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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through III and IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kubler-Ross say we should pay the closest attention to about a terminal patient?
(a) His or her pain.
(b) His or her family.
(c) His or her fear.
(d) His or her feelings.

2. What terminal disease does the nun in chapter IV have?
(a) Parkinson's disease.
(b) Hodgkin's disease.
(c) Lung cancer.
(d) ALS.

3. With what concept is a patient in denial usually really trying to deal?
(a) The reality of his or her mortality.
(b) The love for his or her family.
(c) The shame of his or her past deeds.
(d) His or her need for help.

4. What creates the greatest amount of stress for a terminal patient?
(a) Feeling that they are abandoning loved ones.
(b) Losing control of one's environment.
(c) Looking death in the face.
(d) Being a useless member of society.

5. What does Kubler-Ross think doctors should do for terminal patients?
(a) Provide moral and spiritual support.
(b) Relieve suffering.
(c) Ease the passing.
(d) Prolong life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kubler-Ross say that we are really denying when we refuse to accept a terminal illness in someone we love?

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

3. What tends to be of great relief to terminal patients?

4. To what other psychological ailment is denial related?

5. Who makes up Kubler-Ross's research team?

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