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__________ is a document in which the person specifies the conditions under which he or she wishes to receive certain treatment or to refuse or discontinue life-sustaining treatment.


A) Durable power of attorney for health care
B) Living will
C) Advance directives
D) Assisted suicide

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The typical sequence in the stages of dying, according to Kübler-Ross, is:


A) anger, denial, bargaining, despair, acceptance.
B) denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance.
C) shock, questioning, denial, bargaining, acceptance.
D) anxiety, depression, anger, hope, joy.

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___________ refers to the exploration of feelings of sorrow, anger, and guilt over the experience of a significant loss. Catharsis


A) Grief work
B) Primal therapy
C) Catharsis
D) Dream work

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Many people tend to experience the five stages of dying that Kübler-Ross has delineated in a(n) ____________________ fashion.


A) linear
B) nonlinear
C) orderly
D) identical

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__________ means that a person has decided-after going through a decision-making process and without coercion from others-to end his or her life because of extreme suffering involved with a terminal illness.


A) Irrational suicide
B) Murder
C) Rational suicide
D) Irrationality

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The ancient Greeks had an attitude toward death that is best summed up in the dictum:


A) "Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow you may die."
B) "Live each moment to the fullest and forget about dying."
C) "Contemplate death if you would learn how to live."
D) "Be willing to die for those things we believe in."

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__________ is quite common and is often directed toward the deceased and may also be aimed at oneself or at friends, family members, and health care providers.


A) Peace
B) Fear
C) Depression
D) Anger

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_______________ involves providing lethal means to cause a person's death, with the individual performing the act that ends his or her own life.


A) Irrational suicide
B) Impulsive suicide
C) Assisted suicide
D) Letting nature take its course

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Which of the following signs may NOT indicate that an individual is at risk for suicide?


A) absence of a sense of purpose in life
B) giving away prized possessions
C) increased substance use
D) increase in spending time with friends and family

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Which of the following statements is/are NOT true about the prevention of suicide?


A) It is possible to prevent all suicides.
B) Preventive measures can reduce the number of suicides.
C) When someone displays suicidal signs, it is crucial to provide empathy and support.
D) Suicide prevention centers with 24-hour-a-day telephone support are available in most cities.

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Which of the following is NOT a question a counselor who subscribes to the relational model of death and grieving would ask a client who has recently lost her father?


A) What did your father mean to you when he was alive?
B) How have you continued to remember your father since his death?
C) How do you continue to draw upon your father's experience or wisdom?
D) What stories would you like to forget about your father?

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The trend toward more direct involvement in the care for the dying of significant others is exemplified in the:


A) hospice movement.
B) "right to live" movement.
C) "right to die" movement.
D) "assisted suicide" movement.

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Which model of coping with grief and bereavement posits that people are born into networks of relationships and remain woven into those networks long after they die?


A) the relational model
B) Kübler-Ross' five stage model
C) Corr's task-based model
D) the hospice movement

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In the task-based model for coping with dying, the psychological tasks are associated with all of the following EXCEPT :


A) autonomy
B) security
C) richness in living
D) identity formation

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_____________________ are designed to protect the self-determination of people who have reached a point in their illness when they are not able to make decisions on their own about their care.


A) Advance directives
B) Self-determination agreements
C) HIPAA documents
D) Medical records

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The hospice movement came about in response to what many people perceived to be:


A) inadequate care for the dying in conventional hospitals.
B) insurance companies taking charge of what treatments are available to a dying person.
C) doctor's unwillingness to take drastic measures to save the dying person's life.
D) adequate care for family members in hospitals.

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Emily is dying, and her family has placed her in a homelike environment where she will be allowed to die with dignity. Emily is in a:


A) hospital.
B) hospice.
C) nursing home.
D) transitional home.

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Roger and Becky are divorcing. Even after the decision is made they try to convince themselves that the state of their marriage isn't all that bad, that nobody is perfect, and that things would be worse if they separate. According to Kübler-Ross, they are in the following stage of grief:


A) numbness and shock.
B) rationalization.
C) denial.
D) reaction formation.

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Psychiatrist Irvin Yalom's work in group therapy with cancer patients demonstrated that:


A) they felt utter hopelessness about changing their lives.
B) they had the capacity to view their life crisis as an opportunity to instigate change in their lives.
C) most of them denied they had cancer.
D) there was a move on their part to cut off communications with their loved ones.

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William Blau, who teaches a course on death and dying, points out that:


A) extreme emotional pain and hopelessness are usually subject to change.
B) extreme emotional pain and hopelessness do not improve, as a rule, and typically lead to suicide.
C) few of his students are concerned with the ethical question of whether one should interfere with a person's "right to die."
D) most therapy clients hospitalized for suicidal behavior were angry later on that they were kept from self-directed violence.

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