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41. Which of the following is/are TRUE regarding the controversial issues of brain death? a. Some ethicists hope that the criteria for legal death will be changed to allow physicians to harvest organs from patients who have brainstem activity but no evidence of consciousness or thinking. b. Some ethicists worry that brain death cannot be diagnosed reliably enough to avoid errors. c. Many spiritual traditions oppose transplantation from individuals who still have brain function. d. All of these statements are true. 42. In past generations, death was _________, while by the middle of the twentieth century death became _________. a. swift and public; private and prolonged b. swift and private; public and prolonged c. private and prolonged; swift and public d. public and prolonged; swift and private 43. There is some evidence that the rate of decline accelerates for certain cognitive functions, such as the ability to recall specific experiences, during the months or years before death. This marked change in cognitive performance is called a. the thanalogical drop. b. the terminal decline. c. the syndrome of imminent death. d. cognitive dissonance. 44. Mel is 85 years old and has always been very sharp mentally, even though he has shown a slower reaction time over the last ten years. However, in the last few months, Mel has been exhibiting a significant memory loss for recent events and has been having trouble remembering how to do things around his house that he has never had trouble with. Mel exhibiting signs of the a. the thanalogical drop. b. the terminal decline. c. the syndrome of imminent death. d. cognitive dissonance. 45. When an individual is seriously ill, a number of signs that are collectively called the __________ may signal that death will probably occur very soon. a. terminal drop b. thanalogical decline c. syndrome of imminent death d. savant syndrome 46. The ______________ is a collection of signs, such as mental confusion, sleepiness, decreased urine volume, and heart rate changes, that tend to predict that death will probably occur very soon. a. terminal drop b. thanalogical decline c. syndrome of imminent death d. savant syndrome 47. The syndrome of imminent death includes which of the following signs? a. mental confusion b. decreased urine volume c. sleepiness d. all of these 48. The syndrome of imminent death includes all of the following signs EXCEPT for a. mental confusion. b. decreased urine volume. c. insomnia. d. heart rate changes. 49. Amon has advancing stomach cancer and lies in bed, being largely unresponsive to visitors. His pain has increased; and he lacks interest in food or fluids. Amon occasionally shows involuntary movement and has on, occasion, reported seeing vision of people who are not present. Amon is showing the signs of the  a. terminal drop. b. thanalogical decline. c. savant syndrome. d. syndrome of imminent death. 50. Katherine is exhibiting signs of the syndrome of imminent death. When she has occasionally been responsive, she has reported seeing visions of people who are not present in the room, such as her deceased mother and a “pretty little girl.” Katherine is experiencing  a. terminal delirium. b. thanalogical decline. c. delusional paranoia. d. the delirium tremors.