TEST BANK Death, Society and Human Experience 12th Edition
m m m m m m m m
Chapterm1:mAs mWemThinkmAboutmDeath
MULTIPLE-CHOICEmQUESTIONS
1.0.mKastenbaummobservedmthatmHollywoodmportrayals mofmdeathmemp
hasize mall mthemfollowingmEXCEPTmthemnotion:
a) thatmthe mdoctormismthe mmostmimportantmpersonmtompay mattentionmtomwhe
nmsomeone mismdying
b) ofmopenmcommunication,masminminterpersonalmconnectingmwithmsignifican
tmwordsmofmparting
c) thatmdeceptionmandmsentimentalism mare mthe mbestmapproaches
d) thatmamsanitizedmversionmofmdyingmismthe mbestmapproach.
Difficulty:m1
Pagemreference:m6
Answer:mb)mofmopenmcommunication,masminminterpersonalmconnectingmwithmsig
nificantmwordsmofmparting
2.0.mAmnewmquestionmhas marisenmaboutmgorymdetails monmtelevisionmpro
grams msuchmas mCSImandmwhethermtheirmportrayal mofmdeathmserves mto
mdeath.
a) coldly manalyze
b) expose mthe memotionsmsurrounding
c) depersonalize
d) mystify.
Difficulty:m3
Pagemreference:m6
Answer:mc)mdepersonalize
3.0.mThem
is mampersonmwhomismquickmtomintroduce mamfatalist
m
icmstatement,moftenmas manmattemptmtomendmamdiscussionmaboutmde
athmbefore mitmbegins.
a) listener
,b) fatalist
c) silencer
d) instigator.
Difficulty:m3
Pagemreference:m6
Answer:mc)msilencer
4.0.mThemleadingmcausemofmdeathmformthempopulationminmgeneral mis:
a) suicide
b) motormvehicle maccident
c) heartmdisease
d) cancer.
Difficulty:m1
Pagemreference:m12
Answer:mc)mheartmdisease
5.0.mThemearliestmchildhoodmmemorymreportedmbymmostmadults mis manmexperi
encemof:
a) joy
b) death
c) anger
d) sadness.
Difficulty:m1
Pagemreference:m12
Answer:mb)mdeath
6.0.mOfmthem100mindividuals mJackmKevorkianm“assisted”minmdeath,mhow
mmanymwere mterminallymill?
a) one mhalf
b) more mthanmone-half
,c) one mthird
d) lessmthanmone-third.
Difficulty:m1
Pagemreference:m12
Answer:md)mlessmthanmone-third
7.0.mOnemstudymthatmfollowedmpatients mthroughmtheirmpostoperative mp
eriodmfoundmthat:
a) those mwithmpositive mreligiousmcopingmstylesmexperiencedmmore mpainman
dmdistress
b) those mwithmpositive mreligiousmcopingmstylesmexperiencedmnompainmormdistress
c) those mwithmpositive mreligiousmcopingmstylesmexperiencedmlessmpainman
dmdistress
d) doubtmandmconflictminmreligiousmbeliefsmhadmnomeffectmonmhealthmoutcomes.
Difficulty:m1
Pagemreference:m15
Answer:mc)mthose mwithmpositive mreligiousmcopingmstylesmexperiencedmlessmpain
mandmdistress
8.0.mPersonal mexperience mwithmdyingmandmdeathminfluences mour:
a) attitudesmandmbeliefs
b) beliefs
c) feelingsmandmattitudes
d) attitudes,mbeliefs,mandmfeelings.
Difficulty:m1
Pagemreference:m13
Answer:md)mattitudes,mbeliefs,mandmfeelings
9.0.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmis mNOTmtruemofmlivingmwills?
a) The moptionmofmhavingmamlivingmwillmhasmbeenmavailable msince m1968.
b) Mostmpeople minmthe mUnitedmStatesmhave minitiatedmamlivingmwill.
, c) These mdocumentsmwere mdesignedmtomgive mindividualsminfluence movermthe mlas
tmfewmdaysmofmlife.
d) These mdocumentsmdefine mthe mtype mofmmedicalminterventionsmtombe mcarrie
dmoutmifmdeathmismclose mandmthe mindividualmismunable mtomexpressmhismormh
ermwishes.
Difficulty:m2
Pagemreference:m14
Answer:mb)mMostmpeople minmthe mUnitedmStatesmhave minitiatedmamlivingmwill.
10.0.mStudies mhavemfoundmthatmthempeoplemwhomsignmorganmdonormcar
ds mare:
a) lessmanxiousmaboutmdeath
b) more mself-reliant
c) feelmmore meffective
d) allmofmthe mabove.
Difficulty:m2
Pagemreference:m14
Answer:md)mallmofmthe mabove
11.0.mAmstudymfoundmthatmthosemwhomcrossedmthemstreetminmamhighmris
k-mtakingmmannermwere:
a) more mlikely mtomhave mattemptedmsuicide minmthe mpast
b) more mlikely mtombe mwomen
c) lessmlikely mtomtake mhighmrisksmwhenmthey mdrive
d) lessmfrustratedmwithmtheirmlives.
Difficulty:m3
Pagemreference:m15
Answer:ma)mmore mlikelymtomhave mcontemplatedmormattemptedmsuicide minmthe mp
ast
12.0.mUponmviewingmhis mfriendmIvanmIlych's mcorpse,mPetermIvanovich:
a) prayedmformbothmIlych’smsoulmandmhismown
m m m m m m m m
Chapterm1:mAs mWemThinkmAboutmDeath
MULTIPLE-CHOICEmQUESTIONS
1.0.mKastenbaummobservedmthatmHollywoodmportrayals mofmdeathmemp
hasize mall mthemfollowingmEXCEPTmthemnotion:
a) thatmthe mdoctormismthe mmostmimportantmpersonmtompay mattentionmtomwhe
nmsomeone mismdying
b) ofmopenmcommunication,masminminterpersonalmconnectingmwithmsignifican
tmwordsmofmparting
c) thatmdeceptionmandmsentimentalism mare mthe mbestmapproaches
d) thatmamsanitizedmversionmofmdyingmismthe mbestmapproach.
Difficulty:m1
Pagemreference:m6
Answer:mb)mofmopenmcommunication,masminminterpersonalmconnectingmwithmsig
nificantmwordsmofmparting
2.0.mAmnewmquestionmhas marisenmaboutmgorymdetails monmtelevisionmpro
grams msuchmas mCSImandmwhethermtheirmportrayal mofmdeathmserves mto
mdeath.
a) coldly manalyze
b) expose mthe memotionsmsurrounding
c) depersonalize
d) mystify.
Difficulty:m3
Pagemreference:m6
Answer:mc)mdepersonalize
3.0.mThem
is mampersonmwhomismquickmtomintroduce mamfatalist
m
icmstatement,moftenmas manmattemptmtomendmamdiscussionmaboutmde
athmbefore mitmbegins.
a) listener
,b) fatalist
c) silencer
d) instigator.
Difficulty:m3
Pagemreference:m6
Answer:mc)msilencer
4.0.mThemleadingmcausemofmdeathmformthempopulationminmgeneral mis:
a) suicide
b) motormvehicle maccident
c) heartmdisease
d) cancer.
Difficulty:m1
Pagemreference:m12
Answer:mc)mheartmdisease
5.0.mThemearliestmchildhoodmmemorymreportedmbymmostmadults mis manmexperi
encemof:
a) joy
b) death
c) anger
d) sadness.
Difficulty:m1
Pagemreference:m12
Answer:mb)mdeath
6.0.mOfmthem100mindividuals mJackmKevorkianm“assisted”minmdeath,mhow
mmanymwere mterminallymill?
a) one mhalf
b) more mthanmone-half
,c) one mthird
d) lessmthanmone-third.
Difficulty:m1
Pagemreference:m12
Answer:md)mlessmthanmone-third
7.0.mOnemstudymthatmfollowedmpatients mthroughmtheirmpostoperative mp
eriodmfoundmthat:
a) those mwithmpositive mreligiousmcopingmstylesmexperiencedmmore mpainman
dmdistress
b) those mwithmpositive mreligiousmcopingmstylesmexperiencedmnompainmormdistress
c) those mwithmpositive mreligiousmcopingmstylesmexperiencedmlessmpainman
dmdistress
d) doubtmandmconflictminmreligiousmbeliefsmhadmnomeffectmonmhealthmoutcomes.
Difficulty:m1
Pagemreference:m15
Answer:mc)mthose mwithmpositive mreligiousmcopingmstylesmexperiencedmlessmpain
mandmdistress
8.0.mPersonal mexperience mwithmdyingmandmdeathminfluences mour:
a) attitudesmandmbeliefs
b) beliefs
c) feelingsmandmattitudes
d) attitudes,mbeliefs,mandmfeelings.
Difficulty:m1
Pagemreference:m13
Answer:md)mattitudes,mbeliefs,mandmfeelings
9.0.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmis mNOTmtruemofmlivingmwills?
a) The moptionmofmhavingmamlivingmwillmhasmbeenmavailable msince m1968.
b) Mostmpeople minmthe mUnitedmStatesmhave minitiatedmamlivingmwill.
, c) These mdocumentsmwere mdesignedmtomgive mindividualsminfluence movermthe mlas
tmfewmdaysmofmlife.
d) These mdocumentsmdefine mthe mtype mofmmedicalminterventionsmtombe mcarrie
dmoutmifmdeathmismclose mandmthe mindividualmismunable mtomexpressmhismormh
ermwishes.
Difficulty:m2
Pagemreference:m14
Answer:mb)mMostmpeople minmthe mUnitedmStatesmhave minitiatedmamlivingmwill.
10.0.mStudies mhavemfoundmthatmthempeoplemwhomsignmorganmdonormcar
ds mare:
a) lessmanxiousmaboutmdeath
b) more mself-reliant
c) feelmmore meffective
d) allmofmthe mabove.
Difficulty:m2
Pagemreference:m14
Answer:md)mallmofmthe mabove
11.0.mAmstudymfoundmthatmthosemwhomcrossedmthemstreetminmamhighmris
k-mtakingmmannermwere:
a) more mlikely mtomhave mattemptedmsuicide minmthe mpast
b) more mlikely mtombe mwomen
c) lessmlikely mtomtake mhighmrisksmwhenmthey mdrive
d) lessmfrustratedmwithmtheirmlives.
Difficulty:m3
Pagemreference:m15
Answer:ma)mmore mlikelymtomhave mcontemplatedmormattemptedmsuicide minmthe mp
ast
12.0.mUponmviewingmhis mfriendmIvanmIlych's mcorpse,mPetermIvanovich:
a) prayedmformbothmIlych’smsoulmandmhismown
