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FINAL EXAM 2 Flashcards

1
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An intervention intended to kill a person who is incapable of making a request to die

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Involuntary active euthanasia

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The mode of death that is the fourth leading cause among15 to 24-year-olds

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Accidents

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An act or practice of allowing the death of a person suffering from a life-threatening condition; deliberate intervention

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Euthanasia

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Which type of death is often felt to be the most difficult to recover from?

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Homicide

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Definition of grief is the emotional response to the loss (name of the person)

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Lindemann

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Worden’s 4 basic tasks of mourning

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1) accept the reality of the loss
2) process the pain of grief
3) adjust to a world without the deceased
4) find an enduring connection with the deceased in the midst of embarking on a new life

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Worden list three major issues when dealing with SIDS they are…

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1) death occurs without warning
2) fear of being blamed for the death
3) lack of information on how the death occurred

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The funeral does at least four specific things that are available to everyone (Todd Van Beck)

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1) provides acting out ceremonies
2) provides framework for group support
3) encourages the expression of feelings
4) provides values to live by

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The American Board of funeral service education gives a summarization listing 10 purposes and values of the funeral ritual. name five of them…

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1) opportunity to receive and express love
2) shows respect to the deceased’s family and friends
3) provides opportunity to express grief
4) allows emotional support through sharing
5) provides a face-to-face confrontation with death

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10
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SIDS

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Sudden infant death syndrome

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A negative emotional state occurring in response to events that are perceived as taxing or exceeding a person’s resources or ability to cope

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Stress

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An adjustment process that involves grief or sorrow over time and helps in the reorganization of the life of an individual following the loss or death of someone loved

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Mourning

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13
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A majority of people in the United States are living in this family structure

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Nuclear family

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T/F: Lindemann has a theory of attachment which states that situations that endanger the bond of attachment give rise to emotional reactions

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False (Bowlby)

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T/F: Bowlby describes a grief syndrome where bodily distress, preoccupation with the image of the deceased, guilt relating to the deceased, hostile oreactions and inability to function are exhibited

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False (Lindemann)

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T/F: Lindemann suggests that many of the bereaved individual’s symptoms are physical.

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True

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T/F: Lindeman coined the phrase grief work

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True

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T/F: William warden has four tasks of morning that the bereaved must go through to successfully manage grief

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True

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19
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The doctrine of atonement states…

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That the created is united with its creator at death

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20
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T/F: Both children and adults learn responses to death through language and intensity evidenced by their peers

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True

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T/F: we are a democratic nation, and are allowed therefore to choose the funeral rite of our choice as long as it is traditional

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False ( does not have to be traditional)

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T/F: since America operates under a capitalistic business theory, most funeral homes receive some sort of government funding

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False

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23
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T/F: funeral director standing and positive image is promoted by his or her other civic minded efforts

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True

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24
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T/F: embalming has had a greater acceptance since the Vietnam War

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False (civil war)

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T/F: many psychologists and grief therapist believe that viewings are positive steps toward acceptance of the death

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True

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T/F: earth burial is still the most predominant choice for disposition in the United States

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True

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T/F: in addition to mortuary science practices, today’s funeral director needs an increased awareness of sociology, psychology and counseling

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True

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T/F: funeral pricing methods have been altered to accommodate and conform to new consumer legislation

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True

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T/F: perception in the general public is that corporations make up the largest funeral home ownership group but that still belongs to the small independent Funeral home owners

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True

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30
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The religion of United States is basically….

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Judo-Christian

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31
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T/F: a death by unexpected violent means is very likely to cause a complicated grief response

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True

32
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T/F: Americans have lost their intimacy with death

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True

33
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T/F: many states require licensed funeral practitioners to maintain continuing education credits

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True

34
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T/F: the greatest acceptance of embalming occurred after WWI

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False (WWII)

35
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T/F:churches continue to play the role they always have in funeral planning and services

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False

36
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T/F: difficulty speaking of the deceased can be a symptom of complicated grief

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True

37
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T/F: it is likely that males and females differ in their orientation toward death in young adults

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True

38
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T/F: grief and mourning are always considered synonymous

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False

39
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T/F: grief is universal

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True

40
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T/F: less than 10% of the US population is 65 years of age or older

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False

41
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T/F: fear is one grief response after a suicide

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True

42
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T/F: posttraumatic stress disorder is an anxiety disorder that involves intrusive thoughts dramatic events, emotional numbness, and physical symptoms

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True

43
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T/F: successfully working through the tasks of grief may reward the individual with levels of wisdom and compassion that he or she would not otherwise have known

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True

44
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T/F: death crosses all races, religions, ethnic and world boundaries

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True

45
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T/F: the rite of passage is one element of the contemporary American funeral

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True

46
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T/F: as a democratic nation we are free to select traditional funeral right of our choice

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False (does not have to be traditional)

47
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T/F: many psychologists and grief therapist feel that viewing the body is a positive step towards acceptance

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True

48
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T/F: today only a few funeral homes accept credit cards

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False

49
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T/F: in recent years the development of modern Memorial Park Cemeteries have increased in popularity

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True

50
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T/F: when a child commits suicide the parents become very lenient with their other children

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False (they become overprotective)

51
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T/F: mourning is a normal reaction to loss

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True

52
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T/F: when a parent commits suicide the children feel a sense of guilt and a feeling of blame

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True

53
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T/F: exaggerated grief occurs when the reactions to the loss are excessive and disabling

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True

54
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T/F: the quality of care, reassurance and comfort we professionals are able to offer is influenced by our own beliefs and ease with death

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False (we cannot base our quality of care on our own beliefs)

55
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T/F: the final visual impression of the dead is important and can/should be used to escape the reality of the death thereby avoiding the grieving process

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False (the grieving process should not be avoided)

56
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T/F: a family who leaves an area where the traditional funeral is the custom and moves to an area where cremation is dominant will insist upon the traditional funeral in their new area

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True

57
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T/F: legislation has been vague as to the public health value of embalming

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False ( legislation has been clear as to the public health value of embalming)

58
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T/F: thanatology is the study of death, dying and the grief that goes from counseling to planning the funeral right

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True

59
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A method of pricing that provides a separate charge for each item of service and merchandise

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Itemization

60
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T/F: the use of automobiles have changed the impact on the funeral home chosen by the family

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True

61
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T/F: the death rate is decreasing due to socialized medicine and medical advancements

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True

62
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An unusual grave good as listed by morticians is…

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Cowboy boots

63
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One of the most common deaths by accident worldwide is

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Motor vehicle accidents

64
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The overall purpose of religion in a funeral service is to

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Acknowledge the doctrine of atonement

65
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Most funerals in the US are conducted at

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Church or chapel of the funeral home

66
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The only resource a funeral director has in the event of default of payment is

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Placing a claim against the family

67
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Cremation in the US now accounts for what percent?

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26%

68
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The ratio of cremation to earth burials is rising each year by

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1%

69
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Families that move away from their original place of birth

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Neo local families

70
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The increased movement of large corporations acquiring family owned funeral businesses has been going on now for

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20 years

71
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The branch of psychology that studies how biological, behavioral, and social factors influence illness, medical treatment, and health related behaviors is called

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Health psychology

72
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When work for us is prolonged and becomes chronic it can produce a stress response called

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Burnout

73
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The main component of the type A behavior pattern that predicts the development of coronary heart disease is

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Hostility

74
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Minor everyday stressors such as taking an exam

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Can temporarily alter immune system functioning

75
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Recovery doesn’t seem to even start when someone has been murdered until a number of events take place. Three of these events are…

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1) The murderer has been caught
2) if the murderer is caught and execution is carried out, sometimes the family still does not feel they got the justice they were hoping for
3) if the murderer is put up for bail, family will do everything in their power to make sure it is denied

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