(Answered)BEHS 380 End of Life Quiz 1

BEHS 380 Ende of Life: Issues and Perspectives. UMGC Quiz 1 Stephen Cave identifies each of the follow as a form of immortality story, EXCEPT a) Pet-ownership b) Resurrection c) Elixers d) Legacy Which of the following is a key point in Terror Management Theory, according to Tomer? a) People who do not think about death cause more traffic accidents than those who do. b) A key way that people protect themselves from the terror of death is to maintain faith in a cultural worl c) Thinking about death leads people to become more introverted. d) People who do not think about death are more likely to have children than those who do. Which of the following is NOT a key function of ceremonies associated with death? a) help confirm the reality of the death b) reassure people of the continuation of society c) Escape from feelings of sadness d) Validate the legacy of loved onesWhich of the following is NOT a component of the death system? a) People b) Customer dissatisfaction c) Symbols d) Places According to Doka, “Death systems are not static.” By this, he means that a) Death systems rarely change in society, providing a constant source of stability b) Death systems are continually shifting and changing to meet societal needs c) Death systems are inherently secular d) Death systems meet the needs of only certain social groups in society When an individual dies, other members of the society have to adjust after that death. The function of the death system that helps deal with this issue is a) Disposing of the dead b) Social consolidation c) Caring for the dying d) Warning about deathAccording to Vail and Juhl, after people have experienced a life trauma or a near-death experience, they are likely to evaluate their relationships differently, they tend to focus more on positive life experience and forgiveness rather than how relationships can help them achieve self-serving goals. This is line with which theory? a) socio-emotional behaviorism b) cognitive dissonance theory c) socio-emotional selectivity theory d) humanistic existentialism Which academic perspective focuses on the distribution of resources, goods, and services? a) Sociology b) Economics c) Geography d) Demography Usually about 7-10 days following a major event involving death, there is a final large memorial service attended by the highest leaders in both the secular and religious echelons of society. This is referred to as a(n) a) Pilgrimage b) Closure ceremony c) Public statement d) Permanent memorialVail and Juhl report that many people who experience NDEs have a renewed appreciation for life and increased caring about others. An NDE refers to a) The fifth stage of grief b) Non-discretionary excellence c) Non-destiny effects d) Near death experiences According to Tomer, simply stated, mortality salience increases when a) students score high grades on their exams. b) people are reminded about death. c) people oversleep in the morning. d) government officials argue about tax legislation. When social psychologists examine death-related issues, they are most interested in a) how various components of death contribute to social structure and social integration. b) the connections between people’s thoughts about death and their behaviors. c) how people deal with the emotions associated with grief and bereavement. d) the relationship between deaths and physical and cultural environments.According to Hauser and Scarisbrick-Hauser, which of the following is NOT a major institutional response to large-scale disasters involving death? a) maintaining a sense of community b) integrating cultural values and behaviors that help maintain the social order c) providing comfort to the bereaved and grieving community d) signaling the importance of the economic system The author of The Denial of Death is a) Ernest Becker b) Elizabeth Kubler-Ross c) Calvin Moore d) Sheldon Solomon Vail and Juhl refer to individuals' behaviors to manage conscious awareness of death as proximal strategies. What do they call individuals' behaviors to manage unconscious awareness of death? a) Distal strategies b) YOLO strategies c) Mortality salience strategiesd) Terror management strategies According to Hauser and Scarisbrick-Hauser, institutionalized rituals of community purification after a disaster involving death include which of the following two dimensions? a) Economic and sociological b) Macro and micro c) Geographic and anthropological d) Sacred and secular According to the Braincraft video, young people who think about death may be more likely to a) Avoid risky behaviors b) Finish their college degree c) Complete an advance directive d) Adopt a “you only live once” mentality Thanatology includes all EXCEPT for which one of the following? a) philosophies on the purpose of life b) investigation of the circumstances surrounding deaths of individuals c) the grief experienced by loved onesd) larger social attitudes toward death The death system is most associated with which of the following sociological perspectives? a) Conflict theory (i.e., social conflict theory) b) Functionalism (i.e., structural functionalism) c) Social Exchange theory (i.e., rational choice theory) d) Symbolic interactionism According to Tomer, a key criticism of Terror Management Theory is that a) only the very rich and the very poor are affected by mortality salience. b) mortality salience is much higher in beach communities than in mountainous regions. c) older adults tend to have higher mortality salience, yet they typically experience less fear of death. d) studies have shown that babies have a higher fear of death than their elementary school-age siblings. Which of the following is NOT part of the hospice care team? Nurses The local media Volunteers Social WorkersThe British physician who is recognized as the founder of the modern hospice movement is Sheldon Solomon Calvin Moore Cicely Saunders Elizabeth Kubler-Ross Which of the following is NOT a place where hospice services are usually offered? the dying person's home a free-standing hospice a rehabilitation facility a hospital According to Villet-Lagomarsino, both hospice and palliative care programs offer all of the following, EXCEPT symptom treatment day-to-day care funeral planningbereavement counseling In 1968, “the Harvard criteria” became the dominant approach to defining death. Two of these criteria that had not been considered in the past included: a flat reading on the electroencephalogram (EEG) and lack of blood circulation in the brain Lack of heartbeat an air in the lungs no response when the skin is pinched and no adjustive movements when the body is moved to a different positions the absence of blood circulation and respiration Hospice care is typically for patents who have less than__________ to live 2 weeks 3 months 6 months 1 years Euphemisms about death help hospice volunteers engage in active listening help morticians address key concepts of the death system help people face their own mortality fearlesslyhelp people ease strain and discomfort in social interactions According to Villet-Lagomarsino, which of the following is NOT a key area in which hospice programs and pa