A dying patient requests privacy to pray. Which are the forms of praye

QUESTION

A dying patient requests privacy to pray. Which are the forms of prayer? (Select all that apply.)

1. Contemplation
2. Communication to God or other deity
3. A spiritual communion
4. Internal reflection
5. A petition or request

ANSWER:

Correct Answer: 2, 3, 5

Dossey (1993) identifies seven forms of prayer that may be used when someone is sick: petition, intercession, confession, thanksgiving, adoration, invocation, or lamentation. All prayer is communication; and prayers may be a request, a thanksgiving, or a spiritual communion. Meditation is an internal reflection or contemplation.