PSYC 3331 Midterm Exam Questions With
Complete Answers
What can be done to your body when you die? - ANSWER - Traditional burial
- Green burial
- Cremation through burning
- Water based cremation
- Donation to science
Thanatologist - ANSWER someone who studies death, dying, and bereavement
Thanatology - ANSWER scientific study of death, dying and bereavement
Death - ANSWER the cessation (or end) of life
Dying - ANSWER the process of getting dead
Bereavement - ANSWER state an individual is left in due to experiencing a loss usually,
but not always, from losing someone through death
Thanatos - ANSWER - Greek for death
- Sigmund Freud's term for the death instinct
Hypnos - ANSWER greek god of sleep
-ology - ANSWER a science or organized body of knowledge
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross - ANSWER - Pioneer in the field of death and dying
- Research with terminally ill families
- 5 stages of dying
Formal (planned) death education - ANSWER programs of planned and organized
instruction involving death-related topics
Informal (unplanned) death education - ANSWER death related education emerging
from everyday experiences and exchanges outside programs of organized instruction
Teachable moments - ANSWER unanticipated life events that offer important occasions
for developing educational insights and lessons, as well as for personal growth
- death of a family pet
,- death of a fellow student in car crash
- terrorist attack; natural disaster; celebrity death
Death Cafe - ANSWER Increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make
the most of their (finite) lives
- Usually strangers
- Sharing experiences
- Discussions flow naturally; group discussion led (anything goes)
- Not a support group; importance on celebrating life
4 dimensions of death education - ANSWER 1. Cognitive: facts and theories about death
related experiences and issues
2. Affective: feelings, emotions, attitudes about death, dying and bereavement
(sympathize with others)
3. Behavioral: how people interact with the dying and/or bereaved (often pull back; don't
know what to do/say)
4. Valuational: the basic values governing people's lives
Death Anxiety - ANSWER An intense feeling of dread, apprehension or anxiety when one
thinks about the process of dying or what happens after death
- aka Thanatophobia
- Multidimensional concept
- Situation-specific
- Most people have some level of death anxiety
What causes people to feel anxious about dying and death? - ANSWER - FoMO
- Fear of the unknown
- Painful or prolonged dying process
- Indiscriminate nature of death
- Death is the ultimate loss
- Inevitability of death
- Finality of death
- Traumatic experiences of death
, - Worrying of what will become of our loved ones
- Dying alone
- Death is not well understood
- Media images of death are often terrifying and unrealistic
Fear of Death Dimensions (Collett-Lester Fear of Death Scale) - ANSWER 1. Your own
death
2. Your own dying
3. The death of others
4. The dying of others
Relationship between death anxiety and gender - ANSWER Females typically report
higher levels of death anxiety than males
- Reflect greater tendency of females to admit troubling feelings
- Typical hospice palliative care volunteer is a middle aged female
Relationship between death anxiety and religion - ANSWER People who are uncertain
about their religious views tend to report higher levels of death anxiety
- People who have religious doubts or moderate views about religion
Relationship between death anxiety and age - ANSWER As age increases, so does death
anxiety
- Findings are mixed
- Young adults (mid 20s) report highest levels of death anxiety
- Some research shows second peak at middle age (40-60)
- Almost no death anxiety at end of life (65+)
Complete Answers
What can be done to your body when you die? - ANSWER - Traditional burial
- Green burial
- Cremation through burning
- Water based cremation
- Donation to science
Thanatologist - ANSWER someone who studies death, dying, and bereavement
Thanatology - ANSWER scientific study of death, dying and bereavement
Death - ANSWER the cessation (or end) of life
Dying - ANSWER the process of getting dead
Bereavement - ANSWER state an individual is left in due to experiencing a loss usually,
but not always, from losing someone through death
Thanatos - ANSWER - Greek for death
- Sigmund Freud's term for the death instinct
Hypnos - ANSWER greek god of sleep
-ology - ANSWER a science or organized body of knowledge
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross - ANSWER - Pioneer in the field of death and dying
- Research with terminally ill families
- 5 stages of dying
Formal (planned) death education - ANSWER programs of planned and organized
instruction involving death-related topics
Informal (unplanned) death education - ANSWER death related education emerging
from everyday experiences and exchanges outside programs of organized instruction
Teachable moments - ANSWER unanticipated life events that offer important occasions
for developing educational insights and lessons, as well as for personal growth
- death of a family pet
,- death of a fellow student in car crash
- terrorist attack; natural disaster; celebrity death
Death Cafe - ANSWER Increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make
the most of their (finite) lives
- Usually strangers
- Sharing experiences
- Discussions flow naturally; group discussion led (anything goes)
- Not a support group; importance on celebrating life
4 dimensions of death education - ANSWER 1. Cognitive: facts and theories about death
related experiences and issues
2. Affective: feelings, emotions, attitudes about death, dying and bereavement
(sympathize with others)
3. Behavioral: how people interact with the dying and/or bereaved (often pull back; don't
know what to do/say)
4. Valuational: the basic values governing people's lives
Death Anxiety - ANSWER An intense feeling of dread, apprehension or anxiety when one
thinks about the process of dying or what happens after death
- aka Thanatophobia
- Multidimensional concept
- Situation-specific
- Most people have some level of death anxiety
What causes people to feel anxious about dying and death? - ANSWER - FoMO
- Fear of the unknown
- Painful or prolonged dying process
- Indiscriminate nature of death
- Death is the ultimate loss
- Inevitability of death
- Finality of death
- Traumatic experiences of death
, - Worrying of what will become of our loved ones
- Dying alone
- Death is not well understood
- Media images of death are often terrifying and unrealistic
Fear of Death Dimensions (Collett-Lester Fear of Death Scale) - ANSWER 1. Your own
death
2. Your own dying
3. The death of others
4. The dying of others
Relationship between death anxiety and gender - ANSWER Females typically report
higher levels of death anxiety than males
- Reflect greater tendency of females to admit troubling feelings
- Typical hospice palliative care volunteer is a middle aged female
Relationship between death anxiety and religion - ANSWER People who are uncertain
about their religious views tend to report higher levels of death anxiety
- People who have religious doubts or moderate views about religion
Relationship between death anxiety and age - ANSWER As age increases, so does death
anxiety
- Findings are mixed
- Young adults (mid 20s) report highest levels of death anxiety
- Some research shows second peak at middle age (40-60)
- Almost no death anxiety at end of life (65+)
