In end-of-life-care, the double effect refers to
a. counseling care provided for both the dying individual and caregivers.
b. injection of a medication by someone other than the dying individual to cause immediate death.
c. medication that is given to relieve pain even when this may also result in death.
d. a patient's written statement indicating his wishes for end-of-life care.
Q. 2Which of the following are aspects of palliative care?
a. Pain management and emotional care.
b. Life-sustaining treatments.
c. Nursing-centered care.
d. Physician-assisted suicide.
Q. 3Theorizing about grief and mourning after the loss of a loved one has traditionally centered on the importance of letting go of the loved one and accepting the loss. This focus is attributable to the work of
a. Freud.
b. Kubler-Ross.
c. Dame Cicely Saunders.
d. Bowlby.
Q. 4One theory about grief and mourning after the loss of a loved one is that bereaved individuals eventually reorganize their grief,
discovering ways to hold on to the memory of the deceased and integrate that memory into their current life and new attachments. This idea is attributable to the work of
a. Freud.
b. Kubler-Ross.
c. Dame Cicely Saunders.
d. Bowlby.
Q. 5Which of the following is part of a consensus view of a good death among all or most seriously ill patients?
a. The desire to die at home.
b. The desire to be free of life-sustaining treatments.
c. The desire to be touched and kept clean.
d. The desire to protect loved ones from knowing the extent of their illness.
Q. 6Training in some professions is more likely to foster wisdom than training in other professions. Which of the following is one of the professions that seem to benefit wisdom development?
a. Clinical psychology.
b. Economics.
c. Mathematics.
d. Business management.
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