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Quiz #1: 1. A thanatologist is an individual who studies a. arthritis and other chronic conditions. b. life expectancy and ways to extend it. c. cancer and other life-threatening diseases. d. death and dying. 2. Preston is four-years-old. If he is typical of children this age, he a. is unaware of death. b. has an incomplete understanding of death. c. is able to grasp the four core concepts of death. d. is aware of death but will be emotionally unaffected by the impact. 3. Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding children’s understanding of death? a. Young children can be very disturbed by the concept of death. b. After an experience that leads a child to contemplate death, it is not uncommon for them to become afraid of sleeping by themselves. c. Adults usually repress their childhood experiences with death. d. The most frequent emotion reported regarding childhood recollections of death is anger. 4. Which of the following would NOT be a good suggestion for parents to help their children to cope with effects of media coverage of a tragedy, such as the Virginia Tech massacre?  a. Tell the children the truth, but stick to the facts. b. Let children know that it is okay to feel upset. c. Change the children’s routine to distract them from the tragedy. d. Remind the children that trustworthy people are in charge. 5. The discovery of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation have been used to resuscitate individuals who have experienced a a. somatic death. b. clinical death. c. brain death. d. legal death. 6. Which of the following is FALSE regarding a coma? a. Patients in a coma exhibit a sleep-wake cycle. b. Patients in a coma appear to be asleep. c. Patients in a coma show no awareness of themselves or their surroundings. d. A coma usually results from injury or pressure to multiple parts of the brain. 7. The terminal drop  a. is a cognitive decline that occurs during the months or years before death. b. has not been found in all studies. c. tends to be subtle. d. is characterized by all of these. 8. Dorothea is now bedridden, sleeps much of the time, and is largely unresponsive to visitors. Her breathing appears somewhat labored, her skin is cool to the touch, and her volume of urine has decreased. Dorothea is showing the signs of the  a. terminal drop. b. thanalogical decline. c. savant syndrome. d. syndrome of imminent death. 9. Many of the deaths among adults in the United States occur while they are being cared for in a(n) __________, which is a facility for seriously ill patients that offer the highest level of care and treatment.     a. cancer care ward b. intensive care unit c. emergency room d. “swing-bed” unit 10. The medical intervention in hospice care includes a. finding a cure for the illness. b. experimenting with new drugs to extend life during terminal illnesses. c. relieving pain and other distressing symptoms. d. all of these.