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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Kubler-Ross think we put so much faith into machines?

3. From whom does Kubler-Ross say we should never hide the truth of death?

4. To whom was the patient in chapter VI not communicating his true feelings?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the name of the patient in chapter VI?

2. What is the fourth stage of grief?

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

4. What does depression in terminal patients replace?

5. Who helped the nun remember her religious strength?

6. Why does Kubler-Ross give all of the terminal patients in this book aliases?

7. From what was the Catholic nun suffering?

8. What is the third stage of grief?

9. What does the hospice team help the wife of the patient in chapter VI to do?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the progressive stages and ages of a child's understanding of death? How can an adult explain the death of a loved one to children in these different stages? Use examples from the book to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Describe each of the five stages of grieving and how each can aid a terminally ill patient in accepting his or her mortality.

Essay Topic 3

When can encouragement be a negative thing for a terminal patient, and what are some ways to know when to avoid it?

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