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Thanatology - BFS Practice Exam
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Which of the following percentages reflects the approximate frequency with which a firearm is used in
all murders? - ✔✔66%
The coffin bell-pull device was invented to - ✔✔prevent premature burial
T/F
Contact with peers is a valuable resource for the recently widowed. - ✔✔True
Themes of loss and death are heard in - ✔✔all of the above
To help them cope with disturbing thoughts and feelings, seriously ill children need - ✔✔mental first aid
All of the following are characteristics of near-death experiences EXCEPT - ✔✔a weakened self-
confidence
In the wake of a disaster, the survivors may experience a/an __________ marked by a profound sense of
emptiness and despair. - ✔✔existential crisis
T/F
State laws specify a minimum age of 21 to make a legal will. - ✔✔False
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In Italy, Francesco Campione began an organization, Projecto Rivivere, that uses the Internet to - ✔✔help
children with death and bereavement
In recent years the greatest impact of AIDS in the United States has been among - ✔✔Hispanics and
African Americans
T/F
Total care involves attending mainly to a patient's physical needs 24 hours a day. - ✔✔False
According to Barton Bernstein, the first legal stage in cases of terminal illness - ✔✔involves the patient in
long-range planning and arranging legal and financial affairs
The spreading of cancer to various parts of the body is known as - ✔✔metastasis
T/F
The Federal government regulates organ procurement and bodies and body parts used for research and
education. - ✔✔False
T/F
For the Japanese, it is quite ordinary to talk to their dead ancestors. - ✔✔True
Many people who complete a course in death and dying find that - ✔✔Their explorations have
consequences for living that have not been foreseen when they first signed up for the course
Which of the following age groups of seriously ill children had major concerns about discomforting and
possibly disfiguring effects of the disease and related medical procedures? - ✔✔Children roughly five to
nine
Adolescents' (especially girls) responses to the September 11, 2001 terror attacks included - ✔✔fear and
concern about dying from other disasters
Katelyn Whitman© 2025, All Rights Reserved.
Thanatology - BFS Practice Exam
Questions Verified Correct Solutions
New Update (Verified Answers)
Which of the following percentages reflects the approximate frequency with which a firearm is used in
all murders? - ✔✔66%
The coffin bell-pull device was invented to - ✔✔prevent premature burial
T/F
Contact with peers is a valuable resource for the recently widowed. - ✔✔True
Themes of loss and death are heard in - ✔✔all of the above
To help them cope with disturbing thoughts and feelings, seriously ill children need - ✔✔mental first aid
All of the following are characteristics of near-death experiences EXCEPT - ✔✔a weakened self-
confidence
In the wake of a disaster, the survivors may experience a/an __________ marked by a profound sense of
emptiness and despair. - ✔✔existential crisis
T/F
State laws specify a minimum age of 21 to make a legal will. - ✔✔False
Katelyn Whitman© 2025, All Rights Reserved.
, 2|Page
In Italy, Francesco Campione began an organization, Projecto Rivivere, that uses the Internet to - ✔✔help
children with death and bereavement
In recent years the greatest impact of AIDS in the United States has been among - ✔✔Hispanics and
African Americans
T/F
Total care involves attending mainly to a patient's physical needs 24 hours a day. - ✔✔False
According to Barton Bernstein, the first legal stage in cases of terminal illness - ✔✔involves the patient in
long-range planning and arranging legal and financial affairs
The spreading of cancer to various parts of the body is known as - ✔✔metastasis
T/F
The Federal government regulates organ procurement and bodies and body parts used for research and
education. - ✔✔False
T/F
For the Japanese, it is quite ordinary to talk to their dead ancestors. - ✔✔True
Many people who complete a course in death and dying find that - ✔✔Their explorations have
consequences for living that have not been foreseen when they first signed up for the course
Which of the following age groups of seriously ill children had major concerns about discomforting and
possibly disfiguring effects of the disease and related medical procedures? - ✔✔Children roughly five to
nine
Adolescents' (especially girls) responses to the September 11, 2001 terror attacks included - ✔✔fear and
concern about dying from other disasters
Katelyn Whitman© 2025, All Rights Reserved.
