Who Is Clinically Dead

question 11

Multiple Choice

Who is clinically dead?

• A) John, who is not responsive to pain
• B) Naomi, who is not breathing and whose heart is not beating
• C) Helga, who exhibits no cortical functioning
• D) John, Naomi, and Helga would all be considered clinically dead.

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Definitions:

Reflexive Abstraction

A cognitive process described by Piaget, involving reflection on and restructuring of knowledge gained from direct experience.

Internal Accommodation

The process by which cognitive structures are adjusted to incorporate new information.

Mirrored Reflection

The process of closely examining one's own thoughts, feelings, or actions, as if reflecting them in a mirror.

Unique Assimilation

The process of integrating new information into existing cognitive schemas in a way that is special to the individual.