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Mid-Term: Chapters 1 - 7 Flashcards

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1
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Specified behavior expectations for persons occupying specific social positions

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Role

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

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Situational adjustment

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3
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Experiencing grief before a death actually occurs

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Anticipatory grief

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

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Norm

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

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Societal disengagement

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

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Acupuncture

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7
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A therapeutic approach to healing that involves a hands on manipulation of bones in the spinal column to relieve pressure on nerves

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Chiropractic medicine

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8
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Uses the power of suggestion, prayer and faith in God to promote healing

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Faith healing

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Primarily uses remedies passed down orally from generation to generation

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Folk healing

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10
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Involves the use of natural drugs to treat patients

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Homeopathic medicine

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A body of knowledge based upon sensory evidence or empirical observations

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Science

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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

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Religion

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A set of culturally prescribed actions or behaviors

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Rituals

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14
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Unusual events or social circumstances that do not occur in normal patterns of social interaction

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Marginal situations

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

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Symbolic immortality

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16
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The number of deaths of children under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births

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Infant mortality rate

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The rate of occurrence of a disease

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Morbidity

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18
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The number of deaths per 1,000 population

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Mortality rate

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The number of males per 100 females

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Sex ratio

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

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Life expectancy

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21
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Ways of a society that are felt to be for the good of the society

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Mores

22
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Two units regarded as a pair

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Dyad

23
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Notice of death, usually with a brief biography

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Obituary

24
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The Harvard definition of death

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Brain death

25
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A learned emotional response to death-related phenomena characterized by extreme apprehension

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Death anxiety

26
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A plan of action or expected behavior pattern thought to be appropriate for a particular situation is a:

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Norm

27
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Which is a major criticism of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’ stages of dying?

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Lacks universality

28
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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)

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True

29
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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)

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True

30
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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?

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Depression

31
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Alzheimer’s disease is a dementing illness of the central nervous system. (T/F)

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True

32
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The first stage of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’ stages of the dying process is:

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Shock and disbelief

33
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It is rare for major United States corporations to provide hospice benefits for their employees. (T/F)

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False

34
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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
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In every age category for AIDS, males outnumber females

35
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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
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In every age category for AIDS, males outnumber females

36
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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
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75% of patients are hospitalized at some point during the year before they die

37
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From a US perspective, AIDS is the number one cause of death. (T/F)

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False

38
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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
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The majority of medical schools in the United States offer a required course in thanatology for students

39
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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
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The hospice philosophy states that patients and their families have the right to participate in decisions concerning their care

40
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The majority of Americans die in an institutional setting, such as a hospital or nursing home. (T/F)

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True

41
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What contributes to the fact that physicians are ill prepared to deal with dying patients?

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  • 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
42
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Which is not a part of the hospice interdisciplinary team?

  • Physicians
  • Nurses
  • Social workers
  • Volunteers
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All are part of the team

43
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A dead human body used in medical schools for the purpose of dissection to learn the body parts and systems is properly called:

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Cadaver

44
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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
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The Chinese believe that the family and the physician are responsible for the patient’s treatment

45
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Younger physicians are more comfortable in dealing with dying patients than are older physicians. (T/F)

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False

46
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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)

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True

47
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“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)

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False

48
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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
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Some major medical insurance policies provide payment for hospice care

49
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The third stage of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’ stages of the dying process is:

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Bargaining

50
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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
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From a world perspective, in developing countries, AIDS is a disease of the poor

51
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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)

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True

HPR 240: Death & Bereavement in Society (20 decks)

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