FAD 3220 FINAL EXAM CH 10 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Functional Death - CORRECT ANSWER- The absence of a heartbeat and breathing
Ex. a person whose heartbeat and breathing have ceased for as long as 5 minutes may be
resuscitated and suffer little damage from the experience
Brain Death - CORRECT ANSWER- A diagnosis of death based on the cessation of all signs
of brain activity, as measured by electrical brain waves
Impossible to restore functioning
Brain waves are monitored closely when the time of death is significant, when organs may be
transplanted, or when criminal or legal issues are involved
Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance - CORRECT ANSWER- Five Stages of Dying
Denial - CORRECT ANSWER- Typical for people to protest on learning that they have a
terminal disease
People resist the idea that they are going to die
They may flatly reject the diagnosis, simply refusing to believe the news
, Patients fluctuate between refusing to accept the news and confiding that they know they are
going to die
Defense mechanism that helps absorb the news on their own terms and place
Anger - CORRECT ANSWER- They may be angry at everyone: people in good heath,
spouses, and family members, caregivers, children
The may lash out and wonder why they are dying and not someone else
They may say and do things that are painful and sometimes unfathomable
Bargaining - CORRECT ANSWER- Many people try to apply this pearl of childhood
wisdom to their impending death, promising to be better if they are rewarded by staying alive
Dying people try to negotiate their way out of death
Death cannot be postponed indefinitely
Depression - CORRECT ANSWER- Realizing that the issue is settled and can't be bargained
away, they are overwhelmed with a deep sense of loss
They know that they are losing their loved ones and reaching the end of their lives
Acceptance - CORRECT ANSWER- Fully aware that death is impending
Unemotional and uncommunicative, they have virtually no feelings about the present or future
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Functional Death - CORRECT ANSWER- The absence of a heartbeat and breathing
Ex. a person whose heartbeat and breathing have ceased for as long as 5 minutes may be
resuscitated and suffer little damage from the experience
Brain Death - CORRECT ANSWER- A diagnosis of death based on the cessation of all signs
of brain activity, as measured by electrical brain waves
Impossible to restore functioning
Brain waves are monitored closely when the time of death is significant, when organs may be
transplanted, or when criminal or legal issues are involved
Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance - CORRECT ANSWER- Five Stages of Dying
Denial - CORRECT ANSWER- Typical for people to protest on learning that they have a
terminal disease
People resist the idea that they are going to die
They may flatly reject the diagnosis, simply refusing to believe the news
, Patients fluctuate between refusing to accept the news and confiding that they know they are
going to die
Defense mechanism that helps absorb the news on their own terms and place
Anger - CORRECT ANSWER- They may be angry at everyone: people in good heath,
spouses, and family members, caregivers, children
The may lash out and wonder why they are dying and not someone else
They may say and do things that are painful and sometimes unfathomable
Bargaining - CORRECT ANSWER- Many people try to apply this pearl of childhood
wisdom to their impending death, promising to be better if they are rewarded by staying alive
Dying people try to negotiate their way out of death
Death cannot be postponed indefinitely
Depression - CORRECT ANSWER- Realizing that the issue is settled and can't be bargained
away, they are overwhelmed with a deep sense of loss
They know that they are losing their loved ones and reaching the end of their lives
Acceptance - CORRECT ANSWER- Fully aware that death is impending
Unemotional and uncommunicative, they have virtually no feelings about the present or future
