Death and Bereavement quizzes
What is the primary focus of hospital care?
Acute intensive care
Who is at the center of the "ideal caring situation"?
Patient
Due to the impact of managed care and greater emphasis on patients' rights, which of the following is true?
The "Aesculapian authority" of physicians is lessening
Jean Piaget's model of development emphasizes
cognitive transformations
Most deaths are determined by:
the absence of vital sign
What are the different modes of death on a typical death certificate?
Accidental, suicidal, homicidal, and natural
Regarding a mature concept of death, which of the following is true about universality?
All living things eventually die
Names Quilt
An artistic response to AIDS
Which type of housing is MOST appropriate for an aged person who can no longer live independently but is not ready for nursing care?
Assisted living facility
death notice
Brief, standardized statements, usually printed in small type and listed alphabetically in a column of vital statistics
What is an irreversible process of deterioration in the body's systems and organs?
Cellular Death
Regarding hospice and palliative care, what are the 3 C's of high-quality care?
Competent, compassionate, coordinated
When death occurs in suspicious circumstances, or is sudden, and there is no physician to sign the death certificate, who determines and certifies the cause of death?
Coroner or Medical Examiner
According to Erik Erikson's theory, during which developmental stage do children increasingly seek their own purpose and direction AND begin to acknowledge death?
Initiative vs. Guilt
nineteenth century funeral rituals brought the family together during the funeral process
Keeping a vigil
Research indicates that capital punishment is
Not an effective deterrent to murder.
Under the Medicare Hospice Benefit, what must a patient's life expectancy be to qualify for hospice care?
Six months or less
What phrase best defines how death is a mirror in which a dying person could discover his/her destiny by taking a moral balance sheet of his/her life?
Speculum mortis
trend that reflects a changing attitude towards death
Swift decisions and the utilization of professionals regarding disposition of the body
The roots of modern emergency and trauma care can be traced back to
The Civil War
What do experts in trauma and emergency care call the first hour after serious injury?
The Golden Hour
socialization
The acquisition of a mature understanding of death is part of the developmental process known as:
As a child grows older, what happens to a child's understanding of death?
The child's understanding of death evolves over time
How do present-day funeral rituals differ from those of the nineteenth century
The deceased's family and friends are spectators rather than participants
What is the primary aim of hospice and palliative care?
To help people live as fully as possible until the end of their lives
Which was a turning point in the "medicalization" of death and dying?
World War I
Which of the following is a legal definition for the criminal act of "manslaughter"?
Wrongful, unplanned killing done without implied malice.
A "teachable moment" is one when
an opportunity for learning arises out of ordinary experiences
topic researchers studied the most in the field of thanatology
anxiety
Substitutions of vague words or phrases for ones considered harsh are
euphemisms
Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) refers to
intervention following traumatic events
Proponents of making commerce in human organs legal argue that
shortages would be eliminated
The most important factor in determining if someone is a suitable candidate for an organ transplant is
someone for whom a transplant offers a reasonable likelihood of recovery
Except when required by law, an autopsy can be performed only after
the next of kin have given their consent.
"death involves causality" means that:
there are biological reasons for death
Surveys indicate that most people diagnosed with a life-threatening illness
want to be told
What is a charnel house?
A structure containing the bones and skulls of Christians
danse macabre
Dance of Death
What official registration is considered the most important legal procedure following a death?
Death certificate
What focus do traditional societies tend to have in regards to the deceased?
Deep respect for the soul
factor in lessening familiarity with death in American culture
Geographic mobility
example of resocialization
Having children
word in Japanese means explosion-affected
Hibakusha
present-day funeral rituals, which of the following is most prevalent
Holding a funeral or memorial service for the deceased
What role does humor play in dealing with death
Humor raises our consciousness about a taboo topic and gives us a way to talk about it
Around the twelfth century, simple grave markers began to appear as did elaborate effigies. This was as part of increasing emphasis on
Individualism
What message is being communicated when, after a pet's death, a parent tells a child "don't worry about it, we'll get another one"?
The idea of replaceability- that something important can be replaced
lullabies and nursery rhymes contain themes of:
death and violence