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Question 1

_______ is so focused on life-saving that dying becomes a victim of well-intentioned over medicalization

Answer 1

medical care

Question 2

elderly people are afraid of dying in _____.

Answer 2

hospitals

Question 3

only _____% of Canadians have access to hospice care

Answer 3

16-30%

Question 4

_______ care is not designed t treat an illness but to provide physical and emotional comfort to the patient and support and guidance to his to her family

Answer 4

palliative

Question 5

______ cancer is one of the most fatal cancers

Answer 5

pancreatic cancer

Question 6

everybody participates and creates their own ______ and we as a society create the environments in which people _____

Answer 6

development

develop

Question 7

adopting a more spiritual view of life, “proof of heaven”, and religious elements such as celestial music and angels are all features of __________

Answer 7

near-death experiences

Question 8

in every culture, which three similar realizations do people come to?

Answer 8

1) limitations of social status
2) insignificance of material possesions
3) the narrowness of self-centeredness

Question 9

_______ refers to the study of death and dying, especially of the social and emotional aspects

Answer 9

thantology

Question 10

________ (TMT) is the idea that people adopt cultural values and moral principles in order to cope with their fear of death.

Answer 10

terror management theory

Question 11

ancient cultures and current world religions have various customs about death, which help people live better lives as they respond to _____ with _____.

Answer 11

sorrow with hope.

Question 12

________ make people more spiritual, less materialistic, and more appreciative of others

Answer 12

near-death experiences

Question 13

______ refers to when the person cannot move, except for the eyes, but normal brain waves are still apparent; the person is not dead.

Answer 13

locked-in syndrome

Question 14

what is the difference between a coma and a vegetative state?

Answer 14

in a coma, the person cannot be aroused. during a vegetative state, the person can open their eyes, sounds may be emitted, and breathing may continue.

Question 15

A _____ is a document that indicates what medical intervention an individual prefers if he or she is not conscious when a decision must be made.

Answer 15

living will.

Question 16

A ______ refers to a person chosen by an individual to make medical decisions if that individual becomes unable to do so.

Answer 16

health care proxy

Question 17

_______ refers to the argument that a given action will start a chain of events that will culminate in an undesirable outcome

Answer 17

slippery slope

Question 18

______ grief refers to a situation in which certain people, although they are bereaved, are prevented from mourning publicly by cultural customs or social restrictions

Answer 18

disenfranchised grief

Question 19

______ grief refers to a situation in which circumstances, such as a police investigation or an autopsy, interfere with the process of grieving

Answer 19

incomplete grief

Question 20

grief vs mourning = ______ vs ______

Answer 20

feeling vs behaviour

Question 21

_____ is an overpowering and irrational emotion, a normal reaction when a loved one dies

Answer 21

Grief

Question 22

_____ grief is a type of grief that impedes a person’s future life, usually because the person clings to sorrow or is buffeted by contradictory emotions

Answer 22

complicated