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Chapteru1:uAsuWeuThinkuAboutuDeath
MULTIPLE-CHOICEuQUESTIONS
1.0.uKastenbaumuobserveduthatuHollywooduportrayalsuofudeathuem
phasizeuallutheufollowinguEXCEPTutheunotion:
a) thatutheudoctoruisutheumostuimportantupersonutoupayuattentionutouwhenus
omeoneuisudying
b) ofuopenucommunication,uasuinuinterpersonaluconnectinguwithusignificantu
wordsuofuparting
c) thatudeceptionuandusentimentalismuareutheubestuapproaches
d) thatuausanitizeduversionuofudyinguisutheubestuapproach.
Difficulty:u1
Pageureference:u6
Answer:ub)uofuopenucommunication,uasuinuinterpersonaluconnectinguwithusi
gnificantuwordsuofuparting
2.0.uAunewuquestionuhasuarisenuaboutugoryudetailsuonutelevisionuprogra
msusuchuasuCSIuanduwhetherutheiruportrayaluofudeathuservesuto
u udeath.
a) coldlyuanalyze
b) exposeutheuemotionsusurrounding
c) depersonalize
d) mystify.
Difficulty:u3
Pageureference:u6
Answer:uc)udepersonalize
3.0.uThe
isuaupersonuwhouisuquickutouintroduceuaufatalisticus
tatement,uoftenuasuanuattemptutouenduaudiscussionuaboutudeathub
eforeuitubegins.
a) listener
,b) fatalist
c) silencer
d) instigator.
Difficulty:u3
Pageureference:u6
Answer:uc)usilencer
4.0.uTheuleadingucauseuofudeathuforutheupopulationuinugeneraluis:
a) suicide
b) motoruvehicleuaccident
c) heartudisease
d) cancer.
Difficulty:u1
Pageureference:u12
Answer:uc)uheartudisease
5.0.uTheuearliestuchildhoodumemoryureportedubyumostuadultsuisuanuexperie
nceuof:
a) joy
b) death
c) anger
d) sadness.
Difficulty:u1
Pageureference:u12
Answer:ub)udeath
6.0.uOfutheu100uindividualsuJackuKevorkianu“assisted”uinudeath,uhowuma
nyuwereuterminallyuill?
a) oneuhalf
b) moreuthanuone-half
,c) oneuthird
d) lessuthanuone-third.
Difficulty:u1
Pageureference:u12
Answer:ud)ulessuthanuone-third
7.0.uOneustudyuthatufollowedupatientsuthroughutheirupostoperativeu
periodufounduthat:
a) thoseuwithupositiveureligiousucopingustylesuexperiencedumoreupainuandud
istress
b) thoseuwithupositiveureligiousucopingustylesuexperiencedunoupainuorudistress
c) thoseuwithupositiveureligiousucopingustylesuexperiencedulessupainuandud
istress
d) doubtuanduconflictuinureligiousubeliefsuhadunoueffectuonuhealthuoutcomes.
Difficulty:u1
Pageureference:u15
Answer:uc)uthoseuwithupositiveureligiousucopingustylesuexperiencedulessupainua
ndudistress
8.0.uPersonaluexperienceuwithudyinguandudeathuinfluencesuour:
a) attitudesuandubeliefs
b) beliefs
c) feelingsuanduattitudes
d) attitudes,ubeliefs,uandufeelings.
Difficulty:u1
Pageureference:u13
Answer:ud)uattitudes,ubeliefs,uandufeelings
9.0.uWhichuofutheufollowinguisuNOTutrueuofulivinguwills?
a) Theuoptionuofuhavinguaulivinguwilluhasubeenuavailableusinceu1968.
b) MostupeopleuinutheuUniteduStatesuhaveuinitiateduaulivinguwill.
, c) Theseudocumentsuwereudesignedutougiveuindividualsuinfluenceuoverutheulastuf
ewudaysuofulife.
d) Theseudocumentsudefineutheutypeuofumedicaluinterventionsutoubeucarrieduo
utuifudeathuisucloseuandutheuindividualuisuunableutouexpressuhisuoruheruwish
es.
Difficulty:u2
Pageureference:u14
Answer:ub)uMostupeopleuinutheuUniteduStatesuhaveuinitiateduaulivinguwill.
10.0.uStudiesuhaveufounduthatutheupeopleuwhousignuorganudonorucardsu
are:
a) lessuanxiousuaboutudeath
b) moreuself-reliant
c) feelumoreueffective
d) alluofutheuabove.
Difficulty:u2
Pageureference:u14
Answer:ud)ualluofutheuabove
11.0.uAustudyufounduthatuthoseuwhoucrossedutheustreetuinuauhighurisk-
takingumanneruwere:
u
a) moreulikelyutouhaveuattemptedusuicideuinutheupast
b) moreulikelyutoubeuwomen
c) lessulikelyutoutakeuhighurisksuwhenutheyudrive
d) lessufrustrateduwithutheirulives.
Difficulty:u3
Pageureference:u15
Answer:ua)umoreulikelyutouhaveucontemplateduoruattemptedusuicideuinutheupast
12.0.uUponuviewinguhisufrienduIvanuIlych'sucorpse,uPeteruIvanovich:
a) prayeduforubothuIlych’susouluanduhisuown