TEST BANK FOR INVITATION TO THE LIFE
SPAN FIFTH EDITION BY KATHLEEN
STASSEN BERGER TEST BANK ALL
CHAPTERS SOLVED
⫸ Dying slowly, with ups and downs while battling a(n) _____ is the
most common pathway to death in the developed world. Answer:
chronic disease
⫸ Paying more attention to easing a person's passage through the
terminal phase of life is the most recent trend in the _____ approach to
death. Answer: Western (or "developed nations'")
⫸ Criticisms of Kübler-Ross's stage theory of dying include the fact that
not every terminally ill person wants to discuss dying, and people
definitely DON'T go through _____ in adjusting to death. Answer:
stages (or "phases")
⫸ The idea that terminally ill people can be both aware and unaware of
the reality, "I am dying," is called _____. Answer: middle knowledge
⫸ The most important, overarching emotion that terminally ill people
feel is _____. Answer: hope
⫸ Knowing that one's life had meaning, feeling free from debilitating
pain, and being close to loved ones are defining qualities of _____
deaths. Answer: good
,⫸ Persistent complex bereavement-related disorder, or prolonged grief,
is diagnosed when a bereaved person shows intense symptoms of
mourning or an increase in symptoms more than _____ to a year after a
loved one's death. Answer: 6 months
⫸ When hospital workers make assumptions that patients' dying will
proceed in a specific way, and then organize their care based on those
predictions, this is called the _____. Answer: dying trajectory
⫸ _____ is the name for any health-care intervention designed to
promote more comfortable dignified dying. Answer: Palliative care
⫸ _____ provides supportive services that allow U.S. families to care
for terminally ill loved ones at home. Answer: Hospice care
⫸ The main worry families have in providing home hospice care
revolves around _____ in the dying person. Answer: controlling pain (or
"pain control")
⫸ A living will spells out a person's own wishes for end-of-life care,
and a power of attorney for health care designates a(n) _____ to carry
out those wishes. Answer: loved one (or "family member")
⫸ A(n) _____ is the name for an advance directive filled out by doctors;
it specifies that a mentally impaired patient should not be revived should
,that individual go into cardiac arrest. Answer: Do Not Resuscitate Order
(or "DNR")
⫸ _____ euthanasia allows a person to naturally die by withdrawing
cure-oriented interventions. Answer: Passive
⫸ 1.
Construct a timeline charting how death has been approached and dealt
with from the Middle Ages until today. Answer: Before the eighteenth
century: death all around; people were buried in the local churchyard in
the center of town. Eighteenth and nineteenth centuries: burial sites
located out of town. Early through mid-twentieth century: death moves
to the end of the lifespan, due to medical advances and the conquest of
infectious diseases; deaths occur in hospitals; dying removed from view;
death not talked about. Late-twentieth century until today: death and
dying openly discussed; people informed of possibly fatal diagnoses and
urged to document their plans in writing for a dignified death; in recent
decades, more attention devoted to "dying," meaning, providing high-
quality terminal care.
⫸ 2.
Outline three major criticisms of Kübler-Ross's stage theory of dying.
Which specific emotion is most common among people who have
received a "fatal" diagnosis? Answer: Critiques of Kübler-Ross: People
don't necessarily want to discuss the fact that they might be dying; not
all families or cultures believe it's appropriate to tell people they have a
fatal illness; most important people don't go through defined stages in
approaching death. The emotion people are most apt to feel is hope.
, ⫸ 3.
List the defining goals of "good deaths" as outlined in the book. Then,
rank and/or comment on the importance to you of each end-of-life goal.
Answer: Goals: to minimize intense physical pain, reduce anxiety, and
feel in control of where and how death occurs; to be close to loved ones;
to feel connected to God (if religious), and feel that one's life has been
meaningful. Answers will vary for students' personal end-of-life-goals.
⫸ 4.
A bereavement expert is lecturing to therapists who work with grieving
parents. Based on this chapter, what tips should this person share?
Answer: Tell the therapists that it helps if parents openly discuss death
with a dying child (provided that young person has reached concrete
operations and knows he or she is terminally ill); after the child dies,
parents might keep around reminders of the beloved child's presence.
Most important, people should try to give meaning to the child's life by
doing good in the world. The expert should emphasize not to expect
clients to "get over" mourning, as when a child dies, grieving normally
can last for years.
⫸ 5.
Imagine what it is like for a nurse working in a traditional hospital.
Based on the text discussion, describe some issues nurses confront when
dealing with dying people. Devise one or more creative solutions to
address these concerns. Answer: Issues nurses face: the lack of
predictability inherent to dying; problems understanding how to
communicate with dying people and their families, especially people
from different cultural groups; concerns about using heroic measures
that just prolong life; the need to "obey" doctors even when nurses know
SPAN FIFTH EDITION BY KATHLEEN
STASSEN BERGER TEST BANK ALL
CHAPTERS SOLVED
⫸ Dying slowly, with ups and downs while battling a(n) _____ is the
most common pathway to death in the developed world. Answer:
chronic disease
⫸ Paying more attention to easing a person's passage through the
terminal phase of life is the most recent trend in the _____ approach to
death. Answer: Western (or "developed nations'")
⫸ Criticisms of Kübler-Ross's stage theory of dying include the fact that
not every terminally ill person wants to discuss dying, and people
definitely DON'T go through _____ in adjusting to death. Answer:
stages (or "phases")
⫸ The idea that terminally ill people can be both aware and unaware of
the reality, "I am dying," is called _____. Answer: middle knowledge
⫸ The most important, overarching emotion that terminally ill people
feel is _____. Answer: hope
⫸ Knowing that one's life had meaning, feeling free from debilitating
pain, and being close to loved ones are defining qualities of _____
deaths. Answer: good
,⫸ Persistent complex bereavement-related disorder, or prolonged grief,
is diagnosed when a bereaved person shows intense symptoms of
mourning or an increase in symptoms more than _____ to a year after a
loved one's death. Answer: 6 months
⫸ When hospital workers make assumptions that patients' dying will
proceed in a specific way, and then organize their care based on those
predictions, this is called the _____. Answer: dying trajectory
⫸ _____ is the name for any health-care intervention designed to
promote more comfortable dignified dying. Answer: Palliative care
⫸ _____ provides supportive services that allow U.S. families to care
for terminally ill loved ones at home. Answer: Hospice care
⫸ The main worry families have in providing home hospice care
revolves around _____ in the dying person. Answer: controlling pain (or
"pain control")
⫸ A living will spells out a person's own wishes for end-of-life care,
and a power of attorney for health care designates a(n) _____ to carry
out those wishes. Answer: loved one (or "family member")
⫸ A(n) _____ is the name for an advance directive filled out by doctors;
it specifies that a mentally impaired patient should not be revived should
,that individual go into cardiac arrest. Answer: Do Not Resuscitate Order
(or "DNR")
⫸ _____ euthanasia allows a person to naturally die by withdrawing
cure-oriented interventions. Answer: Passive
⫸ 1.
Construct a timeline charting how death has been approached and dealt
with from the Middle Ages until today. Answer: Before the eighteenth
century: death all around; people were buried in the local churchyard in
the center of town. Eighteenth and nineteenth centuries: burial sites
located out of town. Early through mid-twentieth century: death moves
to the end of the lifespan, due to medical advances and the conquest of
infectious diseases; deaths occur in hospitals; dying removed from view;
death not talked about. Late-twentieth century until today: death and
dying openly discussed; people informed of possibly fatal diagnoses and
urged to document their plans in writing for a dignified death; in recent
decades, more attention devoted to "dying," meaning, providing high-
quality terminal care.
⫸ 2.
Outline three major criticisms of Kübler-Ross's stage theory of dying.
Which specific emotion is most common among people who have
received a "fatal" diagnosis? Answer: Critiques of Kübler-Ross: People
don't necessarily want to discuss the fact that they might be dying; not
all families or cultures believe it's appropriate to tell people they have a
fatal illness; most important people don't go through defined stages in
approaching death. The emotion people are most apt to feel is hope.
, ⫸ 3.
List the defining goals of "good deaths" as outlined in the book. Then,
rank and/or comment on the importance to you of each end-of-life goal.
Answer: Goals: to minimize intense physical pain, reduce anxiety, and
feel in control of where and how death occurs; to be close to loved ones;
to feel connected to God (if religious), and feel that one's life has been
meaningful. Answers will vary for students' personal end-of-life-goals.
⫸ 4.
A bereavement expert is lecturing to therapists who work with grieving
parents. Based on this chapter, what tips should this person share?
Answer: Tell the therapists that it helps if parents openly discuss death
with a dying child (provided that young person has reached concrete
operations and knows he or she is terminally ill); after the child dies,
parents might keep around reminders of the beloved child's presence.
Most important, people should try to give meaning to the child's life by
doing good in the world. The expert should emphasize not to expect
clients to "get over" mourning, as when a child dies, grieving normally
can last for years.
⫸ 5.
Imagine what it is like for a nurse working in a traditional hospital.
Based on the text discussion, describe some issues nurses confront when
dealing with dying people. Devise one or more creative solutions to
address these concerns. Answer: Issues nurses face: the lack of
predictability inherent to dying; problems understanding how to
communicate with dying people and their families, especially people
from different cultural groups; concerns about using heroic measures
that just prolong life; the need to "obey" doctors even when nurses know
