Attitude Towards Death Test - the question form
Questions: 10 · 2 minutes
1. How do you view life?
As joyful and remarkable
As worthless and without meaning
As a series of troubles, suffering, and losses
2. How do you view the difficulties you encounter in your life?
Life is difficult, and there is nothing that can be done about it
I try to overcome them; otherwise I will not achieve success
Difficulties build character and make me stronger
3. How do you imagine life after death?
Our earthly life is the only one, and there will be nothing after it.
In the next life, I will not repeat my mistakes and will be happier.
I do not know what the next life will be like, and that frightens me.
4. When you think about death, what frightens you most?
A) Uncertainty about the afterlife
B) Losing this world
C) Physical suffering before death
5. If you have made many mistakes in this life, do you think you will have to pay for them after death?
No; I pay for my mistakes during my lifetime.
Yes, and this worries me greatly.
Yes, but it does not concern me now.
6. Do you believe that your children and grandchildren will pay for your mistakes?
No, that is superstition.
Yes, possibly.
Yes, and that frightens me.
7. In your opinion, what might death bring you?
Relief from the burdens of life (hardship, suffering, illness)
B) reunion with relatives or loved ones who have already passed away
B) separation from my family and loved ones who continue to live
G) loss of life’s joys
Punishment for my mistakes and sins
Forgiveness of sins
8. In your opinion, how do people behave when they know they will die soon?
A) do not agree with this
Feel anger, resentment, and envy toward others
Try to postpone the end by “bargaining” with God and with doctors
Feel fear and hopelessness in the face of approaching death
D) accept the inevitability of the end, coming to terms with fate
9. What qualities tend to emerge in people who are facing the end of life?
A) courage and resilience
B) Aggressiveness and envy towards others
V) grief, fear, and despair
G) expectation of a paradise life
D) wisdom and forgiveness
10. What feelings does a dying person evoke in close family and loved ones?
Suffering and self-sacrificing love
Fear and rejection
Care and a sense of duty
G) acceptance and indifference