Thanatology Chapter 13 Exam Bank Solution Manual Rated 100%
What happened to Tom Adkins and three other boys from Central High School in the beginning of
Chapter 13? - Answers Train hit their car when they were riding at a railroad crossing
How did people react to Tom Adkins' and the boys' deaths? - Answers "I can't believe this happened"
What happened to Whitney Portman and Shawan Miller in the same section? - Answers Found in the
middle of a gangfight; victims of the neighborhood they lived in
How did people react to Whitney Portman & Shawan Miller's deaths? - Answers "What can we do to
stop this violence?"
What happened to Anthony Ramirez in the same section? - Answers Completed suicide, no note; no one
knew how to grasp how he felt
How did people react to Anthony Rameriz' suicide? - Answers "If only I had known"
Principal task of adolescence - Answers stable sense of identity
Virtue to be achieved in adolescent development - Answers fidelity - to self, ideals, and others
"To be normal during the adolescent period by itself is abnormal" - Answers Anna Freud
observed that almost all researchers who have studied representative samples of adolescents "come to
the conclusion that by and large coping and a smooth transition into adulthood is much more typical
than the opposite" - Answers Offer and Sabshin
Age 11 - 14, emotional separation from parents as a task; conflicts between separation vs reunion -
Answers Early adolescents
age 14-17, competency/mastery/control as a task, conflicts between independence vs dependence -
Answers middle adolescence
age 17 -21, intimacy and commitment as a task; conflicts between closeness vs distance - Answers late
adolescence
adolescents between ages 10 and 19 made up nearly ___% of the population in 2007; those between 20
& 24 added another ___%. - Answers 14% & 7%
adolescents die more frequently (fewer/more) than infants or adults do - Answers fewer
__% of adolescents die from accidents, homicide, and suicide - Answers 73%
What was notable about the three deaths in the beginning of chapter 13? - Answers followed the three
most common adolescent deaths
What is unique about the highest causes of deaths for adolescents? - Answers human induced
, a large majority of adolescent death have what characteristics - Answers occur quickly and unexpected
2/3rds of all accidental adolescent deaths come from - Answers motor vehicle deaths
Why do adolescents have generally low death rates? - Answers survived hazards of birth, infancy; but
not lived long enough to experience degenerative diseases associated with later adulthood
There are more (african american/caucasian) deaths; but (african americans/caucasians) have higher
death rates - Answers caucasian/african americans
death rates are lowest for - Answers asian & pacific americans
caucasian adolescents are likely to die from ___; while african americans are likely to die from ____ -
Answers accidents or suicide; homicide, heart disease, HIV infection
Among all adolescents 15-19, males are over ___x more likely to die than females - Answers 2.5
__% of those younger than 18 experienced death of a parent - Answers 3.4
How do biological factors impact adolescent understanding of death? - Answers Rapid maturation and
sexual development associated adolescents with inevitable physical decline and ultimate deaths
How do cognitive factors impact adolescent understanding of death? - Answers They search for their
own identity and reevaluate parental values; but in thinking about the future, death is a possibility
How do social factors impact adolescent understanding of death? - Answers As their relationships
enlarge in scope, by moving outside of their family of origin - adolescents seek to create a viable social
life and avoid social death
How do emotional factors impact adolescent understand of death? - Answers feelings about
development and death are likely closely intertwined. Adolescents
2 driving factors having to do with the unwillingness of adolescents to recognize personal implications of
morality - Answers 1) adolescent drivers simply may not perceive risks in their behavior
2) adolescent drivers may perceive positive utility or value in taking certain risks (such as wanting to gain
acceptance from a peer group) (tommy adkins)
Those 5-8 had (higher/lower) death anxiety when compared to those of 9-12 - Answers higher
Why do children 5-8 have higher death anxiety than those 9-12 - Answers death has higher emotional
significance for people with less stable ego pictures
Effective coping with a life threatening disease for adolescents - Answers requires information of the
disease, involvement in planning the treatment, and participation in decision making
Among individuals 15 -24, ___ is the leading cause of death (But 3rd amongst females) - Answers cancer
What happened to Tom Adkins and three other boys from Central High School in the beginning of
Chapter 13? - Answers Train hit their car when they were riding at a railroad crossing
How did people react to Tom Adkins' and the boys' deaths? - Answers "I can't believe this happened"
What happened to Whitney Portman and Shawan Miller in the same section? - Answers Found in the
middle of a gangfight; victims of the neighborhood they lived in
How did people react to Whitney Portman & Shawan Miller's deaths? - Answers "What can we do to
stop this violence?"
What happened to Anthony Ramirez in the same section? - Answers Completed suicide, no note; no one
knew how to grasp how he felt
How did people react to Anthony Rameriz' suicide? - Answers "If only I had known"
Principal task of adolescence - Answers stable sense of identity
Virtue to be achieved in adolescent development - Answers fidelity - to self, ideals, and others
"To be normal during the adolescent period by itself is abnormal" - Answers Anna Freud
observed that almost all researchers who have studied representative samples of adolescents "come to
the conclusion that by and large coping and a smooth transition into adulthood is much more typical
than the opposite" - Answers Offer and Sabshin
Age 11 - 14, emotional separation from parents as a task; conflicts between separation vs reunion -
Answers Early adolescents
age 14-17, competency/mastery/control as a task, conflicts between independence vs dependence -
Answers middle adolescence
age 17 -21, intimacy and commitment as a task; conflicts between closeness vs distance - Answers late
adolescence
adolescents between ages 10 and 19 made up nearly ___% of the population in 2007; those between 20
& 24 added another ___%. - Answers 14% & 7%
adolescents die more frequently (fewer/more) than infants or adults do - Answers fewer
__% of adolescents die from accidents, homicide, and suicide - Answers 73%
What was notable about the three deaths in the beginning of chapter 13? - Answers followed the three
most common adolescent deaths
What is unique about the highest causes of deaths for adolescents? - Answers human induced
, a large majority of adolescent death have what characteristics - Answers occur quickly and unexpected
2/3rds of all accidental adolescent deaths come from - Answers motor vehicle deaths
Why do adolescents have generally low death rates? - Answers survived hazards of birth, infancy; but
not lived long enough to experience degenerative diseases associated with later adulthood
There are more (african american/caucasian) deaths; but (african americans/caucasians) have higher
death rates - Answers caucasian/african americans
death rates are lowest for - Answers asian & pacific americans
caucasian adolescents are likely to die from ___; while african americans are likely to die from ____ -
Answers accidents or suicide; homicide, heart disease, HIV infection
Among all adolescents 15-19, males are over ___x more likely to die than females - Answers 2.5
__% of those younger than 18 experienced death of a parent - Answers 3.4
How do biological factors impact adolescent understanding of death? - Answers Rapid maturation and
sexual development associated adolescents with inevitable physical decline and ultimate deaths
How do cognitive factors impact adolescent understanding of death? - Answers They search for their
own identity and reevaluate parental values; but in thinking about the future, death is a possibility
How do social factors impact adolescent understanding of death? - Answers As their relationships
enlarge in scope, by moving outside of their family of origin - adolescents seek to create a viable social
life and avoid social death
How do emotional factors impact adolescent understand of death? - Answers feelings about
development and death are likely closely intertwined. Adolescents
2 driving factors having to do with the unwillingness of adolescents to recognize personal implications of
morality - Answers 1) adolescent drivers simply may not perceive risks in their behavior
2) adolescent drivers may perceive positive utility or value in taking certain risks (such as wanting to gain
acceptance from a peer group) (tommy adkins)
Those 5-8 had (higher/lower) death anxiety when compared to those of 9-12 - Answers higher
Why do children 5-8 have higher death anxiety than those 9-12 - Answers death has higher emotional
significance for people with less stable ego pictures
Effective coping with a life threatening disease for adolescents - Answers requires information of the
disease, involvement in planning the treatment, and participation in decision making
Among individuals 15 -24, ___ is the leading cause of death (But 3rd amongst females) - Answers cancer
