That Patients in PVS May Retain Most of the Outward

question 4

Multiple Choice

That patients in PVS may retain most of the outward signs of being alive (such as body temperature, pulse, and unassisted respiration) is an objection to which criterion of death?

• A) The whole-brain criterion
• B) The higher-brain criterion
• C) The cardiopulmonary criterion
• D) The brainstem criterion

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Definitions:

Lake Wobegon Effect

The tendency for people to overestimate their abilities or achievements relative to others, named after the fictional town where all the children are above average.

Above Average

Performance or measures that exceed the normal or expected benchmark.

Group Claims

Refers to assertions or demands made by a group of individuals, often in a legal or policy context, indicating a collective interest or right.

Hindsight Bias

The tendency to perceive events as having been predictable after they have already occurred.