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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has taken away a great deal of comfort for those struggling with a terminal illness, according to Kubler-Ross?
(a) The unkept promises of doctors.
(b) The strict visitation rules at hospitals.
(c) The decline of religion.
(d) The selfishness of the general public.

2. What point was reiterated in the story of Mr. and Mrs. W.?
(a) That over-stimulation is harmful to the acceptance process.
(b) That too much communication can be harmful.
(c) That we should pay more attention to the patient's wishes than our own.
(d) That closure is an important process in the dying process.

3. What is the fastest way to strip terminal patients of their dignity?
(a) To treat them as unimportant.
(b) To make them beg for what they need.
(c) To not allow their family to visit.
(d) To continually talk about death.

4. What is at the core of Kubler-Ross's studies on death and dying?
(a) Interviews with doctors and nurses.
(b) Weekly interviews with terminal patients.
(c) Research books on the coping process.
(d) Transcripts from psychiatric consults.

5. Who are described by Kubler-Ross as the "most desperate of all'?
(a) Terminal patients with no religion in their lives.
(b) Terminal patients with no supportive family.
(c) The spouses of terminal patients.
(d) Terminal patients who provoke others to anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what concept is a patient in denial usually really trying to deal?

2. What is different about doctors who express hope to their terminal patients?

3. Why do some terminal patients never reach the final stage of grief?

4. What does Kubler-Ross say usually helps a great deal in the depression stage of grief?

5. How many times was the nun admitted to the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was so surprising to Kubler-Ross about America's general fear of death?

2. What is the fourth stage of grief?

3. What is the fifth stage of grief?

4. What do we risk happening if we give up on a terminal patient?

5. Who helped the nun remember her religious strength?

6. Why did the patient in chapter III become so unruly for the medical staff?

7. What does Kubler-Ross think we rely on to help those with terminal illnesses?

8. From what was the Catholic nun suffering?

9. What is the most common reaction to learning of a terminal illness?

10. What does the dentist have hope for up until the day he dies?

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