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Theory of the Life Structure (Capps) 1. By “life structure”, Levinson means a. how a person copes with stress b. a pattern of stability followed by transition c. the longevity of an individual’s life d. one’s biological constitution The Public Debate on Life and Death (Toback) 2. The author compares the desire for death in most people to the Biblical character of _____, where death is wished for, but the outcome is in God’s hands. a. Jacob b. Jezebel c. Jonah d. Job Judaism, Professional Intervention and Ethics (Linzer) 3. When an elderly person refuses to eat, a pastoral caregiver should a. patiently listen and explore options for continued living. b. accept the decision at face value. c. conclude the elderly person is incompetent. d. equate this act with taking an overdose of sleeping pills. Objects and Idols (Crosswell) 4. To H.R. Niebuhr, a “god” is a. any attempt to make visible the invisible God. b. a tangible, man-made object. c. anything to which the self is devoted as a source of meaning. d. something that is inherently evil. 5. Which is TRUE about false gods? a. False gods eventually prove inadequate to devotion given them. b. false gods can be unconsciously held. c. false gods can have inherent goodness. d. all of the above Breaking the Power of Ondine’s Curse (Purvis-Smith) 6. Ondine’s curse is used to describe a mother whose child uses a. drugs. b. a ventilator c. a kidney machine d. profanity 7. Beth broke Ondine’s curse by a. doing grief work b. talking with an empathetic listener c. joining a group of other mothers d. crying out to God through Psalm 6 The Impact of Lay Pastoral Telecare (Zwart) 8. In this study, the basic agenda of the phone calls was a. to listen empathetically b. to promote church programs c. to encourage church attendance d. to provide in-depth counseling Where There is Hope, There Is Life (Richardson) 9. Three studies showed that cancer patients receiving group therapy a. improved coping. b. increased immunity. c. lengthened survival. d. all of the above 10. Patients with chronic heart failure who maintained hope a. increased their physical capabilities. b. lived longer. c. maintained “involvement in life”. d. decreased their suffering. |
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