Palliative Counseling(Coun 340) Question Paper

Palliative Counseling(Coun 340)

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2012

TIME : 2 HOURS

Question One
Briefly explain the difference between:-
Palliative care and Hospice care.
(4 Marks)
Palliative care and Counseling.
(4 Marks)

Explain any six ways in which the terminally ill and their families benefit from palliative care services.
(12 Marks)

Question Two
Explain the following needs of a terminally ill notable by a counselor in the course of a therapeutic encounter with the patient: (20 Marks)
Physiological needs.
Emotional needs.
Social needs.
Spiritual needs.
Practical needs.

Question Three
Identify four importance of theory in practice of palliative care.
(4 Marks)

Briefly explain how the following theories of palliative care apply in working with patients.
(16 Marks)
Positivism theory
Functionalism.
Social constriction.
Critical theory

Question Four
Briefly explain the following supportive therapy techniques in caring for the terminally ill:
(9 Marks)
Expressive writing.
Filial therapy.
Support groups.
Explain how the following strategies can be used in palliative care to improve the life of the patient:
(9 Marks)
Making life adjustments.
Holding on to hope.
Resolving unfinished business before death.
What does it mean by: "dying with dignity?"
(2 Marks)

Question Five
Define the five steps in life review by the terminally ill listed below:
(10 Marks)
Expression.
Responsibility.
Forgiveness.
Acceptance.
Gratitude.
State ten rights of a dying person.
(10 Marks)

Question Six
Define the following types of abnormal grief:
(10 Marks)
Chronic grief.
Delayed grief.
Disenfranchised grief.
Exaggerated grief.
Sudden grief.
Discuss two ways in which a counselor yearning to work in a palliative care centre must get prepared.
(10 Marks)

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