Aries' description of an attitude toward death he called tame death differs from what he called death of the self by which of the following characteristics?
a. tame death is one where the focus of attention is almost entirely on what the death means for the dying person
b. in tame death, death is typically faced more calmly than it is in death of the self
c. in death of the self, death is seen as a sort of sleep and thus is unthreatening
d. in death of the self, the concerns and needs of the community take precedence over those of the dying person
e. an ars moriendi developed historically around an attitude of tame death
Question 2People who have attitudes toward the dead that Aris labeled tame death
a. regard death as essentially a private event
b. are not primarily concerned with the loss of a member of the community
c. greatly fear the afterlife
d. all of these
e. none of these
Question 3In his analysis of tame death, Aris found
a. no great fear of death
b. familiarity with death
c. a major focus of attention on the community
d. all of these
e. none of these
Question 4According to Aris, tame death means
a. people view death as a natural event
b. people view death as a wild force
c. people view death as a phenomenon beyond their control
d. all of these
e. none of these
Question 5The analysis in Chapter 3 of four types of death-related concerns commonly found in individuals in our society demonstrates that
a. all humans are anxious about death
b. there is great variation in human attitudes toward death
c. death-related attitudes cannot be influenced by human beings
d. the distinction between fear and anxiety is prominent in death-related research
e. all of these concerns essentially involve the same thing
Question 6The analysis in Chapter 3 of four types of death-related concerns commonly found in individuals in our society demonstrates that
a. all humans are anxious about death
b. there is little variation in human attitudes toward death
c. death-related attitudes can be influenced by human beings
d. the distinction between fear and anxiety is prominent in death-related research
e. all of these concerns essentially involve the same thing