Test Bank for Human
Development A Life-
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By Robert Kail, John
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Chapters 1-16, 100%
Original Verified, A+
Grade)
All Chapters Arranged
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1. The definition of death__________________.
a. varies within and between cultures
b. is the same for everyone within a culture
c. is the same across all cultures
d. never changes within cultures
ANSWER: a
2. In Ghana, if an individual is said to be dying a “good death,” this means that this person ___________.
a. is a younger adult
b. has made peace with his friends and family
c. will take their own life
d. has not died from disease
ANSWER: b
3. Which of the following cultures traditionally cover the mirrors in the house following a death?
a. Muscogee Creek tribes people
b. Orthodox Jews
c. Greeks
d. Cubans
ANSWER: b
4. The study of death, dying, grief, bereavement, and social attitudes toward these issues is called___________.
a. mourning
b. thanatology
c. psychology
d. spirituality
ANSWER: b
5. The rituals of the Muscogee Creek tribe include digging graves by hand and throwing a handful of dirt onto the grave
before covering it. What do tribe members call the act of throwing a handful of dirt onto the grave?
a. “Ritual burying”
b. The “final meal”
c. The “magic touch”
d. A “farewell handshake”
ANSWER: d
6. Which of the following is true regarding the death of well-known figures?
a. Only those close to the figure will mourn them.
b. Public mourning is uncommon and unacceptable in most cultures.
c. Many people mourn, even if they do not know the figure personally.
d. Those close to the figure will not mourn as much as the public.
ANSWER: c
7. Which of the following is the definition of clinical death?
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a. An individual who is not responsive to pain.
b. An individual who is not breathing and whose heart is not beating.
c. An individual who exhibits no cortical functioning.
d. An individual who no longer responds to touch.
ANSWER: b
8. After an accident, Sergio’s heart is not beating and he has stopped breathing. Sergio is_______________.
a. whole-brain dead
b. mourning
c. in a persistent vegetative state
d. clinically dead
ANSWER: d
9. The permanent stoppage of all brainstem reflexes is one of the criteria for____________.
a. clinical death
b. euthanasia
c. whole-brain death
d. vegetative state
ANSWER: c
10. Which of the following is true regarding the definition of brain death?
a. In the US, each state can have its own definition
b. In the US, there is a federally recognized definition used by all states.
c. The US recognizes a global definition of brain death used by all countries.
d. In the US, the definition of brain death is standard across most hospitals.
ANSWER: a
11. An individual whose cortical functioning has ceased but brain stem is still active is BEST described as
_______________.
a. in a persistent vegetative state
b. whole-brain dead
c. clinically dead
d. consciously aware
ANSWER: a
12. A person in a persistent vegetative state is ____________.
a. considered clinically dead in most US states
b. keeping their heart beating without consciousness
c. able to engage in primitive thought
d. considered whole-brain dead
ANSWER: b
13. Which of the following is the BEST example of a bioethical issue?
a. Making a decision about turning off someone’s life-support machine.
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b. Determining if an individual is in a persistent vegetative state
c. Finding out the cause of death and if someone might be at fault
d. Deciding on the most culturally appropriate burial service to use
ANSWER: a
14. Individuals in permanent comas or persistent vegetative states_____________.
a. are considered dead, both clinically and according to the whole-brain standard of death
b. are considered dead by the clinical, but not the whole-brain, standard of death
c. will not regain consciousness, but do not meet the whole-brain standard of death
d. will regain consciousness, but do not meet the whole-brain standard of death
ANSWER: c
15. What lecture title would be MOST likely in a course of Bioethics?
a. “The Reliability of the Electroencephalogram”
b. “Guidelines for determining clinical death”
c. “Euthanasia: Legal or Illegal?”
d. “Axons and Dendrites: Synaptic Partners”
ANSWER: c
16. Which of the following fields of study involves the interactions between human values and technological advances in
healthcare?
a. grief
b. mortuary science
c. bioethics
d. thanatology
ANSWER: c
17. Bioethics concerns the interface between human values and technological advances in___________.
a. philosophy
b. life sciences
c. religion
d. computer sciences
ANSWER: b
18. By definition, euthanasia is the practice of ending life for reasons of___________.
a. mercy
b. health
c. speed
d. religiosity
ANSWER: a
19. Which of these is the BEST definition of active euthanasia?
a. Deliberate act of ending a life based on a persons’ wishes
b. A person who takes their own life
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Development A Life-
Span View 9 Edition
th
By Robert Kail, John
Cavanaugh (All
Chapters 1-16, 100%
Original Verified, A+
Grade)
All Chapters Arranged
Reverse: 16-1
,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 16
1. The definition of death__________________.
a. varies within and between cultures
b. is the same for everyone within a culture
c. is the same across all cultures
d. never changes within cultures
ANSWER: a
2. In Ghana, if an individual is said to be dying a “good death,” this means that this person ___________.
a. is a younger adult
b. has made peace with his friends and family
c. will take their own life
d. has not died from disease
ANSWER: b
3. Which of the following cultures traditionally cover the mirrors in the house following a death?
a. Muscogee Creek tribes people
b. Orthodox Jews
c. Greeks
d. Cubans
ANSWER: b
4. The study of death, dying, grief, bereavement, and social attitudes toward these issues is called___________.
a. mourning
b. thanatology
c. psychology
d. spirituality
ANSWER: b
5. The rituals of the Muscogee Creek tribe include digging graves by hand and throwing a handful of dirt onto the grave
before covering it. What do tribe members call the act of throwing a handful of dirt onto the grave?
a. “Ritual burying”
b. The “final meal”
c. The “magic touch”
d. A “farewell handshake”
ANSWER: d
6. Which of the following is true regarding the death of well-known figures?
a. Only those close to the figure will mourn them.
b. Public mourning is uncommon and unacceptable in most cultures.
c. Many people mourn, even if they do not know the figure personally.
d. Those close to the figure will not mourn as much as the public.
ANSWER: c
7. Which of the following is the definition of clinical death?
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a. An individual who is not responsive to pain.
b. An individual who is not breathing and whose heart is not beating.
c. An individual who exhibits no cortical functioning.
d. An individual who no longer responds to touch.
ANSWER: b
8. After an accident, Sergio’s heart is not beating and he has stopped breathing. Sergio is_______________.
a. whole-brain dead
b. mourning
c. in a persistent vegetative state
d. clinically dead
ANSWER: d
9. The permanent stoppage of all brainstem reflexes is one of the criteria for____________.
a. clinical death
b. euthanasia
c. whole-brain death
d. vegetative state
ANSWER: c
10. Which of the following is true regarding the definition of brain death?
a. In the US, each state can have its own definition
b. In the US, there is a federally recognized definition used by all states.
c. The US recognizes a global definition of brain death used by all countries.
d. In the US, the definition of brain death is standard across most hospitals.
ANSWER: a
11. An individual whose cortical functioning has ceased but brain stem is still active is BEST described as
_______________.
a. in a persistent vegetative state
b. whole-brain dead
c. clinically dead
d. consciously aware
ANSWER: a
12. A person in a persistent vegetative state is ____________.
a. considered clinically dead in most US states
b. keeping their heart beating without consciousness
c. able to engage in primitive thought
d. considered whole-brain dead
ANSWER: b
13. Which of the following is the BEST example of a bioethical issue?
a. Making a decision about turning off someone’s life-support machine.
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b. Determining if an individual is in a persistent vegetative state
c. Finding out the cause of death and if someone might be at fault
d. Deciding on the most culturally appropriate burial service to use
ANSWER: a
14. Individuals in permanent comas or persistent vegetative states_____________.
a. are considered dead, both clinically and according to the whole-brain standard of death
b. are considered dead by the clinical, but not the whole-brain, standard of death
c. will not regain consciousness, but do not meet the whole-brain standard of death
d. will regain consciousness, but do not meet the whole-brain standard of death
ANSWER: c
15. What lecture title would be MOST likely in a course of Bioethics?
a. “The Reliability of the Electroencephalogram”
b. “Guidelines for determining clinical death”
c. “Euthanasia: Legal or Illegal?”
d. “Axons and Dendrites: Synaptic Partners”
ANSWER: c
16. Which of the following fields of study involves the interactions between human values and technological advances in
healthcare?
a. grief
b. mortuary science
c. bioethics
d. thanatology
ANSWER: c
17. Bioethics concerns the interface between human values and technological advances in___________.
a. philosophy
b. life sciences
c. religion
d. computer sciences
ANSWER: b
18. By definition, euthanasia is the practice of ending life for reasons of___________.
a. mercy
b. health
c. speed
d. religiosity
ANSWER: a
19. Which of these is the BEST definition of active euthanasia?
a. Deliberate act of ending a life based on a persons’ wishes
b. A person who takes their own life
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