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11. Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding terminally ill children? a. Terminally ill children often learn about their condition by overhearing comments and watching the reactions of those around them. b. Terminally ill children show better adjustment and compliance with treatment regimes when there is an open dialogue about death, even among children who are less than six years old. c. Children who are informed about their HIV status have higher self-esteem and fewer behavior problems than uninformed children. d. In a survey of over 400 parents who had lost a child to cancer, 27 percent of the parents who had talked about death with their child regretted that decision. 12. Maria’s husband has suffered severe brain damage in a motorcycle accident and is being kept alive on a respirator and a feeding tube. Maria asked the doctor to take her husband off the respirator and let him die naturally. Maria’s actions illustrate a. active euthanasia. b. passive euthanasia. c. physician-assisted suicide. d. palliative care. 13. Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding advance medical directives? a. A living will is valid whether you fill them out yourself or with the assistance of a health professional or attorney. b. Information in a living will can be used as evidence of your wishes even in locations where a living will is not considered a legal document. c. In a large scale study, over 70 percent of patients preferred to use a living will rather than having family members and physicians make end-of-life decisions. d. The circumstances and options surrounding the end of life are not always predictable, so preferences laid out in living wills are often overly general or based on misinformation. 14. In her most famous work, On Death and Dying, Kubler-Ross concluded that terminally ill people often progress through five stages as they face death. Which of the following is NOT one of these stages? a. denial and isolation b. anger c. resolution d. bargaining 15. Alex is near death. As his wife and other family members care for him, they note that he seems to be in the stage of _________, since he is no longer depressed or anger and has resigned himself to his impending death.  a. denial b. acceptance c. resolution d. renewal 16. It is assumed that some people will cry at _________ funerals, but in most cases people try to control themselves and avoid drawing attention to themselves. a. Christian (European descent) and Jewish b. Bali and Muslim c. Muslim and Jewish d. African-American (Southern culture) and Muslim 17. _________ is the culturally prescribed ways of behaving and expressing feelings after the death of a loved one, while _________ is the combination of emotional, behavioral, and physiological reactions to the death of someone. a. Mourning; grief b. Bereavement; mourning c. Grief; mourning d. Bereavement; grief 18. Jon’s wife died from breast cancer, and the funeral is over. Jon is now in the ______phase of grief in which he is confronting the reality that he will be raising his teenage daughter alone and must help her cope with the pain of losing her mother.  a. first b. second c. third d. fourth 19. Which of the following is FALSE regarding grief? a. There is strong evidence that people who engage in activities that help them think about the deceased and explore their own feelings will be significantly healthier a year later than those who choose to avoid reminders of the deceased. b. People who show little obvious distress after the death of a loved one have good coping skills, have grieved for their loved one before death, or experienced death as a relief from the burden of illness. c. There is no evidence that people who fail to grieve immediately after a death will experience problems with “delayed grief” down the road. d. Research has found that having strong emotional ties with the deceased can be associated with good adjustment. 20. Luis is experiencing complicated grief. He will most likely benefit from the same therapies that help depressed clients. For example, __________therapies could help Luis challenge unhealthy ideas, such as feelings of guilt and encourage him to stay engaged with life. a. grief intervention b. psychoanalytic c. cognitive behavioral d. transcendental meditation Epilogue: The End of Life