Ethics

Which of the following would be considered fiduciary components of pre funded funeral arrangements?

Maintain privacy and security of the arrangements

Which of the following is considered unethical publicity for the funeral director?

Misrepresentation of warranties

In regard to professional boards, the ethical funeral director should not?

Only abide by the rules that he agrees with

Which of the following is an allied profession or service that an ethical funeral director professional might be concerned with?

Organ Donation

Which of the following is an ethical obligation that a funeral director owes to his professional association?

Participate in continuing education

The set of values, ideas, and opinions of the individual or group is known as?

Philosophy

With personal effects of the deceased in his custody, the ethical funeral director should not?

Place them in a bag a leave them in the preparation room

According to Kohlberg, a stage of moral development in which the individual considered universal moral principles which supercede the authority of the group?

Post-conventional

If a person considered universal moral principles to supersede the authority of the group, he or she is complying with which of Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development?

Post-conventional

If a person complies with the laws of his or her community solely because of fear of going to prison, which of Kohlberg's moral development are they complying with?

Pre-conventional

Kohlberg's stage of moral development in which reasoning is based on reward and punishment from those in authority?

Pre-conventional

Kohlberg's stage of moral development in which the individual is characterized as not understanding the rules or feeling a sense of obligation to them?

Pre-moral

With respect to the pre-need funeral arrangements, all of the following records should kept on file at the funeral home except?

Preferences of the family members who have not signed the contract.

n regards to employer/employee relationships the ethical funeral director should?

Provide a safe place to work

The ethical funeral director should?

Provide professional service to all who seek it

When with a family during the arrangement conference, it is good ethical practice to?

Provide the family with the documentation of all business transactions

In regard to employer/employee relationships, ethical funeral directors should?

Provide thorough training

All of the following would be considered an allied service except?

Public agency

Which of the following is considered to be a component of the funeral directors individual relationships?

Relationships with his or her family and close friends

In maintaining high standards of conduct with a competitor, a funeral director would be wise to?

Respect the bereaved family's choice

Law is defined as?

Rules that govern society.

When making pre arrangements a good, ethical practice is to?

Secure all funeral home records in a safe place

Which of the following terms refers to related professions?

allied

A system or code of morals of a particular philosophy, religion, group, or profession is called a?

code of ethics

In regard to an ethical funeral director's relationship with competitors, which of the following is considered proper?

cooperation

Principles of morality including both the science or good and the nature of right and wrong?

ethics

That branch of philosophy dealing with the values related to human conduct with respect to the rightness or wrongness of certain actions and to the goodness and badness of motives and ends of such actions?

ethics

The cultural heritage or identity of a group based on factors such as language or country of origin is known as?

ethnicity

Which of the following is not an example of ethical employer/employee relationship

favoritism

With respect to ethics, the term citizenship refers to?

The behavior or character of an individual viewed as a member of society.

To choose your source of supplies and caskets, the most important qualification of the manufacturer is?

The company that will stand behind its product

All of the following would be considered component of an ethical funeral director employer/employee relationship except

The employee's religious background

Which of the following is an ethical consideration in regards to care of the deceased body?

The family has placed their trust in you to care for the body

All of the following are examples of Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development except?

The moral stage

Which of the following would be a part of the funeral director's individual, personal ethics?

professionalism

A culturally entrenched pattern of behavior made up of sacred beliefs?

religion

which of the following is a rule of ethical conduct that is found in most major religions?

the golden rule

A philosophy that focuses on the worship of a god or gods?

theistic

Beliefs that are held in high esteem?

values

Ethics is probably best defined as?

A discipline dealing with moral duty and obligation

What is good and moral in business transactions is known as?

Business ethics

Which of the following is good ethical behavior in the treatment of the deceased?

Cleanliness of the prep room

declaration of public statement of professional standards of right and wrong conduct defines?

Code of Ethics

which of the following describes a characteristic of ethical funeral directors?

Compassionate

Maintaining discreet client relationships would fulfill what ethical practice?

Confidentiality

In recognizing ethical standards in his or her professional responsibilities to the press, a funeral director must?

Exercise discretion

Which of the following is an example of unethical publicity?

Fraudulent promotion

Ethical funeral directors should not?

Advise each family which casket they should select.

An ethical funeral director is expected to be be knowledgeable and give factual representation of all of the following except?

All known religious practices

With respect to the funeral industry, private and governmental agencies are examples of?

Allied services

Which of the following is not considered ethical in regards to the deceased body?

Allowing a personal friend to watch the embalming procedure

If a funeral director receives the remains from another funeral home and the conditions are below standard, he or she should?

Attempt to make the remains as presentable as possible for viewing

Which of the following denotes good professional ethics in community relationships?

Avail yourself of the opportunity to speak to people

Which of the following is not an allied profession to the funeral profession?

Banking

When dealing responsibly with the media, an ethical funeral director should?

Be discreet

When a funeral director makes funeral arrangements with a family, he or she should?

Be factual and knowledgeable

A stage of moral development in which the expectations of the social group; family, community, and nation, are supported and maintained is known as?

Conventional stage

In reference to ethics, advice given to someone else to help them with a problem is termed?

Counseling

Which of the following consists of the rules, ideas, and beliefs shared by members of society for living and dying which are learned directly and/or indirectly?

Culture

In regards to competitive relationships, which of the following is not good ethical practice?

Defamation of your competitor

Which of the following should not be discussed in a funeral arrangement conference?

Educational programs

All of the following are ethical standards applied to the deceased while under the care of the funeral home with the exception of?

Embalming should be performed as soon as possible without regard for proper case analysis

All of the following statements are true except?

Ethics are imposed externally

All of the following would be considered part of the funeral director's professional and personal ethics except?

His or her relationship with allied professions

Which of the following is not a good personal ethical trait?

Infidelity

Which of the following is not good ethical behavior in the treatment of the deceased?

Necromania

A philosophy that does not focus on worship of god or gods is considered to be?

Nontheistic

Which of the following is a reason to have continuing education for funeral service?

Self improvement

With regard to colleagues an ethical funeral director should be willing to do all of the following except?

Share the profits

Which of the following would be an ethical obligation from you to your profession?

Share your time and your expertise

Moral principles that vary with circumstances are referred to as?

Situational ethics

In his or her obligation to various professional associations, a funeral director should?

Urge solidarity

Which of the following is consideration in the funeral director's community relationships?

honesty

Which of the following terms is defined as having a sense of honor and fair dealings?

honesty

All of the following are true of laws except?

imposed internally

Fidelity to moral principles is defined as?

integrity

Which of the following would be the best example of ethnicity?

jewish

State attorney general of a given state requires $10 for each pre-need contract written. This would be an example of a?

law

A term that is synonymous with ethical and refers to customs, values, and standards practice of a group, age, or theory intended to be timeless is?

moral

A reason or desire that acts as a catalyst to spur one to specific action?

motive