Test Bank For Death, Society and Human Experience, 12th Edition by Robert Kastenbaum, Christopher Moreman
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Test Bank Death, Society and Human Experience, 12th Edition by Robert Kastenbaum, Christopher Moreman
Death, Society and Human Experience 12e test bank.
ISBN: 9781138292406.
Kastenbaum 12e test bank for Death Society and Human Experience.
TEST BANK Death, Society and Human Experience 12th Edition
Chapter 1: As We Think About Death
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
1.0. Kastenbaum observed that Hollywood portrayals of death
emphasize all the following EXCEPT the notion:
a) that the doctor is the most important person to pay attention to when
someone is dying
b) of open communication, as in interpersonal connecting with significant
words of parting
c) that deception and sentimentalism are the best approaches
d) that a sanitized version of dying is the best approach.
Difficulty: 1
Page reference: 6
Answer: b) of open communication, as in interpersonal connecting with
significant words of parting
2.0. A new question has arisen about gory details on television
programs such as CSI and whether their portrayal of death serves to
______ death.
a) coldly analyze
b) expose the emotions surrounding
c) depersonalize
d) mystify.
Difficulty: 3
Page reference: 6
Answer: c) depersonalize
3.0. The ______ is a person who is quick to introduce a fatalistic
statement, often as an attempt to end a discussion about death
before it begins.
a) listener
,b) fatalist
c) silencer
d) instigator.
Difficulty: 3
Page reference: 6
Answer: c) silencer
4.0. The leading cause of death for the population in general is:
a) suicide
b) motor vehicle accident
c) heart disease
d) cancer.
Difficulty: 1
Page reference: 12
Answer: c) heart disease
5.0. The earliest childhood memory reported by most adults is an
experience of:
a) joy
b) death
c) anger
d) sadness.
Difficulty: 1
Page reference: 12
Answer: b) death
6.0. Of the 100 individuals Jack Kevorkian “assisted” in death, how
many were terminally ill?
a) one half
b) more than one-half
,c) one third
d) less than one-third.
Difficulty: 1
Page reference: 12
Answer: d) less than one-third
7.0. One study that followed patients through their postoperative
period found that:
a) those with positive religious coping styles experienced more pain and
distress
b) those with positive religious coping styles experienced no pain or distress
c) those with positive religious coping styles experienced less pain and
distress
d) doubt and conflict in religious beliefs had no effect on health outcomes.
Difficulty: 1
Page reference: 15
Answer: c) those with positive religious coping styles experienced less pain
and distress
8.0. Personal experience with dying and death influences our:
a) attitudes and beliefs
b) beliefs
c) feelings and attitudes
d) attitudes, beliefs, and feelings.
Difficulty: 1
Page reference: 13
Answer: d) attitudes, beliefs, and feelings
9.0. Which of the following is NOT true of living wills?
a) The option of having a living will has been available since 1968.
b) Most people in the United States have initiated a living will.
, c) These documents were designed to give individuals influence over the last
few days of life.
d) These documents define the type of medical interventions to be carried
out if death is close and the individual is unable to express his or her
wishes.
Difficulty: 2
Page reference: 14
Answer: b) Most people in the United States have initiated a living will.
10.0. Studies have found that the people who sign organ donor cards
are:
a) less anxious about death
b) more self-reliant
c) feel more effective
d) all of the above.
Difficulty: 2
Page reference: 14
Answer: d) all of the above
11.0. A study found that those who crossed the street in a high risk-
taking manner were:
a) more likely to have attempted suicide in the past
b) more likely to be women
c) less likely to take high risks when they drive
d) less frustrated with their lives.
Difficulty: 3
Page reference: 15
Answer: a) more likely to have contemplated or attempted suicide in the
past
12.0. Upon viewing his friend Ivan Ilych's corpse, Peter Ivanovich:
a) prayed for both Ilych’s soul and his own
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