The Single Most Important Thing You Might Do for a Dying

question 602

Multiple Choice

The single most important thing you might do for a dying person is to

• A)avoid disturbing that person by mentioning death.
• B)allow that person to talk about death with you.
• C)tell that person about the stages of dying.
• D)fill in periods of silence with idle talk during visits.

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Definitions:

Babbling Stage

Beginning around 4 months, the stage of speech development in which an infant spontaneously utters various sounds at first unrelated to the household language.

Telegraphic Speech

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Adult Grammar

The set of structural rules governing the composition of sentences, phrases, and words in any given language as used by adults.

Simple Words

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