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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through V and VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do most patients enter the third stage of grief?
(a) They want to believe there is a way to be released from their situation.
(b) They want more control of their circumstances.
(c) They are attempting to postpone the inevitable.
(d) They are afraid to let go of their anger.

2. How many times was the nun admitted to the hospital?
(a) 11.
(b) 20.
(c) 5.
(d) 15.

3. What does Kubler-Ross say denial is for most people?
(a) A defensive device that will speed up the process of death.
(b) A way to separate one's self from reality.
(c) A buffer that allows the patient to mobilize other, less radical defenses.
(d) A motivation to continue finding other diagnoses.

4. How does Kubler-Ross say Americans view death?
(a) As an ending and cessation.
(b) As a negative and malicious thing that takes our loved ones away.
(c) As a reason to pull away from people we love in order to avoid pain.
(d) As the end of hope.

5. How many family members has the patient in chapter VI seen die in a short amount of time?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the two different forms of depression?

2. What is the most effective way to help a depressed patient, according to Kubler-Ross?

3. Of what does Kubler-Ross think bargaining is a sign?

4. What are terminal patients usually upset about when they reach the fourth stage of grief?

5. What do we need to strengthen the most in ourselves, according to Kubler-Ross?

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