Death and Dying chapter 1
After someone dies, conversations about that person move from present to past tense.This form of speech is called
Indicative voice
The largest area of empirical research in thanatology is concerned with the measurement of attitudes toward death and dying more particularly
Death Anxiety
What has been characterized as the largest area of empirical research in thanalogy?
Death anxiety
Brief standardized printed statements following death of an average citizen are called
Death notice
Avoiding words like dead or dying,instead of using phrase in which loves one " pass away" the deceased is "laid to rest" and the corpse is " remain" is an example of
Euphermisms
Research about death anxiety indicates that it tend to be higher among
Blacks than whites
In literature,the meaning of death is often explored as it relates to the individual as well as
Society
According to Kastenbaum what is define as " the study of life with death left in"
Thanatology
What is the largest ongoing community arts project in America
The AIDS memorial Quilt
The first formal course in death education at the American University was held at
University of Minnesota in 1963
Media experts say that " reality violence" on TV news began with coverage of the
Vietnam War
Which of the following is NOT an example of Holocaust literature
Walking Skeleton by Richard Shaw
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
Approximately how much has the average life expectancy in the United States increased since 1900
30 years
In reviewing death anxiety research Robert Kastenbaum say that it
Allow individual to enjoy the illusion that death has been studied
What are the leading causes of death in the United States?
Heart disease and Cancer
Thanatos,from Greek mythology is generally understood as a response to___________
Personification of death
According to George Gerber, the "mean world syndrome" describe depiction of death in mass media as embedded in a structure of violence that conveys
a heighten sense of danger