Doka Argued That Tasks in Coping with Life-Threatening Illnesses Might

question 30

Multiple Choice

Doka argued that tasks in coping with life-threatening illnesses might differ in different contexts. He called these contexts "phases" and identified the main ones as

• A) acute crisis, chronic living-dying, and terminal phases
• B) denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance
• C) prediagnostic, acute, chronic, recovery, and terminal phases
• D) diagnostic, acute, degenerative, and terminal phases
• E) the metaphor of a "hive of affect"

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Definitions:

Halfway Houses

Living facilities that offer people with long-term mental health problems the opportunity to live in a structured, supportive environment while they are trying to reestablish employment and ties to family and friends.

Community-Based

Approaches or activities that are rooted in and directly involved with the local community, often emphasizing local participation and benefits.

Mental Health Problems

A wide range of conditions that affect mood, thinking, and behavior, leading to distress or impairment in daily functioning.

Incarcerated Inmates

Individuals who are held in a prison or jail as punishment for crimes they have been convicted of committing.