TEST BANK DEATH, SOCIETY AND
HUMAN EXPERIENCE 12TH EDITION
ALL CHAPTERS COVERED
Chapter‘1:‘As‘We‘Think‘About‘Death
MULTIPLE-CHOICE‘QUESTIONS
1.0.‘Kastenbaum‘observed‘that‘Hollywood‘portrayals‘of‘death‘emphasiz
e‘all‘the‘following‘EXCEPT‘the‘notion:
a) that‘the‘doctor‘is‘the‘most‘important‘person‘to‘pay‘attention‘to‘when‘some
one‘is‘dying
b) of‘open‘communication,‘as‘in‘interpersonal‘connecting‘with‘significant‘wor
ds‘of‘parting
c) that‘deception‘and‘sentimentalism‘are‘the‘best‘approaches
d) that‘a‘sanitized‘version‘of‘dying‘is‘the‘best‘approach.
Difficulty:‘1
Page‘reference:‘6
Answer:‘b)‘of‘open‘communication,‘as‘in‘interpersonal‘connecting‘with‘significa
nt‘words‘of‘parting
2.0.‘A‘new‘question‘has‘arisen‘about‘gory‘details‘on‘television‘programs
‘such‘as‘CSI‘and‘whether‘their‘portrayal‘of‘death‘serves‘to
‗death.
a) coldly‘analyze
b) expose‘the‘emotions‘surrounding
c) depersonalize
d) mystify.
Difficulty:‘3
Page‘reference:‘6
Answer:‘c)‘depersonalize
3.0.‘The‘
is‘a‘person‘who‘is‘quick‘to‘introduce‘a‘fatalistic‘sta
‗
tement,‘often‘as‘an‘attempt‘to‘end‘a‘discussion‘about‘death‘before‘i
t‘begins.
,a) listener
,b) fatalist
c) silencer
d) instigator.
Difficulty:‘3
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Answer:‘c)‘silencer
4.0.‘The‘leading‘cause‘of‘death‘for‘the‘population‘in‘general‘is:
a) suicide
b) motor‘vehicle‘accident
c) heart‘disease
d) cancer.
Difficulty:‘1
Page‘reference:‘12
Answer:‘c)‘heart‘disease
5.0.‘The‘earliest‘childhood‘memory‘reported‘by‘most‘adults‘is‘an‘experience‘o
f:
a) joy
b) death
c) anger
d) sadness.
Difficulty:‘1
Page‘reference:‘12
Answer:‘b)‘death
6.0.‘Of‘the‘100‘individuals‘Jack‘Kevorkian‘―assisted‖‗in‘death,‘how‘many
‘were‘terminally‘ill?
a) one‘half
b) more‘than‘one-half
, c) one‘third
d) less‘than‘one-third.
Difficulty:‘1
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Answer:‘d)‘less‘than‘one-third
7.0.‘One‘study‘that‘followed‘patients‘through‘their‘postoperative‘period
‘found‘that:
a) those‘with‘positive‘religious‘coping‘styles‘experienced‘more‘pain‘and‘distr
ess
b) those‘with‘positive‘religious‘coping‘styles‘experienced‘no‘pain‘or‘distress
c) those‘with‘positive‘religious‘coping‘styles‘experienced‘less‘pain‘and‘distr
ess
d) doubt‘and‘conflict‘in‘religious‘beliefs‘had‘no‘effect‘on‘health‘outcomes.
Difficulty:‘1
Page‘reference:‘15
Answer:‘c)‘those‘with‘positive‘religious‘coping‘styles‘experienced‘less‘pain‘and‘di
stress
8.0.‘Personal‘experience‘with‘dying‘and‘death‘influences‘our:
a) attitudes‘and‘beliefs
b) beliefs
c) feelings‘and‘attitudes
d) attitudes,‘beliefs,‘and‘feelings.
Difficulty:‘1
Page‘reference:‘13
Answer:‘d)‘attitudes,‘beliefs,‘and‘feelings
9.0.‘Which‘of‘the‘following‘is‘NOT‘true‘of‘living‘wills?
a) The‘option‘of‘having‘a‘living‘will‘has‘been‘available‘since‘1968.
b) Most‘people‘in‘the‘United‘States‘have‘initiated‘a‘living‘will.
HUMAN EXPERIENCE 12TH EDITION
ALL CHAPTERS COVERED
Chapter‘1:‘As‘We‘Think‘About‘Death
MULTIPLE-CHOICE‘QUESTIONS
1.0.‘Kastenbaum‘observed‘that‘Hollywood‘portrayals‘of‘death‘emphasiz
e‘all‘the‘following‘EXCEPT‘the‘notion:
a) that‘the‘doctor‘is‘the‘most‘important‘person‘to‘pay‘attention‘to‘when‘some
one‘is‘dying
b) of‘open‘communication,‘as‘in‘interpersonal‘connecting‘with‘significant‘wor
ds‘of‘parting
c) that‘deception‘and‘sentimentalism‘are‘the‘best‘approaches
d) that‘a‘sanitized‘version‘of‘dying‘is‘the‘best‘approach.
Difficulty:‘1
Page‘reference:‘6
Answer:‘b)‘of‘open‘communication,‘as‘in‘interpersonal‘connecting‘with‘significa
nt‘words‘of‘parting
2.0.‘A‘new‘question‘has‘arisen‘about‘gory‘details‘on‘television‘programs
‘such‘as‘CSI‘and‘whether‘their‘portrayal‘of‘death‘serves‘to
‗death.
a) coldly‘analyze
b) expose‘the‘emotions‘surrounding
c) depersonalize
d) mystify.
Difficulty:‘3
Page‘reference:‘6
Answer:‘c)‘depersonalize
3.0.‘The‘
is‘a‘person‘who‘is‘quick‘to‘introduce‘a‘fatalistic‘sta
‗
tement,‘often‘as‘an‘attempt‘to‘end‘a‘discussion‘about‘death‘before‘i
t‘begins.
,a) listener
,b) fatalist
c) silencer
d) instigator.
Difficulty:‘3
Page‘reference:‘6
Answer:‘c)‘silencer
4.0.‘The‘leading‘cause‘of‘death‘for‘the‘population‘in‘general‘is:
a) suicide
b) motor‘vehicle‘accident
c) heart‘disease
d) cancer.
Difficulty:‘1
Page‘reference:‘12
Answer:‘c)‘heart‘disease
5.0.‘The‘earliest‘childhood‘memory‘reported‘by‘most‘adults‘is‘an‘experience‘o
f:
a) joy
b) death
c) anger
d) sadness.
Difficulty:‘1
Page‘reference:‘12
Answer:‘b)‘death
6.0.‘Of‘the‘100‘individuals‘Jack‘Kevorkian‘―assisted‖‗in‘death,‘how‘many
‘were‘terminally‘ill?
a) one‘half
b) more‘than‘one-half
, c) one‘third
d) less‘than‘one-third.
Difficulty:‘1
Page‘reference:‘12
Answer:‘d)‘less‘than‘one-third
7.0.‘One‘study‘that‘followed‘patients‘through‘their‘postoperative‘period
‘found‘that:
a) those‘with‘positive‘religious‘coping‘styles‘experienced‘more‘pain‘and‘distr
ess
b) those‘with‘positive‘religious‘coping‘styles‘experienced‘no‘pain‘or‘distress
c) those‘with‘positive‘religious‘coping‘styles‘experienced‘less‘pain‘and‘distr
ess
d) doubt‘and‘conflict‘in‘religious‘beliefs‘had‘no‘effect‘on‘health‘outcomes.
Difficulty:‘1
Page‘reference:‘15
Answer:‘c)‘those‘with‘positive‘religious‘coping‘styles‘experienced‘less‘pain‘and‘di
stress
8.0.‘Personal‘experience‘with‘dying‘and‘death‘influences‘our:
a) attitudes‘and‘beliefs
b) beliefs
c) feelings‘and‘attitudes
d) attitudes,‘beliefs,‘and‘feelings.
Difficulty:‘1
Page‘reference:‘13
Answer:‘d)‘attitudes,‘beliefs,‘and‘feelings
9.0.‘Which‘of‘the‘following‘is‘NOT‘true‘of‘living‘wills?
a) The‘option‘of‘having‘a‘living‘will‘has‘been‘available‘since‘1968.
b) Most‘people‘in‘the‘United‘States‘have‘initiated‘a‘living‘will.
