Thanatology Final Exam Questions And
Answers 100% Pass
The events of 9/11 2001 have caused our society to become more paranoid - answer✔true
a latent function of a funeral is that a funeral is a family reunion - answer✔true
biological death has remained much the same over the years and so has the manner in which
humans experience death - answer✔false
currently there is almost an obsession, and certainly a fascination with death related themes in
american movies - answer✔true
american society formally prepares individuals to deal with dying and death on both personal and
emotional levels. - answer✔true
death appears to be more abstract for those growing up today than for previous generations -
answer✔true
the leading cause of death in the US today is cardiovascular disease - answer✔true
kubler-Ross on death and dying, published in 1969, sparked a lot of interest un the topic of dying
and death - answer✔true
leading causes of death in the 1900 were cardiovascular disease and cancer - answer✔false
a program for the elderly called Elderhostel does not allow the topic of dying and death to be
presented - answer✔true
perhaps the most accurate way to determine death is via brain death using EEG - answer✔true
at the beginning of the 20th century, the funeral industry attempted to keep death out of sight and
out of mind - answer✔true
people tend to fear the process of dying more then the event of death - answer✔true
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