Dying persons coping with possible loss of medical coverage for hospital costs are
a. engaged in physical tasks
b. practicing denial
c. engaged in social tasks
d. pursuing spiritual tasks
e. none of these
Question 2A dying person who asks to leave the hospital in order to be at home with family members is most likely engaged in
a. becoming depressed
b. seeking spiritual consolation
c. performing a social task
d. attempting to satisfy a physical need
e. none of these
Question 3A dying person
a. often tends to reduce the number of persons with whom he or she wants to interact
b. is typically unconcerned with tasks related to the welfare of other persons
c. is unlikely to be concerned with loved ones' responses to a decision no longer to seek a cure
d. will want to maintain close relationships with all of those who have been important in his or her life
e. none of these
Question 4Autonomy means
a. that one is not interdependent
b. that one is in control over the whole of one's life
c. that one has some limited ability to be in charge of one's life
d. that one refuses to turn over much of the management of one's body to professionals
e. that one is a robot
Question 5Concerns about security and autonomy on the part of a dying person suggest that he or she is focusing on
a. physical tasks
b. psychological tasks
c. social tasks
d. spiritual tasks
e. none of these
Question 6Seeking freedom from pain, nausea, and vomiting involves
a. physical tasks
b. psychological tasks
c. social tasks
d. spiritual tasks
e. none of these
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