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In Japan, high-rise cemeteries exist because

Burial space is at a premium

Which of the following is an example of a specialized support and advocacy group?

Parents of Murdered Children

The premise of Kit Reed's story, Golden Acres, is that

Elderly people occupy a large portion of the population and overcrowding may lead to life-or-death decisions

Poet Gary Snyder has called attention to the loss of a

Species

Many people who complete a course in death and dying find that

Their explorations have consequences for living that had not been foreseen when they first signed up for the course

Death awareness creates an added dimension to living by bringing us into the present and serving as a reminder of

The precious precariousness of life

Which is a suggestion for communicating with a seriously ill two year old child?

Provide maximum physical relief and comfort

According to a study by Myra Bluebond-Langner, seriously ill children in a leukemia ward were able to guess their condition by

Interpreting how people behaved toward them

Spontaneous drawings and art therapy are __________ methods for working with young children to help them explore feelings.

Excellent

Which of the following BEST characterizes the concerns of seriously ill children from roughly ages five to nine?

Discomforting and possibly disfiguring effects of the disease and related medical procedures

Which of the following age groups of seriously ill children had major concerns about discomforting and possibly disfiguring effects of the disease and related medical procedures?

Children roughly five to nine

A coping strategy in which ill children limit the number of people with whom they have a close relationship is

Distancing

Which of the following coping mechanisms are used by children to cope with a serious illness?

1. Making a deal that allows a desire to be filled once the pain is endured 2. Limiting the number of people with whom they have close relationships 4. Regressing to behaviors that are less demanding

Sick children competing in a wheelchair race through hospital corridors is an example of what coping mechanism?

Finding a substitute for a desired activity

Which was the first free standing pediatric and palliative care center in the United States?

George Mark Children’s House

The Nick Snow Children's Hospice and Palliative Care Act

Allows children to receive both palliative care and curative care

Agreement to the proposed treatment or procedure is

Assent

Which rule, based on English common law, gives parents and health care providers a guideline for assessing a minor child's capacity to participate in medical decision making?

Rule of Sevens

When caring for a seriously ill child, all of the following are true EXCEPT

Parents should try to play the role of nurse

Community support has generally been shown to

Be an important supplement to a family’s internal support system

All of the following are support groups that help children cope with death and life threatening illness EXCEPT

The Meditational Healing Society

Which organization is dedicated to improving the quality of life for children with chronic and life threatening medical conditions?

Starlight CHildren’s Foundation

When parents explain death to children, they should

Be honest

In helping children cope with loss, adults must strive to

Answer questions honestly and directly

Which of the following is important in discussing death with a child before a crisis occurs?

Provide an explanation that corresponds to the child’s level of understanding

When discussing death with a child, an adult should

Tell the truth while considering the child’s developmental level and ability to understand

When talking to children about death, it is important to

Verify and clarify what they think you’ve told them

The text uses the example of the young woman who avoided seeds into adulthood to illustrate how

Children can become confused by metaphors

The well child in a family where a sibling or parent is terminally ill

Can balance conflicting emotions by participating in the family process

When a child is dealing with emotional pain, admonishing the child to "be brave" is

Bad because crying is a natural response to loss

When discussing death in conjunction with religious beliefs, parents should

Remind children that religious viewpoints are beliefs

In explaining death to children, statements like "gone away for a long sleep" and "up in heaven"

Allow for misconceptions and literal interpretations

When a child is ill or a death occurs in the family, sudden changes in family communication patterns can be

Alarming to a child and can heighten anxiety

According to Shneidman, what are crises related to incidents that occurred out of phase with students' chronological age?

Metacrises

A "developmental push" is associated with what type of bereavement in adulthood?

The death of a parent

Why do many people consider the death of a mother to be a more difficult loss than the death of a father?

Because mothers are usually the primary nurturing caregiver

What cross-cultural example is given in the text to express universal feelings about the parental role of safeguarding and protecting children?

Among the Cree, infants wore “ghost-protective” moccasins

Among the Cree of North America, infants were given moccasins with holes in them so that ghosts would not take them away "because their moccasins need mending." This example is intended to show

Feelings about the parental role of safeguarding children are universal

The death of a fetus between the twentieth week of gestation and the time of birth is known as a

Stillbirth

As medically defined, stillbirth refers to the death of a child occurring between

The 20th week of pregnancy and birth

Neonatal deaths are those occurring

During the first four weeks following birth

Giving up a child for adoption is an example of

Reproductive loss

At Hase Temple in Kamakura, Japan, aborted fetuses are memorialized by

Tiny stone statues

At the Hase Temple in Kamakura, Japan, mizuko represent

Children conceived but never born

Coping with grief resulting from stillbirth is facilitated by

Acknowledging the baby’s life and death

For newly bereaved parents of a stillborn child, a way of realizing and coping with loss is aided by

Seeing and holding the baby

Cases of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) may be subject to criminal investigation because the

Infant died of unknown causes

Cases of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) have sometimes been subjected to criminal investigation because

The infant died of unknown or no definitive cause

The major cause of death among individuals between 5 and 24 years old is

Accidents

Which of the following, (characterized as "the last major plague of the young") is the leading cause of death among individuals between the ages of five and twenty-four?

Accidents

Parents of a child whose life is threatened by serious illness tend to have a somewhat easier time coping when they

Derive their identity from more than the parental role

Which is a death "out of sequence?"

A young or middle-aged adult dies while his or her parents live on

A major source of conflict among bereaved couples in grieving styles and coping with the death of a child relates to

Differences in values, beliefs and expectations

Which of the following is a factor that helps reduce conflict between bereaved parents who are grieving the death of a child?

Willingness to engage in open and honest communication

Which of the following statements are TRUE about parental bereavement in couples?

1. A feeling of estrangement and a strong bond can occur between the parents at the same time. 2. A partner's behavior can be misinterpreted by the other and can cause conflict. 3. Different grieving styles may decrease the couple's sense of commonality.

Which of the following factors work to reduce conflict and promote positive interaction between grieving couples who have lost a child by death?

1. Open and honest communication 2. Expressing emotions in each other's company 4. Ability of partners to reframe each other's behavior in a positive way1, 2, and 4

Which group provides support for children with cancer, their parents, and other family members?

Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation

Which of the following organizations combine social support with political advocacy?

Parents of murdered children

The way a particular person adjusts to the role of newly widowed person depends on a host of

1. sociocultural factors. 2. personal factors. 3. circumstantial factors.

Studies of spousal bereavement amongst homosexual couples

Have been mostly ignored

If a marriage has involved the partners living traditional gender roles, which of the following statements is likely to be true in the case of spousal bereavement?

New skills may need to be learned to manage the needs of daily life

Adverse effects of spousal death appear to be more common among

Widower

What is one of the most valuable resources for the recently widowed?

Contact with peers

What organization began in 1973 to implement a concept of mutual help to widowed individuals?

Widowed Persons Service

The term senescence is defined as the

Process of becoming old

Senescence is

The process of becoming old

What is considered a fatal chronic condition?

Frailty

Which of the following are reasons given by aged people for accepting death?

1. Death is preferable to inactivity. 2. Death is preferable to becoming a burden. 4. Death is preferable to loss of mental faculties.

Alzheimer's disease is twice as common among women as men, partly because women

Have a longer life expectancy

The twenty first century is being characterized as a century of

Aging

The aging of societies is sometimes called a

Silver tsunami

What term does the National Council on Aging use for people over the age of eighty-five?

Old-old

What is defined as "a theoretically projected length of life based on the maximum potential of the human body in the best environment?"

Life span

In contrast to their stereotypical image, old people tend to be more

Individually distinct than other age groups

The type of suicide involving a person who ends his or her life for others or for a greater good is known as

Altruistic suicide

Altruistic suicide is

Giving one’s life for others or for a greater good

Historically and across cultures, suicide has been recognized as a way for a person to express his or her

Ultimate commitment to a moral principle

All of the following are definitions of suicide EXCEPT

The human act of self-inflicted, unintentional cessation

According to statistics, about how many people end their lives by suicide each year in the United States?

38,000

Among those who die by suicide

Males outnumber females by about 4 to 1

What is an impartial investigation by behavioral scientists to look for the motivational or intentional aspects of cases of ambiguous death?

Psychological autopsy

The 1989 explosion aboard the USS Iowa brought increased public attention to the use of

Psychological autopsies

A psychological autopsy is

A method of determining a person’s thoughts and state of mind prior to death

Which of the following are limitations of the psychological autopsy?

1. Retrospective nature 2. The individual of interest is not available for examination 4. Third-party informants may distort representations of the decedent for a variety of reasons

The model of suicide that focuses on the relationship between individuals and society is called the

Sociological model

The sociological model of suicide focuses on the relationship between

Individuals and society

Which type of suicide is characteristic of people who are disenfranchised or who live at the fringes of society?

Egoistic

Suicide among Japanese samurai following disgrace in battle is an example of

Altruistic suicide

In India, the custom that called for a widow to throw herself upon her husband's cremation pyre is known as

Sati

The largest mass suicide in modern times occurred in

Jonestown, Guyana

In what city did the largest mass suicide in history occur?

Jonestown, Guyana

According to the sociological model, anomic suicides usually occur in societies wherein

Social regulation is insufficient

According to the sociological model, suicide resulting from sudden trauma or catastrophe is classified as

Anomic suicide

According to the sociological model, anomic suicide is associated with

Sudden change, trauma, or catastrophe

According to the sociological model, fatalistic suicide

Results from lack of freedom and absence of choice

Which of the following are among the insights associated with the psychological model of suicide?

1. The acute suicidal crisis is of relatively brief duration. 2. The suicidal individual is likely to be ambivalent about ending his or her life. 3. Most suicidal events are dyadic.

According to the psychological model, the aggression associated with suicidal behavior may be viewed as

Murder of the self

Considering the role of aggression in the psychodynamic model of suicide, suicide may be viewed as murder

In the 180th degree

What is Edwin Shneidman referring to in his use of the term psychache?

Unbearable mental pain caused by the frustration of a person’s most important needs

According to the text, the sequence leading to suicide often begins with interactions between which of the following?

1. Life stress 3. Biochemical imbalances in the brain 4. Personality factors

What type of suicide is an escape "forced by life's becoming literally unbearable?"

Surcease

Rational suicide is associated with a

Desire to bring release from pain and suffering

Which of the following best fits into the category of "individual meanings" of suicide?

Suicide is reunion with a lost loved one

Which of the following is considered an individual meaning of suicide?

Suicide is rest and refuge

It is estimated that for every suicide death there are

25 attempts