Grief, Death, & Dying

Question 1

What are the top 4 causes of infancy/childhood death?

Answer 1

Prenatal care and health care; Congenital abnormalities (SIDS); Accidents (40%); Childhood Leukemia (2nd leading cause of death in the U.S…

Question 2

1 in 4 children diagnosed with cancer have childhood leukemia.

Answer 2

False; 1 in 3

Question 3

What are the top causes of death for young adults (3)?

Answer 3

1. Accident/ unintentional injury; 2. Suicide (firearms); 3. Homicide

Question 4

Midlife crisis usually occurs due to a realization of one’s career choices.

Answer 4

False; due to a realization of one’s mortality

Question 5

During middle age, premature death occurs due to what? What are some of the disadvantages of premature death?

Answer 5

sudden heart attack or stroke; unprepared or financial coping.

Question 6

This group has experienced death through others, expressed readiness, and have made initial preparations for death.

Answer 6

Older Adults

Question 7

There are three types of care for the terminally ill.

Answer 7

False; there are two, curative (attempts to cure) and palliative (attempt to ease pain).

Question 8

What are the 5 stages of grief?

Answer 8

Denial, Anger, Depression, Bargaining, Acceptance

Question 9

What factors influence adjustment (4)?

Answer 9

Focus on “what they did” to function better; Self-blame (results in complicated grief); Greater relational satisfaction (more grief for longer); Belief system that “makes sense of death” helps

Question 10

What is grief?

Answer 10

The natural and predictable process of healing from the pain of loss.

Question 11

What are the leading causes of death (in the U.S.)?

Answer 11

1. Heart Disease, 2. Cancer, 3. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 4. Accidents, 5. Stroke

Question 12

100 years ago the most common cause of death was____?

Answer 12

Infectious disease

Question 13

Research indicates that the less people talk about loss, the healthier they remain.

Answer 13

False; the more people talk about loss, the healthier they remain.

Question 14

What are the 5 stages of grief?

Answer 14

Denial, Anger, Depression, Bargaining, Acceptance

Question 15

What factors influence adjustment?

Answer 15

Focus on “what they did” to function better; Self-blame (results in complicated grief); Greater relational satisfaction (more grief for longer); Belief system that “makes sense of death”

Question 16

What is grief?

Answer 16

The natural and predictable process of healing from the pain of loss.

Question 17

What are some parts of the grieving process?

Answer 17

No time frame; Not everyone grieves in the same way or to the same degree; One can feel positive emotions; grieving should be authentic.

Question 18

Research indicates that the more people think about death/loss, the more health problems they have.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

Research indicates that the less people talk about loss, the healthier they remain.

Answer 19

False; the more people talk about loss, the healthier they remain.

Question 20

Research indicates that the more people talk about their loss, the more they think about it.

Answer 20

False; the less they think about it.

Question 21

30-40% of people die within a year of losing their spouse.

Answer 21

True