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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through VII and VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do we need to strengthen the most in ourselves, according to Kubler-Ross?
(a) Our emotional stability.
(b) Our support systems.
(c) Our ability to tell the truth.
(d) Our physical strength.

3. What kind of terminal patient gets less attention and visits, even from the hospital staff?
(a) A patient with no family.
(b) A patient close to death.
(c) A patient with a contagious disease.
(d) An angry patient.

4. What does Kubler-Ross say will help us examine our own reactions and behaviors?
(a) Reading about the grief process.
(b) Walking the halls of a hospital.
(c) Speaking with other people who have deceased family members.
(d) Spending time with the elderly.

5. What did Mr. W. arrange for his wife when she reached the stage of acceptance?
(a) A final meeting with her children and grandchildren.
(b) A chance to speak with Dr. Kubler-Ross.
(c) An additional surgery.
(d) A lawyer to make out her will.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do some terminal patients never psychologically do before they die?

2. What point was reiterated in the story of Mr. and Mrs. W.?

3. What does the fourth stage of grief replace in the terminal patient?

4. How did Mrs. W. respond to what her husband arranged for her when she had reached the stage of acceptance?

5. What is the first stage of the grieving process?

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