FSE 2100 Embalming 1 Chapter 1 Study Guide

What are some statements that reflect our denial of death?

" I would rather remember then alive"

How does viewing the loved one change the dreams of the bereaved?

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How should we view the preparation of human remains?

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What are some consequences of denial of death?

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What are some examples of the answer to # 57?

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What is the greatest thing that an embalmer can do to have the best customer satisfaction?

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When should an embalmer ID a body?

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Who should you report suspicious markings on the body you are about to embalm to?

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What is embalming?

A chemical method of bringing about a temporary preservation of the dead

Who was Carl Jung

A pioneer in psychology

Who was Erich Lindemann?

A pioneer in the study of grief management

What is "The American way of death"?

A savage and relentless attack on the funeral profession

How should you accommodate families who only wish to ID view a body without embalming?

Accommodate that request in as professional a manner and possible

What are some of the ways Neanderthals memorialized their dead?

Adorn corpses with elk antlers and shoulder blades

Do all world cultures have rituals in regards to their dead?

All of the worlds cultures attend to the proper care of the dead and each has developed its own rituals to implement this care

What should you do regarding statements about family confidentiality?

An embalmer may be privy to other matters and information that even other family members may not know.

By your book, what is necessary for "love" to develop

Attachments

What is the common view of death in western culture?

Attitude of denial and defiance toward death and dying

Why is he important?

Believed that the most significant benefit of funeralization and embalming is achieved that the moment the finality of the dead is fully comprehended

What is the CDC?

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

What should you do regarding statements defaming others?

Comments regarding other funeral professionals should always be selected with care.

Why is the presence of a dead body during funeralization important?

Confrontation of the reality of death

What is imprinting

Continual life experience shared with significant others that the attachments become rooted

When a civilization loses its focus on reverence for the dead, what usually happens?

Decline of government and sociological order

Who is charged with the preservation of human remains for funeralization?

Embalmer

Who is responsible for identifying a body?

Embalmer

Who is ultimately responsible for health and safety in a preparation room?

Embalmer

Who performs embalming?

Embalmers

What should you advise a family of regarding organ donation?

Embalmers should encourage an inquiring family wishing to donate organs or tissues regardless of expected delays or inconvenience to the embalmer

Should you constantly better yourself as an embalmer to maintain competence in your art? why or why not?

Embalming is an art as much as it is a science, the successful embalmer must have occupational leeway to do their job to take additional time, whenever necessary to do the job right

What is the EPA?

Environmental Protection Agency

What is the FTC?

Federal Trade Commission

What laws and regulations as a licensed embalmer should you follow?

Federal, State, and local government

What are some ethical performance standards that are guidelines for our industry?

•Judicious counsel •Body donation, organ donation, and Autopsy •Misrepresentation •Confidentiality •Defamation of others •Enticement of another embalmer •Accommodation of the family •Identification •Observing laws, rules, regulations •Maintaining competence •Health protection and sanitation •Proper care of the deceased and documentation •Handling the remains of the deceased human body

Who wrote " The American Way of death"?

Jessica Mitford

Who wrote "The American way of death"?

Jessica Mitford

What devauates the moral value of a human corpse?

Logic

The issue of morality in reference to care of the dead is caused by the conflict of what?

Logic and emotion

Define Law

Minimum Ethic of a community

What should you do regarding statements that may misrepresent another firm?

Never aid or abet unlicensed activity

Does typical funerary embalming permanently preserve the remains?

No

Should you entice another employee of another funeral home to come work for you? why or why not?

No, it is unethical

What is OSHA?

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Why is it important?

Preparation of the deceased human remains is humankind's means of ethically fulfilling our ingrained, ancient, emotive instinct to care for the dead.

The basic ethical axiom of the funeral service profession is what?

Reverence for the Dead

Why is he so important?

Saw human psychological life as a universal phenomenon whereby identification with that the termed the "collective unconscious" linked all humanity together

Licensees who act unethically or immorally should be disciplined how?

Should be accused by the observer, chastised by the licensing board and agency, and disciplined as a signal to others that unprofessional behavior is intolerable

What is Reverence for the dead?

The basic ethical axiom of the funeral services profession

What are the advantages of touching and viewing the dead human body during funeralization?

The best way for the bereaved to overcome any death denial feelings

What degree of care should we employ in moving dead human remains?

The movement of remains should be accomplished with the same degree of care s if the person were a patient being transferred

What are the differences in Ancient Egyptian Embalming versus Modern Embalming?

The purpose of embalming as practiced by the ancient Egyptians was religious

What is crucial to being able to fully implement the ethical, psychological, and sociological values of funeralization?

Time

If you do not have a set of laws, rules, or codes of ethics, to what should you refer for proper conduct?

Traditional customs and practices

When should an embalming report be filled out?

When a deceased body is brought into the preparation room

Did the Neanderthals practice any funeral rites?

Yes

Should the body always be ID's prior to direct disposition?

Yes

Are Human attachments important to funeralization? Why or why not?

Yes, Human attachment is the bases for reverence of the dead, which necessitates the need for funeralization

What are some examples of cause of death as to when a coroner or medical examiner becomes involved?

•Accidental deaths •Homicidal deaths •Suicidal deaths •Abortions - Criminal or self-induced •Sudden Deaths

What are some industries that regulate embalming in the United States?

•Death Certificate Registration/ Paperwork Bureaucracy - Department of health •Licensing Authority Florida Department of Financial Services

When issued a license to embalm, what is the state declaring?

•Embalming is a practice affecting the public safety and welfare and is subject to regulation and control on the public interest •The preparation, care and final disposition of a deceased human body should be attended with appropriate observance and understanding, in addition to have due regard and respect for the reverent care of the human body and for those bereaved and the overall spiritual dignity of humankind. •As a matter of public interest, the practice of embalming merits and receives the confidence of the public in that only qualified persons be authorized to embalm in their state of practice. •The state codes should be liberally construed to best carry out these subjects and purposes.

What is meant by judicious counsel?

•Experience qualifies embalmers to be of great value to those they serve •Embalmers should be able to advise families accordingly with decisions regarding viewing, restoration, any necessary invasive procedures, or the need for available photos to qualify the restorative work

What are the OSHA rules/laws that govern the funeral industry?

•General rule •The hazard communication standard •The formaldehyde rule •The blood borne pathogen rule

What year was " The American way of death" published?

1963

When did the FTC begin regulating Funeral trade?

1984

Did the FTC amend their rule? If so, when did that happen?

1994

Define Body image

Imprinting causes a constant exposure to the attached person and a mental photograph develops in our heart and minds which is used in funeral service. Image is reinforced consciously and unconsciously