developmental process known as
socialization
While more young people than ever claim no religion, there seems to be a growing interest in
spirituality
The model of human development devised by Erikson focuses on
stages of psychosocial development
What concept describes opportunities for learning that arise out of unplanned or unexpected occurrences?
teachable moments
A mature concept of death involves 1. universality. 2. irreversibility. 3. empiricism. 4. causality.
1, 2, & 4
Agents of socialization include 1. family and peers. 2. school. 3. employers. 4. religion.
1, 2, & 4
According to the text, in 2014, approximately what percentage of Americans are affiliated with a religious tradition?
71 %
Studies conducted in the early 1940s by Sylvia Anthony showed that children can give general explanations for death by what age?
9 years old
According to Erikson psychosocial development depends significantly on developing a sense of identity and is linked to the individual's
connectedness & independence