Test Bank For Death, Society and Human Experience, 12th Edition, Robert Kastenbaum, Christopher Moreman

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Chapterv1:vAsvWevThinkvAboutvDeath


MULTIPLE-CHOICEvQUESTIONS


1.0.vKastenbaumvobservedvthatvHollywoodvportrayalsvofvdeathvem
phasizevallvthevfollowingvEXCEPTvthevnotion:
a) thatvthevdoctorvisvthevmostvimportantvpersonvtovpayvattentionvtovwhenvso
meonevisvdying
b) ofvopenvcommunication,vasvinvinterpersonalvconnectingvwithvsignificantvw
ordsvofvparting
c) thatvdeceptionvandvsentimentalismvarevthevbestvapproaches
d) thatvavsanitizedvversionvofvdyingvisvthevbestvapproach.
Difficulty:v1
Pagevreference:v6
Answer:vb)vofvopenvcommunication,vasvinvinterpersonalvconnectingvwithvsi
gnificantvwordsvofvparting


2.0.vAvnewvquestionvhasvarisenvaboutvgoryvdetailsvonvtelevisionvprogra
msvsuchvasvCSIvandvwhethervtheirvportrayalvofvdeathvservesvto
v vdeath.



a) coldlyvanalyze
b) exposevthevemotionsvsurrounding
c) depersonalize
d) mystify.
Difficulty:v3
Pagevreference:v6
Answer:vc)vdepersonalize


3.0.vThe
isvavpersonvwhovisvquickvtovintroducevavfatalisticvs
tatement,voftenvasvanvattemptvtovendvavdiscussionvaboutvdeathvbe
forevitvbegins.
a) listener

,b) fatalist
c) silencer
d) instigator.
Difficulty:v3
Pagevreference:v6
Answer:vc)vsilencer


4.0.vThevleadingvcausevofvdeathvforvthevpopulationvinvgeneralvis:
a) suicide
b) motorvvehiclevaccident
c) heartvdisease
d) cancer.
Difficulty:v1
Pagevreference:v12
Answer:vc)vheartvdisease


5.0.vThevearliestvchildhoodvmemoryvreportedvbyvmostvadultsvisvanvexperien
cevof:
a) joy
b) death
c) anger
d) sadness.
Difficulty:v1
Pagevreference:v12
Answer:vb)vdeath


6.0.vOfvthev100vindividualsvJackvKevorkianv“assisted”vinvdeath,vhowvma
nyvwerevterminallyvill?
a) onevhalf
b) morevthanvone-half

,c) onevthird
d) lessvthanvone-third.
Difficulty:v1
Pagevreference:v12
Answer:vd)vlessvthanvone-third


7.0.vOnevstudyvthatvfollowedvpatientsvthroughvtheirvpostoperativev
periodvfoundvthat:
a) thosevwithvpositivevreligiousvcopingvstylesvexperiencedvmorevpainvandvdi
stress
b) thosevwithvpositivevreligiousvcopingvstylesvexperiencedvnovpainvorvdistress
c) thosevwithvpositivevreligiousvcopingvstylesvexperiencedvlessvpainvandvdi
stress
d) doubtvandvconflictvinvreligiousvbeliefsvhadvnoveffectvonvhealthvoutcomes.
Difficulty:v1
Pagevreference:v15
Answer:vc)vthosevwithvpositivevreligiousvcopingvstylesvexperiencedvlessvpainva
ndvdistress


8.0.vPersonalvexperiencevwithvdyingvandvdeathvinfluencesvour:
a) attitudesvandvbeliefs
b) beliefs
c) feelingsvandvattitudes
d) attitudes,vbeliefs,vandvfeelings.
Difficulty:v1
Pagevreference:v13
Answer:vd)vattitudes,vbeliefs,vandvfeelings


9.0.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvisvNOTvtruevofvlivingvwills?
a) Thevoptionvofvhavingvavlivingvwillvhasvbeenvavailablevsincev1968.
b) MostvpeoplevinvthevUnitedvStatesvhavevinitiatedvavlivingvwill.

, c) Thesevdocumentsvwerevdesignedvtovgivevindividualsvinfluencevovervthevlastvfe
wvdaysvofvlife.
d) Thesevdocumentsvdefinevthevtypevofvmedicalvinterventionsvtovbevcarriedvo
utvifvdeathvisvclosevandvthevindividualvisvunablevtovexpressvhisvorvhervwishe
s.
Difficulty:v2
Pagevreference:v14
Answer:vb)vMostvpeoplevinvthevUnitedvStatesvhavevinitiatedvavlivingvwill.


10.0.vStudiesvhavevfoundvthatvthevpeoplevwhovsignvorganvdonorvcardsva
re:
a) lessvanxiousvaboutvdeath
b) morevself-reliant
c) feelvmoreveffective
d) allvofvthevabove.
Difficulty:v2
Pagevreference:v14
Answer:vd)vallvofvthevabove


11.0.vAvstudyvfoundvthatvthosevwhovcrossedvthevstreetvinvavhighvrisk-
takingvmannervwere:
v



a) morevlikelyvtovhavevattemptedvsuicidevinvthevpast
b) morevlikelyvtovbevwomen
c) lessvlikelyvtovtakevhighvrisksvwhenvtheyvdrive
d) lessvfrustratedvwithvtheirvlives.
Difficulty:v3
Pagevreference:v15
Answer:va)vmorevlikelyvtovhavevcontemplatedvorvattemptedvsuicidevinvthevpast


12.0.vUponvviewingvhisvfriendvIvanvIlych'svcorpse,vPetervIvanovich:
a) prayedvforvbothvIlych’svsoulvandvhisvown