Question 1

Mike is an American citizen residing in Colorado. He is diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. He decides to undergo chemotherapy, but his doctor informs him that there is only a slim chance for an improvement in his condition. The doctor also tells him that he has only a few weeks to live. Suffering from deep pain and discomfort, Mike loses the hope to live. He then requests his doctor to provide a lethal injection that can be self-administered. After consulting his family and completing the paperwork, he self-administers the injection and passes away peacefully. Which of the following statements is true of this scenario?

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A)   This is a case of active euthanasia.
B)   This is a case of passive euthanasia.
C)   This is a case of assisted suicide.
D)   This is a case of involuntary manslaughter.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Basilio, a cocaine addict, sustained severe and irreversible brain damage because of an accidental overdose of drugs. After spending weeks in the hospital, he did not show any signs of improvement. His wife and children then decided to request the hospital authorities to remove his life-support system in order to allow Basilio to die. In this scenario, the withholding of the life-support system is an example of ________ euthanasia.

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A)   active
B)   passive
C)   natural
D)   culturally acceptableE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

According to research studies, which of the following statements about widows is true?

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A)   Widows outnumbered widowers by eight to one.
B)   Widows usually receive large insurance settlements at the death of their spouse.
C)   A widow is more likely to remarry than a widower.
D)   Volunteering reduced widowed older adults' loneliness.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true of hospice care?

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A)   Hospice care emphasizes the need to limit the administration of painkillers to terminally ill patients.
B)   Hospice care mainly emphasizes efforts to cure an illness.
C)   Hospice care focuses on efforts to prolong life.
D)   Hospice care emphasizes palliative care.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

Laws in ________ states (in the United States)  accept advance directives/living wills as reflecting an individual's wishes.

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A)   40
B)   45
C)   48
D)   50E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 6

A(n)  ________ refers to a legal document that reflects the patient's advance care planning.

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A)   last request
B)   dying will
C)   living will
D)   easy death orderE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Identify a true statement about the trends in the contexts in which people choose to die in the United States.

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A)   Less than 20 percent of Americans choose to die in hospitals.
B)   An increasing number of people choose to die in the humane atmosphere of a hospice.
C)   Individuals typically prefer to die in hospitals than at homes.
D)   More than 80 percent of Americans choose to die in nursing homes.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

Sometimes euthanasia is called

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A)   "honor killing."
B)   "mercy killing."
C)   "quick death."
D)   "violent death."E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Meghan is interning as a neurosurgeon in a children's hospital. During one of her hospital visits, a child is brought into the emergency trauma center. A senior doctor asks Meghan to examine the child and note down the child's vital statistics. Meghan notices that the EEG (electroencephalogram)  reading has been showing a flat line for a long time. In this scenario, the flat EEG reading is most likely a criterion of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   rigor mortis
B)   concussions
C)   brain death
D)   epileptic seizuresE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross believed that when a person is dying of a terminal illness, depression is

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A)   a temporary phase that friends and family should help the person through as quickly as possible.
B)   the first phase a person goes through when he or she learns that death is imminent.
C)   part of the normal process of detaching the self from love objects.
D)   an uncommon reaction that signals that the person needs professional counseling to cope with death.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 11

Which of the following statements is true of the popularity of cremation?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cremation is usually more popular in the United States than in Canada.
B)   Cremation is more popular in the Pacific region of the United States than in the South.
C)   Cremation is least popular in Japan and Asian countries.
D)   Cremation percentage in the United Sates has reduced since 1985.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

What is the term for death induced deliberately for a person, who is suffering from an incurable disease or severe disabilities, by injecting a lethal dose of a drug?

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Question 13

In the context of Kübler-Ross' stages of dying, after accepting the certainty of death, a period of ________ or preparatory grief may appear.

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A)   anger
B)   acceptance
C)   bargaining
D)   depressionE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Describe Kübler-Ross' first stage of dying. What are the criticisms to Kübler-Ross' approach?

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Denial and isolation is Kübler-Ross' fir...

Question 15

Define euthanasia. Describe the two types of euthanasia.

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Euthanasia is the act of painlessly endi...

Question 16

The ________ portions of the brain often die sooner than the ________ portions.

Accepted Answer

A)   lower; higher
B)   lower; middle
C)   higher; lower
D)   middle; lowerE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 17

According to several studies conducted about the contexts in which people die, most individuals say they would rather die

Accepted Answer

A)   in a hospice.
B)   in a nursing home.
C)   in a hospital.
D)   at home.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

An advance directive, such as a living will, must be signed when

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A)   at least two medical professionals are present.
B)   a doctor and a lawyer are present.
C)   an individual is told he or she has a life-threatening condition.
D)   an individual is able to think clearly.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 19

What is term for the type of grief that describes an individual's grief over a deceased person that is a socially ambiguous loss that can't be openly mourned or supported?

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Disenfranc...

Question 20

Which of the following most resembles the grieving process?

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A)   a year-long period of major depression
B)   a roller coaster ride of emotions
C)   an orderly progression of stages
D)   a period of negative feelings that lasts around 3 monthsE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Exam 17: Death, Dying, and Grieving

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Identify a true statement about the trends in the contexts in which people choose to die in the United States.

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