Mr. Bigelow is in the final stage of cancer. During the first moments in which the regular heartbeat disintegrates, he gasps and has muscle spasms. Mr. Bigelow is experiencing
A) the agonal phase of death.
B) clinical death.
C) brain death.
D) mortality.
A
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a. excessive fantasy activity b. key environmental variables c. an inappropriate pleasure pairing d. a sense of narcissism
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a. talking about suicide in a constructive educational format b. remarks by adolescents that things would be better if they were no longer around c. efforts by adolescents to acquire cherished possessions d. all of these e. none of these
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A. he is wearing heavy clothing and engaging in strenuous activity. B. his pyrogens were released by disease-causing organisms. C. his genetic predispositions cause him to sweat too much. D. he has been drinking large quantities of fluid.