PSYC 255 - Chapter 17 Quiz
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______ death is said to occur when all electrical activity in the brain
has ceased for a specified period of time. - answer brain
Some experts believe that death should be declared once ______
(higher/lower) portions of the brain have ceased to function even
though breathing and heart rate may continue. - answer higher
Which of the following statements is correct regarding the
development of a living will? - answer A living will must be drawn
up by patients when they can think clearly.
Which of the following statements is consistent with all forms of
euthanasia? - answer The patient is diagnosed with an incurable
disease or severe disability.
Thomas is an 88-year-old man with incurable cancer. He has been
given approximately one month to live. He is suffering with intense
pain and has asked that he be aided in taking a lethal dose of a
medication to end his life. Thomas is asking for - answer active
euthanasia
Which of the following statements are true regarding the definition
of brain death? - answer A person can still have a heartbeat after
the higher portions of the brain have died.
A flat EEG recording for a specified period of time is one criterion of
brain death.
, Which two statements summarize the controversy regarding what
experts argue should be the correct definition of brain death? -
answer Death of higher cortical functioning should be sufficient for
a brain death finding because those functions equal the "human
being."
Death of both the higher and lower portions of the brain should be
necessary for a brain death determination.
Lucille signed a living will when she was 65 years old and in good
health. It stated that she wanted no extraordinary medical
procedures to be used if doctors determined she would not recover.
She was conscious of the ramifications of her decision. At the age of
85 she had a stroke in her brain stem and could no longer breathe
for herself or take in food. Doctors determined that she would not
recover respiration or digestion. Which of the following would be
true in Lucille's case? - answer Lucille could be given sedatives and
pain medications but should not be put on a ventilator or given a
feeding tube.
The act of painlessly ending the lives of individuals who are
suffering from an incurable disease or severe disability is called
mercy killing, or - answer euthanasia
Abigail has incurable lung cancer. Her lungs no longer have the
capacity to function without the aid of a respirator. She wants to be
sedated and to have her respirator turned off. What has Abigail
requested? - answer passive euthanasia
What is active euthanasia in which a physician gives the patient an
intentional overdose of sedatives or painkillers also known as? -
answer Assisted suicide
Which statement is true when evaluating the experiences that dying
individuals face? - answer Scientific advances have made dying
prolonged and complicated.
questions fully solved
&updated
______ death is said to occur when all electrical activity in the brain
has ceased for a specified period of time. - answer brain
Some experts believe that death should be declared once ______
(higher/lower) portions of the brain have ceased to function even
though breathing and heart rate may continue. - answer higher
Which of the following statements is correct regarding the
development of a living will? - answer A living will must be drawn
up by patients when they can think clearly.
Which of the following statements is consistent with all forms of
euthanasia? - answer The patient is diagnosed with an incurable
disease or severe disability.
Thomas is an 88-year-old man with incurable cancer. He has been
given approximately one month to live. He is suffering with intense
pain and has asked that he be aided in taking a lethal dose of a
medication to end his life. Thomas is asking for - answer active
euthanasia
Which of the following statements are true regarding the definition
of brain death? - answer A person can still have a heartbeat after
the higher portions of the brain have died.
A flat EEG recording for a specified period of time is one criterion of
brain death.
, Which two statements summarize the controversy regarding what
experts argue should be the correct definition of brain death? -
answer Death of higher cortical functioning should be sufficient for
a brain death finding because those functions equal the "human
being."
Death of both the higher and lower portions of the brain should be
necessary for a brain death determination.
Lucille signed a living will when she was 65 years old and in good
health. It stated that she wanted no extraordinary medical
procedures to be used if doctors determined she would not recover.
She was conscious of the ramifications of her decision. At the age of
85 she had a stroke in her brain stem and could no longer breathe
for herself or take in food. Doctors determined that she would not
recover respiration or digestion. Which of the following would be
true in Lucille's case? - answer Lucille could be given sedatives and
pain medications but should not be put on a ventilator or given a
feeding tube.
The act of painlessly ending the lives of individuals who are
suffering from an incurable disease or severe disability is called
mercy killing, or - answer euthanasia
Abigail has incurable lung cancer. Her lungs no longer have the
capacity to function without the aid of a respirator. She wants to be
sedated and to have her respirator turned off. What has Abigail
requested? - answer passive euthanasia
What is active euthanasia in which a physician gives the patient an
intentional overdose of sedatives or painkillers also known as? -
answer Assisted suicide
Which statement is true when evaluating the experiences that dying
individuals face? - answer Scientific advances have made dying
prolonged and complicated.
