Mid-Term: Chapters 1 - 7

Question 1

Specified behavior expectations for persons occupying specific social positions

Answer 1

Role

Question 2

the process by which an individual is “molded” by the group into which he or she is seeking acceptance

Answer 2

Situational adjustment

Question 3

Experiencing grief before a death actually occurs

Answer 3

Anticipatory grief

Question 4

A plan of action or expected behavior pattern thought to be appropriate for a particular situation

Answer 4

Norm

Question 5

A process whereby society withdraws from or no longer seeks the individual’s effort

Answer 5

Societal disengagement

Question 6

Involves the use of needles to redirect the flow of energy within the body to treat illness

Answer 6

Acupuncture

Question 7

A therapeutic approach to healing that involves a hands on manipulation of bones in the spinal column to relieve pressure on nerves

Answer 7

Chiropractic medicine

Question 8

Uses the power of suggestion, prayer and faith in God to promote healing

Answer 8

Faith healing

Question 9

Primarily uses remedies passed down orally from generation to generation

Answer 9

Folk healing

Question 10

Involves the use of natural drugs to treat patients

Answer 10

Homeopathic medicine

Question 11

A body of knowledge based upon sensory evidence or empirical observations

Answer 11

Science

Question 12

A system of beliefs and practices related to the sacred, the supernatural, and/or a set of values to which the individual is very committed

Answer 12

Religion

Question 13

A set of culturally prescribed actions or behaviors

Answer 13

Rituals

Question 14

Unusual events or social circumstances that do not occur in normal patterns of social interaction

Answer 14

Marginal situations

Question 15

The ascription of immortality to the individual by perpetuating the meaning of the person (the self)

Answer 15

Symbolic immortality

Question 16

The number of deaths of children under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births

Answer 16

Infant mortality rate

Question 17

The rate of occurrence of a disease

Answer 17

Morbidity

Question 18

The number of deaths per 1,000 population

Answer 18

Mortality rate

Question 19

The number of males per 100 females

Answer 19

Sex ratio

Question 20

The number of years that the average newborn in a particular population can expect to live

Answer 20

Life expectancy

Question 21

Ways of a society that are felt to be for the good of the society

Answer 21

Mores

Question 22

Two units regarded as a pair

Answer 22

Dyad

Question 23

Notice of death, usually with a brief biography

Answer 23

Obituary

Question 24

The Harvard definition of death

Answer 24

Brain death

Question 25

A learned emotional response to death-related phenomena characterized by extreme apprehension

Answer 25

Death anxiety

Question 26

A plan of action or expected behavior pattern thought to be appropriate for a particular situation is a:

Answer 26

Norm

Question 27

Which is a major criticism of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross' stages of dying?

Answer 27

Lacks universality

Question 28

The medical training of most physicians historically seems to be primarily concerned with the patient's physical state rather than social-psychological needs. (T/F)

Answer 28

True

Question 29

The dying patient is a deviant in the medical subculture because death poses a threat to the image of the "physician as healer". (T/F)

Answer 29

True

Question 30

In which stage of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross' stages of the dying process does the patient realize that a mistake was not made in reading the x-rays and the prognosis is not good?

Answer 30

Depression

Question 31

Alzheimer's disease is a dementing illness of the central nervous system. (T/F)

Answer 31

True

Question 32

The first stage of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross' stages of the dying process is:

Answer 32

Shock and disbelief

Question 33

It is rare for major United States corporations to provide hospice benefits for their employees. (T/F)

Answer 33

False

Question 34

Which is true regarding AIDS? * The first diagnosed case of AIDs in the United States was in 1961 * In every age category for AIDS, males outnumber females * AIDS is the leading cause of death in the United States today * Currently 90% of the people with AIDS in the United States are over the age of 49

Answer 34

In every age category for AIDS, males outnumber females

Question 35

Which is true regarding AIDS? * The first diagnosed case of AIDs in the United States was in 1961 * In every age category for AIDS, males outnumber females * AIDS is the leading cause of death in the United States today * Currently 90% of the people with AIDS in the United States are over the age of 49

Answer 35

In every age category for AIDS, males outnumber females

Question 36

Which is true regarding dying patients? * 75% of patients are hospitalized at some point during the year before they die * Dying in America is one activity that by its nature, cannot be bureaucratized * In American society, for the patient, the hospital is the preferred place to die * None of the above

Answer 36

75% of patients are hospitalized at some point during the year before they die

Question 37

From a US perspective, AIDS is the number one cause of death. (T/F)

Answer 37

False

Question 38

Which is false regarding medical education in the United States? * Medical schools in the United States have historically offered only limited assistance to the medical student concerning dying and death * Recent surveys of physicians revealed that they prefer more emphasis on the topic of death and dying in medical schools * The majority of medical schools in the United States offer a required course in thanatology for students * The medical training of most physicians historically seems to be primarily concerned with the patient's physical state rather than social-psychological needs

Answer 38

The majority of medical schools in the United States offer a required course in thanatology for students

Question 39

Which is true regarding hospice care? * Hospice people feel that any amount of medication should be given to a patient to remove pain, even if this means sedating him or her * Hospice believes in allowing the patient to commit suicide if in unbearable pain * The hospice philosophy states that patients and their families have the right to participate in decisions concerning their care * None of the above

Answer 39

The hospice philosophy states that patients and their families have the right to participate in decisions concerning their care

Question 40

The majority of Americans die in an institutional setting, such as a hospital or nursing home. (T/F)

Answer 40

True

Question 41

What contributes to the fact that physicians are ill prepared to deal with dying patients?

Answer 41

* Lack of personal experience with death * Lack of training provided by medical schools * Assumption that physicians are supposed to save lives -- thus, the dying patient is a losing battle

Question 42

Which is not a part of the hospice interdisciplinary team? * Physicians * Nurses * Social workers * Volunteers

Answer 42

All are part of the team

Question 43

A dead human body used in medical schools for the purpose of dissection to learn the body parts and systems is properly called:

Answer 43

Cadaver

Question 44

Which is true regarding the Chinese? * The Chinese believe that the family and the physician are responsible for the patient's treatment * The Chinese favor open and frank talk with the patient regarding his or her terminal condition * Like the United States, dying in China primarily occurs in an institutional setting * None of the above

Answer 44

The Chinese believe that the family and the physician are responsible for the patient's treatment

Question 45

Younger physicians are more comfortable in dealing with dying patients than are older physicians. (T/F)

Answer 45

False

Question 46

In China, health care is a state-provided public service; thus, one's medical expenses while dying would be paid for by the government. (T/F)

Answer 46

True

Question 47

"Open awareness" is an awareness context whereby the dying patient suspects that he or she is dying but receives no verification from the medical staff. (t/F)

Answer 47

False

Question 48

Which is true regarding hospice care? * There are approximately 1200 hospice programs in the United States * Because the quality of hospice care is more personalized for dying patients, its cost usually exceeds that charged by most acute care hospitals * It is rare for major United States corporations to provide hospice benefits for their employees * Some major medical insurance policies provide payment for hospice care

Answer 48

Some major medical insurance policies provide payment for hospice care

Question 49

The third stage of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross' stages of the dying process is:

Answer 49

Bargaining

Question 50

Which is false regarding AIDS? * From a world perspective, in developing countries, AIDS is a disease of the poor * In recent years (after 1996) the rates for deaths from AIDS has dropped significantly * From a world perspective, in developing countries, the AIDS epidemic is considerably worse than had been estimated and the rates of infections are increasing * From a world perspective, AIDS is the world's number one cause of death

Answer 50

From a world perspective, in developing countries, AIDS is a disease of the poor

Question 51

On average, one of every seven health care dollars was spent for services delivered to patients in the final 6 months of life. (T/F)

Answer 51

True