Death and Dying

Question 1

A neurological definition of death. A person is ____ when all electrical activity of the brain has ceased for a specified period of time.

Answer 1

Brain death

Question 2

The act of painlessly ending the lives of persons who are suffering from incurable disease or sever disabilities; mercy killing

Answer 2

Euthanasia

Question 3

The withholding of available treatments, such as life-sustaining devices, in order to allow a person to die

Answer 3

Passive euthanasia

Question 4

Death induced deliberately, as by injecting a lethal dose of a drug

Answer 4

Active euthanasia

Question 5

Requires the patient to self-administer the lethal medication, and the patient is allowed to decide when and where to do

Answer 5

Assisted suicide

Question 6

A program committed to making the end of life as free from pain, anxiety, and depression as possible

Answer 6

Hospice

Question 7

The type of care emphasized in a hospice which involves reducing pain and suffering and helping individuals die with dignity

Answer 7

Palliative care

Question 8

Kubler-Ross theory: First stage

Answer 8

Denial and isolation, in which the dying person denies that she or he is really going to die

Question 9

Kubler-Ross theory: Second stage

Answer 9

Anger, in which the dying person’s denial gives way to anger, resentment, rage, and envy

Question 10

Kubler-Ross theory: Third stage

Answer 10

Bargaining, in which the dying person develops the hope that that death can somehow be postponed

Question 11

Kubler-Ross theory: Fourth stage

Answer 11

Depression, in which the dying person comes to accept the certainty of her or his death. A period of depression or preparatory grief may appear

Question 12

Kubler-Ross theory: Fifth stage

Answer 12

Acceptance, in which the dying person develops a sense of peace, an acceptance of his or her fate, and in many cases, a desire to be alone

Question 13

Grief

Answer 13

The emotional numbness, disbelief, separation anxiety, despair, sadness, and loneliness that accompany the loss of someone we love

Question 14

Prolonged grief disorder

Answer 14

Grief that involves enduring despair and remains unresolved over an extended period of time

Question 15

A model of coping that emphasizes oscillation between two dimensions: loss-oriented stressors and restoration-oriented sensors

Answer 15

Dual-process of coping with bereavement