A Study in Sweden Asked Parents Whose Child Had Died

question 32

Multiple Choice

A study in Sweden asked parents whose child had died from cancer whether or not they had talked about death with their child. Results showed that:

• A)No parent who had talked with his or her child about death regretted having done so.
• B)Most parents who had not talked with their child about death regretted not having done so.
• C)All parents who had not talked with their child about death were pleased with their decisions.
• D)All of these
• E)None of these

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Definitions:

2-Ketohexose

A category of hexose sugars characterized by having a ketone functional group in the second position of the carbon chain.

NaBH4

Sodium borohydride, a chemical compound used as a reducing agent in organic synthesis.

Alditol

A type of sugar alcohol formed by the reduction of the aldehyde or ketone group in monosaccharides.

L-Erythrose

A four-carbon sugar, or tetrose, with the chemical formula C4H8O4, one of the simplest aldose configurations.