Death and Dying Test 1

What is not true about Thantaology?

The “nato” part of the word means, lide of the darkness and despair,” in ancient greek

Where did 80% of American people die in the 1800-1900 period of time? *

In their homes, surrounded by family members

What is the #1 leading cause of death in the year 2000?

Heart Disease

What is true about the life expectancy of Americans living in the 1800-1900 period?

more than 50 percent of the deaths were from youth 14 years old and younger

What is not true abour the Harvard Criteria for Defining Death

Widely criticized for not requiring a second set of medical tests to determine brain death

What is not true about the uniform determination of death act?

Applies to all death situations, including euthanasia and deaths tied to organ donation

What is so significant about Dr. Robert Veatch’s definition of Death

It is an important reminder that judgement about death is not just a clinical matter, but it involves social and moral perspectives as well

What is the “ walk of respect “

When medical staff and family pay respect to an organ donor before being taken off of life support

What is true abour a John Hopkinds study (2016) on medical errors

Medical errors caused 10% of U.S. deaths (3rd leading cause of death)

What is not true about kidneys

The most successful kidney transplant surgeries in the world have been conducted in Wei Yang hospital in China

Who was the first psychologist to conduct an empirical study of the death attitudes of older persons?

Herman Feifel

What is not true about children and adolescents

Stage 2 (5-9 years old) of development is a critical stage when religous views of death become solidfied

According to your notes, which personality trait(s) is/are correlated with death anxiety?

Neuroticism and External Locus of Control

What was found in 8 out of 11 studies of a recent meta-analysis that examined the relationship between religion and death anxiety

Curvilinear Relationship

What is not true about death anxiety

A recent meta-analysis found that the best treatment for clinical death anxiery is the combination of antipsychotic medication with intensive person-centered therapy

Which theorist’s work largely inspired terror management theory?

Ernest Becker

What kind of business is a funeral home considered?

Mystery business

In a study of 1,612 American adults, what factor below was not found to be associated with funeral satisfaction

Optimistic personality

what is not true about death rituals in america’s past

in the late 1800s to early 1900s, drinking alcohol as a way to cope with loss was associated with bad luck

what is not true about water cremation

water crematin is efficient because it dissolves every part of the body, including bones

What is true about funeral directors

they are trained and liscensed professionals

Which group practices endocannibalism

the fore tribe of papua new guinea

Which group care for and speak to the deceased’s corpse (they believe the sould inside is aware)

The torajans of indonesia

Which group create elaborate coffins that are also considered works of art (fish,pepper)

Accra region of ghana

Which group cut the corpses of deceased bodies into pieces and placed them where animals, such as vultures, can consume them?

The tibetan buddhists