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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kubler-Ross say that most American doctors are afraid to do?
(a) Tell family members that a loved one is dying.
(b) Lose a patient on their watch.
(c) Admit to a patient that he or she will die.
(d) Accept that they, themselves, could die from an illness.

2. What does Kubler-Ross state that most terminal patients hope to be?
(a) Their doctor's favorite patient.
(b) An exception to the norm.
(c) A role model of strength.
(d) A beacon of hope to others.

3. What do most people do to cheer terminal patients that often makes the depression worse?
(a) Describe the family doing well without them.
(b) Allow time for contemplative silence.
(c) Speak extensively of religious beliefs.
(d) Visit often for long lengths of time.

4. What comfort did the dentist find while facing his death?
(a) He knew researchers were close to a cure.
(b) His wife and family knew that he loved them.
(c) He would be with the Lord.
(d) His logistical details were taken care of.

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

6. What does Kubler-Ross say is more important than fluids and pain medication for one who is dying?
(a) Patience, friendship, and support.
(b) Handling of legal logistics.
(c) Faith and hope for a cure.
(d) A silent partner to see him or her through.

7. What is not necessary to do when a patient is unable to accept reality?
(a) Working to prolong his or her life.
(b) Moving on with the necessary items.
(c) Talking about the terminal nature of his or her disease.
(d) Letting him or her remain in denial.

8. What would Kubler-Ross like to see technology used for in the case of terminally ill patients?
(a) Providing moral support.
(b) Prolonging life.
(c) Individual contact.
(d) Legal logistics.

9. How did Mrs. W. respond to what her husband arranged for her when she had reached the stage of acceptance?
(a) She shed tears of gratitude.
(b) She wrote a letter to all of her children because she did not want them to see her.
(c) She refused to speak openly with anyone she did not know.
(d) She went into a psychotic episode.

10. What ironic example of our deluded ideas towards death does Dr, Kubler-Ross give in chapter II?
(a) We find it unfathomable for someone to survive a horrific car accident, only to come home and be killed by a silly disease.
(b) We understand when others we do not know die but refuse to accept that anyone in our circle could possibly pass away.
(c) We find it unfathomable for someone to go to war and survive on the front lines, only to come home and be killed in a car accident.
(d) We can hear stories of accidental deaths and murders every day, but we never expect that to happen to us.

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

12. Over what had the patient in chapter VI been repressing grief?
(a) The death of his daughter.
(b) His strained relationship with his wife.
(c) The death of his parents.
(d) His strained relationship with his parents.

13. What does the fourth stage of grief replace in the terminal patient?
(a) Anger.
(b) Denial.
(c) Acceptance.
(d) Hope.

14. What is usually the real miracle for a terminal patient?
(a) Seeing how many people their lives have touched.
(b) Being healed.
(c) Being grateful.
(d) Finding acceptance.

15. In chapter VI, what did the patient's wife do that helped him overcome his depression?
(a) She arranged all of their logistical details.
(b) She showed him how she would be able to move on.
(c) She spoke to him about heaven and all the loved ones who would be waiting for him.
(d) She pointed out his admirable traits.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the fifth stage of grief?

4. What is the third stage of grief?

5. To what other psychological ailment is denial related?

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