The Permanent Stoppage of All Brainstem Reflexes Is One of the Criteria

question 69

Multiple Choice

The permanent stoppage of all brainstem reflexes is one of the criteria for

• A) clinical death.
• B) euthanasia.
• C) whole-brain death.
• D) death as a mystery.

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Definitions:

Precausal

Thinking or reasoning that precedes an understanding of causality, often observed in young children who make logical connections between events that are not causally related.

Egocentric

This term describes a cognitive perspective where an individual is unable to differentiate between their own viewpoint and that of others.

Sponge

An object or organism able to absorb liquid quickly; metaphorically, a person who absorbs information readily.

Rock

A naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineral-like substances.