Although Sheela knows she is nearing her end, family members have been noticing that she has been unusually cheerful over the last few weeks. When they ask her about it, she confesses that she has made a pact with God that if she is optimistic, he will let her live till her children graduate. According to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Sheila is in which stage of coming to terms with death?
A. Acceptance
B. Bargaining
C. Denial
D. Anger
Answer: B
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a. genetic causes. b. endocrine causes. c. environmental causes. d. phonotypical causes.
Some researchers specialize in the study of death and dying; as a group, these scholars are known as __________.
A. morticians B. developmentalists C. thanatologists D. gerontologists
When a care teacher scaffolds learning, he:
Patients undergoing the procedure called orgasmic reconditioning are instructed to
A. masturbate to their usual fantasies but to substitute more desirable ones just before ejaculation. B. masturbate to their usual fantasies but substitute images of the consequences associated with their behavior (such as getting caught, hurting someone else, etc.) just before ejaculation. C. substitute images of the consequences associated with their behavior (such as getting caught, hurting someone else, etc.) every time they feel aroused by thoughts of their inappropriate desires. D. watch video tapes of normal adult sexuality repeatedly until such images result in arousal.