quiz #6 Flashcards
the majority of adults prefer to die _____ but actually die _____
at home; in hospitals
at the funeral of their father, both Abby and Palmer share stories of his successes as a father, husband and teacher. by giving his life value, what is the likely result?
acceptance of his death
what is the key similarity between kubler-ross’s approach to death and bowlby’s approach to mourning?
they are both stages that cannot be skipped around
following the loss of his longtime partner, miguel, tomas has worked his way through bowlby’s stages of mourning. what should he expect at this point?
a numbness to the pain
melina has been the caregiver for her husband who was suffering from prostate cancer. now that 18 months has passed, what is likely to be her mental state?
resilience
darcy’s father has been told he has approximately four months to live. darcy wants to ensure her father experiences the “good death”. which of the following would be the best option for her to pursue?
keep her father at home with her, employing the use of hospice care workers
when given the diagnosis of terminal lung cancer, polly’s reaction is shock. she loudly proclaims, “this has to be a mistake. i’ve never smoked a day in my life!” polly is exemplifying the ______ stage of dying.
denial
on his deathbed, charles says he is happy to see his savior. charles is seeing death as
transition
what is the key difference in how young adults and older adults experience the meaning of death as loss?
young adults see death as the loss of the opportunity to do things; older adults see death as the loss of the opportunity to complete an inner work
our understanding of death not only affects our process of dying, but also how we choose to
live
gifts, including money or last conversations, are an important aspect of
saying farewell
death anxiety is greatly linked to the meaning of death as
loss
the idea that a long life is the reward for being good is part of the meaning of death as
punishment
the idea that people have until death to finish their to-do lists of which meaning of death?
death as an organizer of time
