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Question 41

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Psychiatrist Avery Weisman identifies the time during terminal illness when the patient both sustains hope and acknowledges the reality of the disease as

A) coping mechanism.
B) middle knowledge.
C) bargaining.
D) acceptance.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Question 42

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The belief that humans survive in some form after death is

A) denial.
B) universality.
C) noncorporeal continuity.
D) nonfunctionality.

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Individuals who hold a mature understanding of death commonly hold ideas that have no scientific proof.

Helping a patient hasten death by knowingly providing lethal drugs or other interventions is called

Common behaviors associated with grief include binge eating and excessive sleep.

The two forms of advance directives are a living will and a heath care proxy.

The component of a mature understanding of death that recognizes that all living things eventually die is

Día de los Muertos is a Mexican holiday

The organization that is composed of parents who have lost their children is called

A terminally ill patient attempts to live with the disease during which phase of coping with dying?

The use of metaphors is a good way to explain death to a child.

The dimension of coping with dying that encompasses satisfying bodily needs,according to Charles Corr,is

A testamentary letter is a document that informs a dying person's survivors of various types of important personal information,such as bank accounts,the location of keys,and the names of people who should be notified of the death.

The Harvard criteria for brain death requires additional testing after _____ hours have elapsed after the first tests.

It is mandatory that all corpses be embalmed regardless of the type of disposition to be used.

"Double effect" refers to a situation in which a beneficial action may have potentially harmful side effects.

Another name for a health care proxy for health care is a durable power of attorney.

Describe the concept of brain death and how it is used.In addition,identify four components or observable facts concerning death that are part of a mature understanding of death.

A condition of profound unconsciousness with no reasonable hope for improvement is known as

What nearly universal piece of identification can be used to identify organ donors in many states?