KblerRoss raised issues about death and dying that reinforced the culture of death as medical failure.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 2Like birth, dying occurs in a psychosocial context of relationships, resources, cultural beliefs, and practices.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 3In reflecting on the life of someone who dies, a survivor may take on valued characteristics of the deceased such as integrity, fairness, or courage. This is an example of which of the following processes?
a. Identification
b. Rationalization c. Introjection
d. Symbiosis
Question 4Confronting one's pain and sadness and finding a place for the deceased loved one in one's thought and memories is called
a. restoration-oriented coping.
b. love-oriented coping.
c. resource-oriented coping.
d. loss-oriented coping.
Question 5What happens in the process of introjection?
a. The mourner has increased thoughts of their own death.
b. The mourner feels as if the dead person is within them, guiding their behavior. c. The mourner takes over the business of the deceased.
d. The mourner tries to be like the dead person.
Question 6One positive consequence of the loss of a loved may be the for the survivor.
a. decline in the quality of relationships with significant others
b. feelings of alienation
c. growth in commitment to those in one's radius of significant relationships
d. reaction formation
Question 7Which of the following statements is most accurate about bereavement?
a. It may serve to help someone understand the grief and unhappiness of others. b. The negative emotions associated with it lead to negative outcomes.
c. Expressions of grief turn others away from the griever.
d. Bereavement usually impedes psychosocial growth.
Question 8is an example of a stigmatized loss.
a. The death of a nurse's patient
b. The death of a foster parent c. A death in a terrorist attack d. A death from AIDS