Death and Dying Multiple-Choice Questions Part 1

Multiple-Choice Questions A) B) C) D) 1. The study of death and dying is known as: oncology. gerontology. thanatology. ethnology. A) B) C) D) Which of the following statements is a way 2. that death today is different from 100 years ago? Death occurs earlier. Dying occurs faster. Death impacts more children. Death has been removed from daily life. A) B) C) D) A) B) C) D) Themes around death that occur in all of the 3. known ancient cultures include all of the following EXCEPT: Mourners respond to death with a set of rituals. All dead bodies must be buried in the ground. Actions in life impact what happens after death. An afterlife exists. Diversity within religions about responses to death are evident in descriptions of life after 4. death such as reincarnation. According to the text: every religion believes in reincarnation. no organized religion believes in reincarnation. many religious leaders speak against reincarnation, but individuals may believe in it anyway. some religions believe in reincarnation and others do not. A) B) C) D) One hundred years ago, most people died 5. _____, while today they most often die in a hospital. at home at birth while working in public spaces 6. A) B) C) D) 7. A) B) C) D) 8. A) B) C) D) In Korea, how did religious practice change with regard to autopsies? Religious leaders forbid autopsies. A religious service was developed for use with autopsies. Egyptian traditions were fused with Korean customs. Most people abandon religious ceremonies because of their opposition to autopsies. Which of the following is TRUE about memorials to the dead? There is a consensus among religions that memorials are an important part of the grieving process in every culture. It is a Western practice that is antithetical to most Eastern cultures. They are a relatively modern phenomenon. They are only used in Christian services. A century ago, the average lifespan worldwide was _____ years. 40 48 55 72 A) B) C) D) A) B) C) D) Sigrid's mother recently died after a long illness. Though Sigrid has not attended 9. religious services since she was a child, it is likely that she will: become more religious after being confronted with this death. refuse to attend the funeral. not believe in any sort of life after death. never move past her grief because she does not practice a religion. Children as young as _____ have some sort of understanding of death, though they may not 10. understand that the person will not come back to life. 1 2 3 4 11. A) B) C) D) A) B) C) Children who are terminally ill fear that death means they will be: abandoned. in pain. sad. bored. Margie's mother has been reluctant to tell her that Grandpa Bo is dead. After keeping Margie home with a babysitter during the funeral, her mother has said things like, 12. “Grandpa Bo had to go away.” But Margie has heard adults talking about the death, and senses that her mother is avoiding the topic, and has come to the conclusion that: adults just want to protect their children. the conversations were probably false and Grandpa Bo is just away for a while. death is a terrifying topic that even adults can't discuss. there are some things kids just shouldn't know. D) A) B) C) D) According to _____, adolescents and 13. emerging adults engage in high-risk behaviors in order to cope with their fear of death. thanatology terror management theory reincarnation bereavement 14. A) B) C) D) A) B) C) D) The fact that more people fear flying than 15. driving illustrates that attitudes about death tend to be: largely informed by statistics. focused on the changes that individuals should make in order to live longer lives. major factors in our selection of transit. largely irrational. 16. A) B) C) D) 17. A) B) James, age 50, is terminally ill. He is primarily focused on: his fear of death. the pain he might suffer. a fear of leaving something undone. planning his funeral. In late adulthood, attitudes about death shift. Anxiety _____ while hope _____. decreases; increases increases; increases decreases; decreases increases; decreases Many developmentalists believe that one sign of mental health in older adults is: denying death. feeling guilty for what is undone. C) D) accepting mortality. focusing on the limits of old age. 18. A) B) C) D) 19. A) B) C) D) A) B) C) D) Across cultures, a result of near-death experiences is: an increased fear of death. scientific data on what happens to the dead. a loss of the will to live. a sense of hopefulness. Max was in critical condition when he arrived at the ER. His heart stopped and he almost died, but thanks to quick intervention 20. survived the ordeal. As he healed, he discussed having the sense of floating in light and experiencing a sense of peace. Max seems to have had a: coma. near-death experience. terror management theory. good death. 21. A) B) C) D) Which of the following is TRUE about older adults who think they may die soon? They are more likely to want to spend time with a family member. They are unlikely to believe in some kind of after life. They give up on living. They are unlikely to accept death as a part of life. Which of the following descriptions is NOT characteristic of a good death? peaceful quick in familiar surroundings being alone 22. A) B) C) D) 23. A) B) C) D) In what way has modern medicine made a good death more likely? by confining most deaths to hospitals and nursing homes by increasing the general levels of health so that most deaths occur in old age by not discussing the likelihood of death with patients, so as not to scare them by using whatever means necessary to prolong life at all times According to Kübler-Ross, the first stage of dying is: anger. denial. depression. bargaining. A) B) C) D) Mrs. Cannon has been diagnosed as terminally ill, but she insists that she will recover and believes that her laboratory 24. results were mixed up or misinterpreted. Kübler-Ross would say that Mrs. Cannon is in the stage of: acceptance. bargaining. denial. depression. A) B) C) D) The work of _____ has been used to describe dying as a movement from a focus on 25. physical needs through needs for love, safety, respect, and self-actualization, and finally to the acceptance of death. Jean Piaget Abraham Maslow Sigmund Freud B. F. Skinner 26. A) B) C) D) A) B) C) D) A) B) C) D) Researchers who have subsequently 27. investigated Kübler-Ross's stages have found that: some stages disappear and reappear. none of the stages she described appear in modern deaths. most people only experience one of the stages before dying. everyone, regardless of culture, moves through the stages in the order she identified. About what percentage of individuals 28. admitted to hospice die before the end of the first week of hospice care? 25% 33% 50% 66% 29. A) B) C) D) According to Maslow, which of the following is a stage involved in the dying process? safety denial forgiveness depression Which of the following statements regarding hospice care is true? People are only admitted when there is reasonable chance for recovery. Patients can only be admitted if death is likely within 6 months. No medications are available once a patient moves into hospice. Currently, no insurance companies cover hospice services. 30. A) B) C) D) A) B) C) D) 31. Hospice care is expensive because it: is labor-intensive. requires high-technology equipment. provides individual care day and night from highly skilled workers. is so widely available. 32. A) B) C) D) A) B) C) D) A) B) C) D) Laura has just entered a hospice. She can expect: pain management. artificial life-support systems. restricted visiting hours for family and close friends. to be resuscitated if she quits breathing on her own. Which of the following is a common barrier to hospice care? Patients and their families must accept death. Patients must be within two weeks of death to be admitted. Most people prefer to die in a hospital. It is currently only available in England. 33. Palliative care: is the legal term for a living will. does not occur in a hospice setting. is not acceptable to most religions. provides relief from physical pain. 34. The goal of palliative care is to: relieve patients from pain and suffering. treat terminal illnesses. study the experience of the dying. treat advanced-stage diseases by any means possible. A) B) C) D) Medications for pain relief were once 35. underprescribed for the terminally ill primarily because: they are illegal. they are expensive. patients refuse them. they are addictive. A) B) C) D) Medication that relieves pain and also hastens death has a: double effect. DNR. good death. hospice care. A) B) C) D) Dr. Rodriguez specializes in the relief of pain and suffering. She frequently prescribes pain 37. medicines like morphine for the terminally ill patients she sees in the hospital. Dr. Rodriguez specializes in: pharmacy. palliative care. physician-assisted suicide. thanatology. 36. 38. A) B) C) D) A) B) Opiates have a double effect, meaning that they both: relieve pain and fight many infections. reduce sedation and cause delirium. relieve pain and slow respiration. fight many infections and slow respiration. Juanita has just been evaluated by medical professionals. She cannot move any part of 39. her body except for her eyes, but brain waves are still apparent. The doctor explains that Juanita is not dead, but: has brain death. is in a coma. C) D) is in a vegetative state. has locked-in syndrome. A) B) C) D) A person is in a state of deep unconsciousness from which he or she cannot be aroused has: brain death. a coma. slipped into a vegetative state. locked-in syndrome. A) B) C) D) The definition of death that has been used by 41. professionals around the world for the past several decades states that death occurs when: the person enters locked-in syndrome. the eyes alone respond to pain. noticeable respiration ceases. brain waves cease. 40. A) B) C) D) A) B) C) D) After an extensive review of studies on end of 42. life brain functioning, researchers confirmed two indicators of death: eye movement in the absence of brain waves and ceased respiration. slow brain waves and ceased respiration. eyes not responding to pain and the lack of heartbeat. no spontaneous breathing and eyes not responding to pain. A person in a state characterized by prolonged 43. cessation of all brain activity, with a complete absence of voluntary movements, has: brain death. a coma. slipped into a vegetative state. locked-in syndrome.