Last Dance Chapter 2.

In Erikson's model of psychosocial development, in what period is bodily mutilation and disfigurement one of the death related fears?

Initiative vs. guilt

By what age do most children understand that death is a changed state?

preschool years

All of the following tends to be an important influence on the development of children's attitudes toward death EXCEPT

rising funeral costs.

In Erickson's model, approximately what age marks the beginning of the child's moral sense?

Birth-2 years

In Piaget's model, what phase is marked by formulating concepts that are abstract or symbolic?

Formal operations

What is the name of the Chinese version of Little Red Riding Hood or Granny Wolf?

Lon Po Po

Which answer best reflects children's understandings of John F. Kennedy's assassination?

Older children did not express concerns about the impact of Kennedy's death on the political system.

Regarding a mature concept of death, which of the following is true about universality?

Organisms that die cannot be made alive again

When asked, "What makes things die?" a child responds, "You can die if you swallow a dirty bug." According to Piaget's theory, this child is probably in which developmental stage?

Preoperational

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

Socialization.

The text cites the lullaby "Rockabye Baby" to illustrate the point that

a number of lullabies contain messages about human and animal death

A "teachable moment" is one in which

an opportunity for learning arises out of ordinary experiences.

In discussing how people understand death, the term "noncorporeal continuity" refers to the idea that

death occurs suddenly, without warning.

Children who have had first-hand encounters with death tend to

have a developmentally more mature understanding of death.

The model of human development devised by Erikson focuses on

self-identity decisions.

While more young people than ever claim no religion, there seems to be a growing interest in

spirituality

In the study done by Helen Swain, what percentage of children said that death is unlikely or avoidable?

66 percent

Which of the following is an example of resocialization?

Getting married.

In Erikson's model, the years from about six to the beginning of puberty correspond to what stage?

Industry vs. inferiority

Jean Piaget's model of development emphasizes

cognitive transformations.