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TEST BANK Death, Society and Human Experience 12th Edition

ChapterJ1:JAsJWeJThinkJAboutJDeath


MULTIPLE-CHOICEJQUESTIONS


1.0.JKastenbaumJobservedJthatJHollywoodJportrayalsJofJdeathJemphas
izeJallJtheJfollowingJEXCEPTJtheJnotion:
a) thatJtheJdoctorJisJtheJmostJimportantJpersonJtoJpayJattentionJtoJwhenJso
meoneJisJdying
b) ofJopenJcommunication,JasJinJinterpersonalJconnectingJwithJsignificantJw
ordsJofJparting
c) thatJdeceptionJandJsentimentalismJareJtheJbestJapproaches
d) thatJaJsanitizedJversionJofJdyingJisJtheJbestJapproach.
Difficulty:J1
PageJreference:J6
Answer:Jb)JofJopenJcommunication,JasJinJinterpersonalJconnectingJwithJsignific
antJwordsJofJparting


2.0.JAJnewJquestionJhasJarisenJaboutJgoryJdetailsJonJtelevisionJprogra
msJsuchJasJCSIJandJwhetherJtheirJportrayalJofJdeathJservesJto
Jdeath.



a) coldlyJanalyze
b) exposeJtheJemotionsJsurrounding
c) depersonalize
d) mystify.
Difficulty:J3
PageJreference:J6
Answer:Jc)Jdepersonalize


3.0.JTheJ
isJaJpersonJwhoJisJquickJtoJintroduceJaJfatalisticJst
J

atement,JoftenJasJanJattemptJtoJendJaJdiscussionJaboutJdeathJbefo
reJitJbegins.
a) listener

,b) fatalist
c) silencer
d) instigator.
Difficulty:J3
PageJreference:J6
Answer:Jc)Jsilencer


4.0.JTheJleadingJcauseJofJdeathJforJtheJpopulationJinJgeneralJis:
a) suicide
b) motorJvehicleJaccident
c) heartJdisease
d) cancer.
Difficulty:J1
PageJreference:J12
Answer:Jc)JheartJdisease


5.0.JTheJearliestJchildhoodJmemoryJreportedJbyJmostJadultsJisJanJexperience
Jof:



a) joy
b) death
c) anger
d) sadness.
Difficulty:J1
PageJreference:J12
Answer:Jb)Jdeath


6.0.JOfJtheJ100JindividualsJJackJKevorkianJ“assisted”JinJdeath,JhowJma
nyJwereJterminallyJill?
a) oneJhalf
b) moreJthanJone-half

,c) oneJthird
d) lessJthanJone-third.
Difficulty:J1
PageJreference:J12
Answer:Jd)JlessJthanJone-third


7.0.JOneJstudyJthatJfollowedJpatientsJthroughJtheirJpostoperativeJperi
odJfoundJthat:
a) thoseJwithJpositiveJreligiousJcopingJstylesJexperiencedJmoreJpainJandJdis
tress
b) thoseJwithJpositiveJreligiousJcopingJstylesJexperiencedJnoJpainJorJdistress
c) thoseJwithJpositiveJreligiousJcopingJstylesJexperiencedJlessJpainJandJdis
tress
d) doubtJandJconflictJinJreligiousJbeliefsJhadJnoJeffectJonJhealthJoutcomes.
Difficulty:J1
PageJreference:J15
Answer:Jc)JthoseJwithJpositiveJreligiousJcopingJstylesJexperiencedJlessJpainJandJ
distress


8.0.JPersonalJexperienceJwithJdyingJandJdeathJinfluencesJour:
a) attitudesJandJbeliefs
b) beliefs
c) feelingsJandJattitudes
d) attitudes,Jbeliefs,JandJfeelings.
Difficulty:J1
PageJreference:J13
Answer:Jd)Jattitudes,Jbeliefs,JandJfeelings


9.0.JWhichJofJtheJfollowingJisJNOTJtrueJofJlivingJwills?
a) TheJoptionJofJhavingJaJlivingJwillJhasJbeenJavailableJsinceJ1968.
b) MostJpeopleJinJtheJUnitedJStatesJhaveJinitiatedJaJlivingJwill.

, c) TheseJdocumentsJwereJdesignedJtoJgiveJindividualsJinfluenceJoverJtheJlastJfe
wJdaysJofJlife.
d) TheseJdocumentsJdefineJtheJtypeJofJmedicalJinterventionsJtoJbeJcarriedJou
tJifJdeathJisJcloseJandJtheJindividualJisJunableJtoJexpressJhisJorJherJwishes.
Difficulty:J2
PageJreference:J14
Answer:Jb)JMostJpeopleJinJtheJUnitedJStatesJhaveJinitiatedJaJlivingJwill.


10.0.JStudiesJhaveJfoundJthatJtheJpeopleJwhoJsignJorganJdonorJcardsJar
e:
a) lessJanxiousJaboutJdeath
b) moreJself-reliant
c) feelJmoreJeffective
d) allJofJtheJabove.
Difficulty:J2
PageJreference:J14
Answer:Jd)JallJofJtheJabove


11.0.JAJstudyJfoundJthatJthoseJwhoJcrossedJtheJstreetJinJaJhighJrisk-
JtakingJmannerJwere:



a) moreJlikelyJtoJhaveJattemptedJsuicideJinJtheJpast
b) moreJlikelyJtoJbeJwomen
c) lessJlikelyJtoJtakeJhighJrisksJwhenJtheyJdrive
d) lessJfrustratedJwithJtheirJlives.
Difficulty:J3
PageJreference:J15
Answer:Ja)JmoreJlikelyJtoJhaveJcontemplatedJorJattemptedJsuicideJinJtheJpast


12.0.JUponJviewingJhisJfriendJIvanJIlych'sJcorpse,JPeterJIvanovich:
a) prayedJforJbothJIlych’sJsoulJandJhisJown