TEST qBANK qDeath, qSociety qand qHuman qExperience q12th qEdition
Chapter q1: qAs qWe qThink qAbout qDeath
MULTIPLE-CHOICE qQUESTIONS
1.0. qKastenbaum qobserved qthat qHollywood qportrayals qof qdeath qemphasize
qall qthe qfollowing qEXCEPT qthe qnotion:
a) that qthe qdoctor qis qthe qmost qimportant qperson qto qpay qattention qto qwhen
qsomeone qis qdying
b) of qopen qcommunication, qas qin qinterpersonal qconnecting qwith qsignificant
qwords qof qparting
c) that qdeception qand qsentimentalism qare qthe qbest qapproaches
d) that qa qsanitized qversion qof qdying qis qthe qbest qapproach.
Difficulty: q1
Page qreference: q6
Answer: qb) qof qopen qcommunication, qas qin qinterpersonal qconnecting qwith
qsignificant qwords qof qparting
2.0. qA qnew qquestion qhas qarisen qabout qgory qdetails qon qtelevision
qprograms qsuch qas qCSI qand qwhether qtheir qportrayal qof qdeath qserves qto
qdeath.
a) coldly qanalyze
b) expose qthe qemotions qsurrounding
c) depersonalize
d) mystify.
Difficulty: q3
Page qreference: q6
Answer: qc) qdepersonalize
3.0. qThe q qis qa qperson qwho qis qquick qto qintroduce qa qfatalistic
qstatement, qoften qas qan qattempt qto qend qa qdiscussion qabout qdeath
qbefore qit qbegins.
a) listener
,b) fatalist
c) silencer
d) instigator.
Difficulty: q3
Page qreference: q6
Answer: qc) qsilencer
4.0. qThe qleading qcause qof qdeath qfor qthe qpopulation qin qgeneral qis:
a) suicide
b) motor qvehicle qaccident
c) heart qdisease
d) cancer.
Difficulty: q1
Page qreference: q12
Answer: qc) qheart qdisease
5.0. qThe qearliest qchildhood qmemory qreported qby qmost qadults qis qan qexperience
qof:
a) joy
b) death
c) anger
d) sadness.
Difficulty: q1
Page qreference: q12
Answer: qb) qdeath
6.0. qOf qthe q100 qindividuals qJack qKevorkian q“assisted” qin qdeath, qhow qmany
qwere qterminally qill?
a) one qhalf
b) more qthan qone-half
,c) one qthird
d) less qthan qone-third.
Difficulty: q1
Page qreference: q12
Answer: qd) qless qthan qone-third
7.0. qOne qstudy qthat qfollowed qpatients qthrough qtheir qpostoperative qperiod
qfound qthat:
a) those qwith qpositive qreligious qcoping qstyles qexperienced qmore qpain qand
qdistress
b) those qwith qpositive qreligious qcoping qstyles qexperienced qno qpain qor qdistress
c) those qwith qpositive qreligious qcoping qstyles qexperienced qless qpain qand
qdistress
d) doubt qand qconflict qin qreligious qbeliefs qhad qno qeffect qon qhealth qoutcomes.
Difficulty: q1
Page qreference: q15
Answer: qc) qthose qwith qpositive qreligious qcoping qstyles qexperienced qless qpain qand
qdistress
8.0. qPersonal qexperience qwith qdying qand qdeath qinfluences qour:
a) attitudes qand qbeliefs
b) beliefs
c) feelings qand qattitudes
d) attitudes, qbeliefs, qand qfeelings.
Difficulty: q1
Page qreference: q13
Answer: qd) qattitudes, qbeliefs, qand qfeelings
9.0. qWhich qof qthe qfollowing qis qNOT qtrue qof qliving qwills?
a) The qoption qof qhaving qa qliving qwill qhas qbeen qavailable qsince q1968.
b) Most qpeople qin qthe qUnited qStates qhave qinitiated qa qliving qwill.
, c) These qdocuments qwere qdesigned qto qgive qindividuals qinfluence qover qthe qlast qfew
qdays qof qlife.
d) These qdocuments qdefine qthe qtype qof qmedical qinterventions qto qbe qcarried qout
qif qdeath qis qclose qand qthe qindividual qis qunable qto qexpress qhis qor qher qwishes.
Difficulty: q2
Page qreference: q14
Answer: qb) qMost qpeople qin qthe qUnited qStates qhave qinitiated qa qliving qwill.
10.0. qStudies qhave qfound qthat qthe qpeople qwho qsign qorgan qdonor qcards
qare:
a) less qanxious qabout qdeath
b) more qself-reliant
c) feel qmore qeffective
d) all qof qthe qabove.
Difficulty: q2
Page qreference: q14
Answer: qd) qall qof qthe qabove
11.0. qA qstudy qfound qthat qthose qwho qcrossed qthe qstreet qin qa qhigh qrisk-
qtaking qmanner qwere:
a) more qlikely qto qhave qattempted qsuicide qin qthe qpast
b) more qlikely qto qbe qwomen
c) less qlikely qto qtake qhigh qrisks qwhen qthey qdrive
d) less qfrustrated qwith qtheir qlives.
Difficulty: q3
Page qreference: q15
Answer: qa) qmore qlikely qto qhave qcontemplated qor qattempted qsuicide qin qthe qpast
12.0. qUpon qviewing qhis qfriend qIvan qIlych's qcorpse, qPeter qIvanovich:
a) prayed qfor qboth qIlych’s qsoul qand qhis qown
Chapter q1: qAs qWe qThink qAbout qDeath
MULTIPLE-CHOICE qQUESTIONS
1.0. qKastenbaum qobserved qthat qHollywood qportrayals qof qdeath qemphasize
qall qthe qfollowing qEXCEPT qthe qnotion:
a) that qthe qdoctor qis qthe qmost qimportant qperson qto qpay qattention qto qwhen
qsomeone qis qdying
b) of qopen qcommunication, qas qin qinterpersonal qconnecting qwith qsignificant
qwords qof qparting
c) that qdeception qand qsentimentalism qare qthe qbest qapproaches
d) that qa qsanitized qversion qof qdying qis qthe qbest qapproach.
Difficulty: q1
Page qreference: q6
Answer: qb) qof qopen qcommunication, qas qin qinterpersonal qconnecting qwith
qsignificant qwords qof qparting
2.0. qA qnew qquestion qhas qarisen qabout qgory qdetails qon qtelevision
qprograms qsuch qas qCSI qand qwhether qtheir qportrayal qof qdeath qserves qto
qdeath.
a) coldly qanalyze
b) expose qthe qemotions qsurrounding
c) depersonalize
d) mystify.
Difficulty: q3
Page qreference: q6
Answer: qc) qdepersonalize
3.0. qThe q qis qa qperson qwho qis qquick qto qintroduce qa qfatalistic
qstatement, qoften qas qan qattempt qto qend qa qdiscussion qabout qdeath
qbefore qit qbegins.
a) listener
,b) fatalist
c) silencer
d) instigator.
Difficulty: q3
Page qreference: q6
Answer: qc) qsilencer
4.0. qThe qleading qcause qof qdeath qfor qthe qpopulation qin qgeneral qis:
a) suicide
b) motor qvehicle qaccident
c) heart qdisease
d) cancer.
Difficulty: q1
Page qreference: q12
Answer: qc) qheart qdisease
5.0. qThe qearliest qchildhood qmemory qreported qby qmost qadults qis qan qexperience
qof:
a) joy
b) death
c) anger
d) sadness.
Difficulty: q1
Page qreference: q12
Answer: qb) qdeath
6.0. qOf qthe q100 qindividuals qJack qKevorkian q“assisted” qin qdeath, qhow qmany
qwere qterminally qill?
a) one qhalf
b) more qthan qone-half
,c) one qthird
d) less qthan qone-third.
Difficulty: q1
Page qreference: q12
Answer: qd) qless qthan qone-third
7.0. qOne qstudy qthat qfollowed qpatients qthrough qtheir qpostoperative qperiod
qfound qthat:
a) those qwith qpositive qreligious qcoping qstyles qexperienced qmore qpain qand
qdistress
b) those qwith qpositive qreligious qcoping qstyles qexperienced qno qpain qor qdistress
c) those qwith qpositive qreligious qcoping qstyles qexperienced qless qpain qand
qdistress
d) doubt qand qconflict qin qreligious qbeliefs qhad qno qeffect qon qhealth qoutcomes.
Difficulty: q1
Page qreference: q15
Answer: qc) qthose qwith qpositive qreligious qcoping qstyles qexperienced qless qpain qand
qdistress
8.0. qPersonal qexperience qwith qdying qand qdeath qinfluences qour:
a) attitudes qand qbeliefs
b) beliefs
c) feelings qand qattitudes
d) attitudes, qbeliefs, qand qfeelings.
Difficulty: q1
Page qreference: q13
Answer: qd) qattitudes, qbeliefs, qand qfeelings
9.0. qWhich qof qthe qfollowing qis qNOT qtrue qof qliving qwills?
a) The qoption qof qhaving qa qliving qwill qhas qbeen qavailable qsince q1968.
b) Most qpeople qin qthe qUnited qStates qhave qinitiated qa qliving qwill.
, c) These qdocuments qwere qdesigned qto qgive qindividuals qinfluence qover qthe qlast qfew
qdays qof qlife.
d) These qdocuments qdefine qthe qtype qof qmedical qinterventions qto qbe qcarried qout
qif qdeath qis qclose qand qthe qindividual qis qunable qto qexpress qhis qor qher qwishes.
Difficulty: q2
Page qreference: q14
Answer: qb) qMost qpeople qin qthe qUnited qStates qhave qinitiated qa qliving qwill.
10.0. qStudies qhave qfound qthat qthe qpeople qwho qsign qorgan qdonor qcards
qare:
a) less qanxious qabout qdeath
b) more qself-reliant
c) feel qmore qeffective
d) all qof qthe qabove.
Difficulty: q2
Page qreference: q14
Answer: qd) qall qof qthe qabove
11.0. qA qstudy qfound qthat qthose qwho qcrossed qthe qstreet qin qa qhigh qrisk-
qtaking qmanner qwere:
a) more qlikely qto qhave qattempted qsuicide qin qthe qpast
b) more qlikely qto qbe qwomen
c) less qlikely qto qtake qhigh qrisks qwhen qthey qdrive
d) less qfrustrated qwith qtheir qlives.
Difficulty: q3
Page qreference: q15
Answer: qa) qmore qlikely qto qhave qcontemplated qor qattempted qsuicide qin qthe qpast
12.0. qUpon qviewing qhis qfriend qIvan qIlych's qcorpse, qPeter qIvanovich:
a) prayed qfor qboth qIlych’s qsoul qand qhis qown
