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1
As defined in “The Dead, the Living, and Those Yet to Come,” the society of the Dead is most clearly viewed as the:
A)exclusive cemetery where the splendor of one’s monument is a symbol of status analogous to the wealthy neighborhoods of the Living.
B)prospect of obliteration so frightening that it must be denied in order to continue living in society.
C)social fact of caring for what happens to our Dead, to engage the dead in caring for us.
D)netherworld of barely visible ghosts and apparitions that make themselves known to us by haunting.
2
As concluded in “The Dead, the Living, and Those Yet to Come,” the Dead join us to and oblige us to care for the unborn because it is:
A)a simple matter of the instinct to reproduce our species.
B)part of our collective self-knowledge.
C)a norm, and society requires that all members be normal.
D)an essential, affective experience that societies care for those yet to come.
3
As stated in “The Dead, the Living, and Those Yet to Come,” Karl Marx was right: the dead haunt the living “as nightmares.”
A)True
B)False
4
As set forth in “The Cycle of Death,” the death penalty was briefly abolished in the United States in:
A)the 1960s, with the rise of the civil rights movement.
B)1988, when George H.W. Bush defeated Michael Dukakis in the presidential election.
C)1972, when it was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.
D)1968, when not a single prisoner was executed.
5
As detailed in “The Cycle of Death,” after capital punishment was struck down, the one factor of public perception primarily responsible for its reinstatement was the:
A)idea that supporting the death penalty could help build a conservative majority in the United States.
B)deep anxiety that struck middle America in the mid-1970’s about the ways in which law and order appeared to be unraveling.
C)perception that capital punishment could be used as a litmus test for the toughness of candidates for political office.
D)attraction to a presidential candidate who advocated executing drug dealers.
6
As discussed in “The Cycle of Death,” the case of Robert Page Anderson revealed the immorality of capital punishment because his guilt was never clearly established.
A)True
B)False
7
As reported in “How We Bury the War Dead,” the war that set the precedent for the modern system of cataloguing and burying military dead was the:
A)Mexican War.
B)Seminole Indian War.
C)American Civil War.
D)World War I.
8
As discussed in “How We Bury the War Dead,” the Spanish American War of 1898 marked the first serious effort by the United States to:
A)collect remains and rebury them in a handful of national cemeteries.
B)inter-American soldiers’ remains in large overseas cemeteries.
C)repatriate the remains of soldiers killed overseas for U.S. burial.
D)return dead officers’ remains to their homes at the families’ expense.
9
As described in “How We Bury the War Dead,” the U.S. military has air crews that are assigned specifically to the mission of bringing out the nation’s war dead.
A)True
B)False
10
According to “Grief in the Age of Facebook,” the author should have known that something was seriously wrong when her student contacted her
A)in person.
B)by e-mail.
C)with a written note.
D)by telephone.
11
One of the first ways in which Casey’s fellow students responded to her death, as described in “Grief in the Age of Facebook,” was to
A)leave her a personal message on Facebook.
B)change their Facebook profile pictures.
C)establish a memorial page for her on Facebook.
D)choose to gather in person rather than communicate via Facebook.
12
In spite of the best efforts of Casey’s closest friends, as noted in “Grief in the Age of Facebook,” they were unable to contact some of her friends before they learned of her death via Facebook.
A)True
B)False
13
Differences in brain death guidelines, as reported in “Brain Death Guidelines Vary at Top US Neurological Hospitals,” can have significant implications in terms of
A)donor organ procurement.
B)hospital billing and record keeping.
C)relationships with patients’ families.
D)patients’ basic trust in hospitals.
14
According to “Brain Death Guidelines Vary at Top US Neurological Hospitals,” the study authors were particularly concerned over the variability of
A)guideline performance.
B)ancillary tests.
C)apnea testing.
D)clinical examination.
15
Although there are guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology, as pointed out in “Brain Death Guidelines Vary at Top US Neurological Hospitals,” these guidelines are not binding at the local level.
A)True
B)False
16
Today, as maintained in “Criteria for a Good Death,” suicide is thought of primarily as a
A)sin.
B)crime.
C)momentary impulse.
D)mental-health issue.
17
Essentially, as put forth in “Criteria for a Good Death,” a good death is one that is
A)painless.
B)appropriate for the individual.
C)accompanied by spiritual care.
D)unexpected and instantaneous.
18
The terms “good” and “death,” as noted in “Criteria for a Good Death,” are generally thought of as oxymoronic or mutually exclusive.
A)True
B)False
19
As described in “The Emergence of Thanatology and Current Practice in Death Education,” the moment in history closely linked to the acceptance of thanatology as an interdisciplinary science was:
A)the Middle Ages when customs evoked familiarity with death.
B)World War II and the denial of death in the twentieth century.
C)Darwin’s nineteenth century work and its shift from the theological to the biological.
D)1903, when the terms gerontology and thanatology were coined by Metchnikoff.
20
As identified in “The Emergence of Thanatology and Current Practice in Death Education,” the book widely considered to be the first work of the death-awareness movement was:
A)On Death and Dying by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross.
B)Thoughts for the Times on War and Death by Sigmund Freud.
C)Gorer’sThe Pornography of Death.
D)The Meaning of Death, edited by Herman Feifel.
21
As observed in “The Emergence of Thanatology and Current Practice in Death Education,” it is vital that the literature of thanatology should seek to create a clear separation and disconnection between the concepts of life and death.
A)True
B)False
22
According to “Teaching Children about Death and Grief,” one of the best tools for teaching children about the circle of life and death is
A)a visit to a nursing home.
B)reading newspaper obituaries to them.
C)animals and nature.
D)having a police officer give them the facts.
23
As presented in “Teaching Children about Death and Grief,” a teachable moment
A)can last for days.
B)is a special educational opportunity.
C)works better with girls than boys.
D)is ineffective with children below middle-school age.
24
As pointed out in “Teaching Children about Death and Grief,” the first loss that many children experience is the death of a pet.
A)True
B)False
25
Healthy children, as asserted in “Death in Disney Films,” only achieve a true understanding of death as irreversible, permanent, and inevitable once they have reached the age of
A)5.
B)10.
C)12.
D)15.
26
During the first stage of grief, involving an understanding of what death is, as described in “Death in Disney Films,” it is important for young children to realize that
A)the dead person is not coming back to life.
B)there are set cultural rituals to cope with death.
C)even their parents feel sad and are grieving.
D)they and their immediate family are not in danger.
27
The understanding that death may not be final, arising from family religious belief, as pointed out in “Death in Disney Films,” may reflect a more, rather than less, mature understanding of death.
A)True
B)False
28
According to “Death and Dying in the Curriculum of Public Schools,” one alarming problem is that in the recent past death has only been discussed in schools in terms of:
A)make-believe stories.
B)TV shows and video games.
C)the crisis-mode of a national trauma or disaster.
D)something that happens to somebody else.
29
As asserted in “Death and Dying in the Curriculum of Public Schools,” the realities of death should be:
A)kept at a cautious distance to shield children from death.
B)integrated in everyday conversation so that children make friends with death.
C)spoken of in ways that downplay the emotionality of death.
D)taught in abstract language about the concept of death.
30
As described in “Death and Dying in the Curriculum of Public Schools,” when young children ask about death it is best to gently tell them a make-believe story.
A)True
B)False
31
As brought out in “Needs of Elderly Patients in Palliative Care,” studies have demonstrated that older people are willing to talk about death and dying
A)in clinical settings much more than anywhere else.
B)in a rather spontaneous way.
C)mostly with those with whom they have a long and trusting relationship.
D)as seldom as possible, and preferably never.
32
As identified in “Needs of Elderly Patients in Palliative Care,” the tertiary physical needs of the interviewed patients mainly concerned the
A)feeling of feebleness.
B)importance of appearance.
C)desire for good food.
D)desire for comfortable bedding.
33
As interpreted in “Needs of Elderly Patients in Palliative Care,” in the patient interviews, contact with or care for the family came up as a function of both primary and secondary social needs.
A)True
B)False
34
As noted in “Good Mourning,” our first childhood death experience typically is around the age of
A)4.
B)8.
C)14.
D)17.
35
As identified in “Good Mourning,” an unsympathetic response to one who is suffering the loss of a pet is known as
A)ridiculed emotion.
B)social nonsupport.
C)disenfranchised grief.
D)dismissive condolence.
36
According to “Good Mourning,” the majority of companion-animal owners opt to stay with the animal during the procedure of euthanasia.
A)True
B)False
37
As explained in “Through the Touch of God,” the hierarchical structure of authority within the Hutterian community is specifically based on the:
A)literal interpretation of the Bible.
B)reformation of the sixteenth century.
C)Moravian culture of 1528.
D)business model of modern North American farming.
38
As characterized in “Through the Touch of God,” the most salient variable of the narratives of bereaved Hutterite parents is their:
A)clear post-traumatic symptomatology.
B)attachment to mementos of their deceased children.
C)individual and collective spirituality.
D)community understanding of bereavement and loss.
39
As stipulated in “Through the Touch of God,” bereaved parents in a Hutterian community are required to resume their normal work responsibilities within a rigidly defined and socially dictated mourning period.
A)True
B)False
40
According to “End of Life Concerns and Care Preferences,” the principal concern shared by elders and family caregivers in terminal-illness situations is
A)taking too much medicine.
B)fear of pain.
C)running out of money.
D)losing sanity.
41
As noted in “End of Life Concerns and Care Preferences,” all of the participants in the study
A)lived in assisted-living facilities.
B)had no more than one chronic condition.
C)spoke English.
D)lived alone.
42
As reported in “End of Life Concerns and Care Preferences,” the majority of the caregivers reported that caring for their elders had become a burden.
A)True
B)False
43
According to “Dying on the Streets,” the authors found that homeless individuals had
A)rarely had contact with medical personnel.
B)few concerns or knowledge about EOL care.
C)significant personal experience and feelings about EOL care.
D)no concern about the cost of dying and death.
44
The concerns of the participants in the survey reported on in “Dying on the Streets” included all of the following categories EXCEPT
A)personal themes.
B)financial issues.
C)relational concerns.
D)environmental influences.
45
As brought out in “Dying on the Streets,” a deficiency in how society has addressed the needs of the dying is that EOL care focuses on individuals with loved ones, health care, and a home and has not considered homeless persons.
A)True
B)False
46
As noted in “Death and Dying across Cultures,” the Bible’s command to “keep abstaining from... blood” is interpreted as the prohibition of the transfusion of blood and/or blood products by
A)Mormons.
B)Jehovah’s Witnesses.
C)Orthodox Jews.
D)Roman Catholics.
47
As defined in “Death and Dying across Cultures,” in the Arabic language, a “sheikh” is an Islamic
A)warrior.
B)scholar.
C)infidel.
D)paramour.
48
As observed in “Death and Dying across Cultures,” when it comes to dealing with a family’s cultural beliefs regarding death and dying, a simple discussion with the family explaining hospital and unit policies will usually lead nowhere.
A)True
B)False
49
As related in “The Promise of Presence,” the doctor writes of a strongly remembered event when he first felt the:
A)frustration of only being able to provide “small miracles” for the dying.
B)sense of numb clinical detachment setting in.
C)painful sting of personal failure for breaking a promise to be present to a dying man.
D)helplessness of being able to do nothing for a dying patient.
50
As observed in “The Promise of Presence,” the experience of personal failure as a doctor is of value when it is seen as a:
A)reminder that there is only so much one doctor can do.
B)demonstration that a doctor’s words are unimportant to a grieving family.
C)result of inexperience in handling the exhaustion of a heavy workload.
D)“sentinel event” that frames a doctor’s career and helps to define his character.
51
As recounted in “The Promise of Presence,” the doctor is humbled when a grieving wife chastises him for having broken his promise to her and her family.
A)True
B)False
52
According to “When Death Strikes Without Warning,” families generally learn about Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) when
A)a loved one has died.
B)a patient has lived with the condition for years.
C)the patient’s life is at risk from other causes.
D)epilepsy is first diagnosed.
53
Chris Donalty, as profiled in “When Death Strikes Without Warning,” probably never told his parents he was still regularly suffering epileptic seizures because he
A)did not want to worry them.
B)was concerned he would be forced to drop out of college.
C)did not want to lose his driver’s license.
D)was afraid his girlfriend would break up with him if she knew.
54
Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP), as stated in “When Death Strikes Without Warning,” has only appeared in the medical literature in the past decade.
A)True
B)False
55
The spirits that dying people frequently see, as reported in “Are They Hallucinations or Are They Real?”, often bring the dying a sense of
A)dread.
B)acute loss.
C)bliss.
D)wonder.
56
According to “Are They Hallucinations or Are They Real?”, the researcher R. Conant argues that the visions of the deceased should be regarded as
A)delusions to be dismissed.
B)successful coping mechanisms.
C)a symptom of disease.
D)reassuring fantasies.
57
Thanatologists, as noted in “Are They Hallucinations or Are They Real?”, have long been aware that people who are very near death often see spirits if they have been heavily sedated.
A)True
B)False
58
As pointed out in “Beyond Terror and Denial,” at a personal level death attitudes now matter because:
A)since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, terrorism has made the threat of death present to each of us individually.
B)we live in a wired global village with 24-hour news coverage of world disasters.
C)the meanings we attach to death may have important implications for our well-being.
D)geopolitical warfare has become a part of our collective awareness.
59
As identified in “Beyond Terror and Denial,” now that images of
A)death are everywhere, the authors see an:
B)increasingly morbid fascination with death in video games, on TV, and in Hollywood.
C)inescapable death anxiety permeating human activities.
D)increase in the symptoms of worry, depression, stress, and conflict.
E)opportunity to begin investigating positive attitudes toward death.
60
As observed in “Beyond Terror and Denial,” the existing psychological literature gives extensive coverage to the acceptance of death.
A)True
B)False
61
As mentioned in "Ethics and Life's Ending: An Exchange," the terms "ordinary" and "extraordinary," when applied to the medical treatments used to prolong life, have been replaced for some by the terms
A)traditional and modern.
B)proportionate and disproportionate.
C)palliative and surgical.
D)covered and not covered.
62
According to Robert Orr, as cited in "Ethics and Life's Ending: An Exchange," the two treatments that always remain obligatory are
A)providing food and water.
B)symptom control and human presence.
C)assisting respiration and monitoring heartbeat.
D)those outlined in a patient's advance directive.
63
As explained in "Ethics and Life's Ending: An Exchange," withholding artificially administered fluids and nutrition from someone unable to swallow results in death from starvation within two weeks.
A)True
B)False
64
As noted in “Jack Kevorkian,” the retired pathologist first came to public attention in 1990 when he:
A)broadcast the videotaped death of a Lou Gehrig’s disease patient on “60 Minutes.”
B)became the subject of “You Don’t Know Jack,” a movie starring Al Pacino.
C)built a “suicide machine” from parts found in flea markets and used it in the back of his Volkswagen van.
D)published his book “Prescription: Medicide—The Goodness of Planned Death.”
65
As detailed in “Jack Kevorkian,” after three acquittals and one mistrial, Kevorkian was finally convicted in 1998 on a charge of:
A)first-degree murder.
B)assisted-suicide.
C)second-degree murder.
D)medical malpractice.
66
As brought out in “Jack Kevorkian,” when an assisted-suicide candidate was ready, Kevorkian himself flipped the switch that released the flow of lethal drugs or deadly gas.
A)True
B)False
67
As shown in “At the Bottom of the Slippery Slope,” the death in 2008 of a paralyzed woman was the first known:
A)legalized mercy killing of a terminally ill patient by lethal injection.
B)suicide arising from the teachings of the Hemlock Society.
C)coupling of euthanasia with the practice of organ harvesting.
D)killing of a human being who was believed to lack “quality” of life.
68
As stipulated in “At the Bottom of the Slippery Slope,” the new and dangerous corner turned by conjoining euthanasia and organ harvesting is that society will:
A)come to view suicide as a virtue.
B)accept the ideas of Jack Kevorkian into the mainstream.
C)view the disabled as culturally devalued and a burden on their loved ones.
D)be given an explicit stake in the deaths of those with disabling or terminal conditions.
69
As noted in “At the Bottom of the Slippery Slope,” the organization formerly known as the Hemlock Society has now been merged into the assisted-suicide advocacy group known as Compassion and Choices.
A)True
B)False
70
As defined in “Hospitals Embrace Palliative Care,” palliative care differs from hospice care in that it:
A)is now endorsed as a subspecialty by a record 10 medical specialty groups.
B)is not prognosis dependent and can be combined with curative or life-prolonging medical care.
C)allows a patient to choose to die at home.
D)now has fellowship programs accredited by the ACGME.
71
As set forth in “Hospitals Embrace Palliative Care,” a primary feature of the new model of palliative care is the:
A)use of the patient’s medical chart in coordinating care.
B)coordination of patient discharge by a social worker.
C)assessment of care for patients and their families by an interdisciplinary team.
D)oversight of patients by multiple specialists within a hospital intensive care unit.
72
As related in “Hospitals Embrace Palliative Care,” with the recent growth in hospital-based palliative care and related growth in home hospice care, nearly all patients who express the wish to die at home are now able to do so.
A)True
B)False
73
According to “Cannabis Use in Long-Term Care: An Emerging Issue for Nurses,” the medicinal properties of Cannabis sativa have
A)never been formally documented.
B)been documented for thousands of years.
C)been largely rejected by Western medicine.
D)been a matter of controversy only in the past two decades.
74
As mentioned in “Cannabis Use in Long-Term Care: An Emerging Issue for Nurses,” the advocacy group that dedicates a website to explaining medicinal cannabis laws state by state is called
A)Patients Out of Time.
B)Americans for Safe Access.
C)National Nurses United.
D)NORML.
75
As noted in “Cannabis Use in Long-Term Care: An Emerging Issue for Nurses,” marijuana was legally available in the United States until the beginning of the 20th century.
A)True
B)False
76
As profiled in “I Was a Doctor Accustomed to Death, but Not His,” the author’s grandfather had served in World War II as
A)A code breaker for the British government.
B)A field surgeon in the U.S. Army Air Corps.
C)An immigration officer at Ellis Island.
D)A Russian intelligence agent.
77
As mentioned in “I Was a Doctor Accustomed to Death, but Not His,” before becoming a doctor, the author’s grandfather was employed as all of the following, except a
A)boxer.
B)milkman.
C)scientist.
D)violinist.
78
According to “I Was a Doctor Accustomed to Death, but Not His,” the Miami Jewish health systems is the site of one of the largest nursing homes in the United States.
A)True
B)False
79
As explained in "The Contemporary American Funeral," in order for grief to occur in most cases, a person
A)needs to attend the funeral.
B)must have loved the deceased.
C)should view the body of the deceased.
D)needs to cry.
80
As mentioned in "The Contemporary American Funeral," in America a funeral is generally an occasion to which no one is invited but
A)people are expected to come.
B)newspaper notification is considered sufficient.
C)all may come.
D)family.
81
As cited in "The Contemporary American Funeral," Erich Lindemann believes that viewing the body of the deceased is important so that bereaved persons can accept the finality of death.
A)True
B)False
82
As related in “Building My Father’s Coffin,” the author’s father asked that his body be
A)flown to England for one final visit.
B)buried in the woods of the family campground.
C)placed in a plain pine box.
D)laid out in a cherrywood coffin with ceramic handles.
83
As recalled in “Building My Father’s Coffin,” the author realized that his modest woodworking skills had diminished since becoming afflicted by
A)Parkinson’s disease.
B)carpal tunnel syndrome.
C)rheumatoid arthritis.
D)cataracts.
84
As described in “Building My Father’s Coffin,” the author convinced his sister to get into the homemade coffin to test its strength and portability.
A)True
B)False
85
As concluded in “Dealing with the Dead,” wearing something that belonged to a dead loved one
A)is a way of keeping the person “alive.”
B)trivializes the person’s life.
C)is pointless.
D)shows weakness.
86
As recounted in “Dealing with the Dead,” the first item that the author took to wearing after a family member’s death was
A)her stepfather’s sweater.
B)a sweater that her father-in-law loved.
C)a necklace of her mother’s mother.
D)a pair of her mother’s shoes.
87
The author of “Dealing with the Dead” feels that wearing the clothes of someone she loved is disrespectful to the dead person.
A)True
B)False
88
According to “Mourning in a Digital Age,” in the busy age of electronic communication, people who must find a way to support one another in mourning are:
A)returning to ancient traditions of mourning that are guided by religious communities.
B)mourning and comforting one another in a purely virtual realm.
C)learning in a halting way as new guidelines and customs begin to materialize.
D)unable to derive any comfort and support from e-mail and social networks.
89
As described in “Mourning in a Digital Age,” when his friends met informally for something that the author suddenly recognized as the birth of a new mourning tradition, the term coined by the hostess for their gathering was:
A)CaringBridge.
B)virtual shiva.
C)secular shiva.
D)shiva sisters.
90
As recounted in “Mourning in a Digital Age,” when notified of a death by a mass e-mailing, it is best to respond with condolences and then hit “Reply All.”
A)True
B)False
91
As presented in “10 Burdens Funeral Directors Carry,” the lack of personal boundaries in the funeral profession can lead to:
A)chaotic business practices.
B)depression.
C)lost opportunities.
D)anger-management issues.
92
As maintained in “10 Burdens Funeral Directors Carry,” one of the dangers facing funeral directors is:
A)being driven out of business by large funeral-home chains.
B)losing sympathy for those who have suffered a loss.
C)extending credit to relatives of the deceased.
D)“marrying” the business to the detriment of their families.
93
The author of “10 Burdens Funeral Directors Carry” claims that the nature of his profession—being immersed in death—isolates funeral directors from the members of other professions.
A)True
B)False
94
As profiled in “Memorial Videos Give Lasting Farewell,” for Rev. Alan Naumann the idea of the earliest memorial videos arose in 1988 out of:
A)the experience of making a video for his father’s funeral.
B)his dual background as a videographer and cemetery chaplain.
C)a farewell message recorded by a cancer patient in hospice care.
D)a class he prepared on do-it-yourself videos.
95
As shown in “Memorial Videos Give Lasting Farewell,” memorial videos did not make rapid gains in popularity until:
A)clergy agreed that videos did not conflict with the solemnity of funerals.
B)funeral homes were outfitted with their own video-projection systems.
C)it was possible for videotapes to be cut and spliced like film.
D)the digital revolution enabled editors to use computers rather than laboriously editing film.
96
As quoted in “Memorial Videos Give Lasting Farewell,” Rev. Alan Naumann predicts that the popularity of memorial videos will fade away in a decade or so.
A)True
B)False
97
As detailed in “Speaking from Beyond the Grave,” the idea of QR code memorials is the brainchild of:
A)Katzman Monument Company in the Twin Cities.
B)Rev. Alan Naumann, a videographer.
C)Karen Schragg, author of “Grieving Outside the Box.”
D)the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
98
As stated in “Speaking from Beyond the Grave,” as long as a cemetery has cellphone coverage, anyone who has a smartphone and visits a grave with a QR code on its headstone can:
A)leave a recorded message in tribute to the departed.
B)access a website with the deceased’s biography, family tree, photos, or even video of the deceased.
C)reach katzmanmonument.com for information about the deceased and his or her family.
D)interact with the deceased’s electronic memorial by editing it or adding things to it.
99
As brought out in “Speaking from Beyond the Grave,” national policy at Fort Snelling National Cemetery now encourages the use of QR codes on its grave markers.
A)True
B)False
100
As pointed out in "The Grieving Process," Thomas Attig makes an
A)important distinction between grief and sadness.
B)the grieving process.
C)loss.
D)the mourning period.
101
As the authors of "The Grieving Process" note, it is not difficult to see similarities between Kavanaugh's seven behaviors and feelings of the grieving process and the
A)seven deadly sins.
B)five stages of the dying process identified by Kubler-Ross.
C)stages of man identified by Shakespeare.
D)stages involved in healing after the loss of a relationship through divorce.
102
As asserted in "The Grieving Process," denial is a common experience among the newly bereaved, and it serves positive functions in the process of adaptation.
A)True
B)False
103
As described in “The Normal Process of Grieving,” the normal spectrum of grieving can last:
A)from 2-3 weeks.
B)up to 4 months.
C)6-12 months.
D)more than 3 years.
104
As given in “The Normal Process of Grieving,” factors that make grieving more difficult include all of the following except:
A)physical distance from the place of death.
B)conflict in relationships.
C)traumatic death.
D)having been a caregiver for the deceased.
105
As noted in “The Normal Process of Grieving,” people who are socially isolated may find grieving more difficult because they are suffering relatively alone.
A)True
B)False
106
As explained in “A Guide to Getting Through Grief,” it is important for a grieving person to focus on:
A)the momentous decisions that must now be made.
B)finding short-term means to relieve painful emotions.
C)the basic, literal decisions needed to maintain health and well being.
D)extraordinary measures that can be taken to cope with a profound loss.
107
As discussed in “A Guide to Getting Through Grief,” when friends and family are uncertain about how to act around you as you grieve, a good thing to do is to:
A)ask them to leave you alone.
B)sort out the mixed emotions you are feeling before you attempt to express them.
C)take away the uncertainty by expressing as best you can what it is that you really need.
D)assure friends and family that they are helping even though you realize that there is nothing they can do to fix things.
108
As stated in “A Guide to Getting Through Grief,” using extra alcohol or drugs is justifiable during the grieving process since these behaviors can sometimes offer short-term relief from profound pain.
A)True
B)False
109
Disenfranchised grief, as described in "Disenfranchised Grief," is grief that
A)cannot be publicly expressed through traditional means.
B)is delayed because the mourner is unable to acknowledge fully the loss.
C)is felt for a celebrity or public figure by people who did not personally know the deceased.
D)is focused on a person or event other than the appropriate one.
110
As discussed in "Disenfranchised Grief," when grief is disenfranchised
A)people are unable to experience it.
B)feelings of guilt, anger, or powerlessness can be lessened.
C)feelings of guilt and anger are lessened, while feelings of powerlessness are intensified.
D)feelings of guilt, anger, or powerlessness can be intensified.
111
As noted in "Disenfranchised Grief," the proportion of disenfranchised grievers in the general population will rise rapidly in the future.
A)True
B)False
112
As put forth in “Challenging the Paradigm: New Understandings of Grief,” Wortman and Silver’s 1989 article “The Myths of Coping With Loss” crystallized a challenge to what might be called the
A)great anguish analysis.
B)step-by-step model.
C)one-size-fits-all strategy.
D)grief work hypothesis.
113
As explained in “Challenging the Paradigm: New Understandings of Grief,” the conceptual belief that one must work through powerful feelings in order to detach from the deceased, reinvest in life, and recover from and resolve the loss originally derived from Freud’s seminal 1917 article entitled
A)“Mourning and Melancholia.”
B)“Grief and Grieving.”
C)“Death and Despair.”
D)“Loss and Lethargy.”
114
As referred to in “Challenging the Paradigm: New Understandings of Grief,” in 1999, Stroebe and Schut offered a dual-process model, suggesting that successful coping in bereavement means oscillating between loss-oriented and restoration-oriented processes.
A)True
B)False
115
As referred to in “We’ve Been Misled about How to Grieve,” the milestone 1969 book by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, which proposed that a person confronting his or her own death passes through five stages, is titled
A)On Death and Dying.
B)Stage Doors.
C)The Art of Grieving.
D)The Universal Journey.
116
As cited in “We’ve Been Misled about How to Grieve,” grief specialist Nancy Moules recalls a client whose response to the loss of her six-year-old daughter involved
A)carrying her daughter’s ashes everywhere she went.
B)playing with her daughter’s dolls every afternoon.
C)never allowing anyone to mention her daughter’s name.
D)sealing off her daughter’s bedroom.
117
As put forth in “We’ve Been Misled about How to Grieve,” studies show that people who undergo bereavement counseling emerge from grief no more quickly than people who do not.
A)True
B)False
118
As defined in “Shades of Grief,” the proposed DSM category of Complicated Grief Disorder includes many of the common symptoms of grief, but differs in that these symptoms:
A)cause mourners to question their reason for living.
B)lead to physical symptoms, such as heart problems.
C)persist for more than six months after a loss.
D)include brain-scan activity in the neurological circuits known to be involved in pain.
119
As noted in “Shades of Grief,” the concept of pathological mourning dates back to the work of:
A)Sigmund Freud.
B)Holly Prigerson.
C)Mary-Frances O’Connor.
D)Mardi J. Horowitz.
120
As set forth in “Shades of Grief,” the unique neural signature displayed in part of the brain’s reward center proves that women with prolonged grief are addicted to their feelings of grief.
A)True
B)False
121
As suggested in “11 Ways to Comfort Someone Who’s Grieving,” when writing a note to a grieving person, including a funny anecdote is
A)always appropriate.
B)never appropriate.
C)appropriate only if you are closely related to the recipient.
D)appropriate if you had a relationship with the deceased.
122
As expressed in “11 Ways to Comfort Someone Who’s Grieving,” people who are grieving sometimes direct angry feelings toward
A)everyone.
B)inanimate objects.
C)their pets.
D)the closest target.
123
As noted in “11 Ways to Comfort Someone Who’s Grieving,” it is universally acceptable to say something like “It’s God’s will” to the bereaved person.
A)True
B)False





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