Ethics Compendium

A stage of moral development in which the expectations of the social group (family/community & nation) are supported & maintained is known as

Conventional stage.

In regards to an ethical funeral director's relationship w/ his competitors, WOTF is considered a proper goal?

Cooperation

WOTF should NOT be discussed in the funeral arrangements conference?

Educational programs

WOTF is an ethical obligation that a funeral director OWES to his PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION?

Participate in continuing education

WOTF denotes good professional ethics in community relationships?

Speaking to a local church group

If a person considered universal moral principles supersede the authority of the group, he/she is complying w/ which of Kohlberg's stages of moral development?

The post conventional stage

All of the following would be considered an allied service EXCEPT

The public agency

WOTF is not a good example of ethical employer-employee relationships?

Favoritism

WOTF is an allied professional or service that the ethical funeral director is professionally concerned with?

Organ Donation

Allied

Related

If a person complies w/ the laws of his/hers community solely because of fear of going to prison, which stage of Kohlberg's moral development are they complying w/?

The pre-conventional stage

WOTF would be ethical obligation to your professional association?

To share time & talents

A REASON or DESIRE that acts as a catalyst to spur on to a specific action is called

a motive

In choosing your source of supply of caskets, the most important qualification of the manufacturer is

a policy of standing behind their product.

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

a theistic philosophy

The ethical funeral director SHOULD NOT

advise each family what casket they should select

When a funeral director makes arrangements w/ a family, he should

be factual & knowledgeable

In reference to ethics, advice given to someone else to help then w/ a problem is termed

counseling

All of the following ethical standards apply to the deceased while under the care of the funeral home or embalming service EXCEPT

embalming should be completed as quickly as possible w/out regard to proper case analysis

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

ethnicity

All of the following would be considered part of a funeral director's individual/personal ethics EXCEPT

his/her relationship to allied professions

A term that is synonymous w/ ethical, & that refers to the customs, values, & standards of practice of a group, age, or theory intended to be timeless is

moral

In recognizing ethical standards in his professional responsibility to the press, the funeral director

must exercise discretion in releasing confidential information.

A philosophy that DOES NOT FOCUS on the WORSHIP of a god or gods is considered to be

non-theistic

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

place them in a bag & leave them in the preparation room

Kohlberg's stage of moral development in which moral reasoning is based on REWARD & PUNISHMENT from those in authority is the

pre-conventional stage

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

preferences of family members who have not signed the contract

WOTF would be a part of a funeral director's individual/personal ethics

professionalism

In regards to employer-employee relationships, the ethical funeral director should

provide environmentally safe working conditions

Moral principles that VARY w/ CIRCUMSTANCES are referred to as

situational ethics

All of the following statements are true of ethics EXCEPT

that ethics are imposed externally

All of the following are examples of Kohlberg's stages of moral development EXCEPT

the moral stage

Law is defined as

the rules that govern society

Beliefs that are held in high esteem are

values

In regards to competitive relationships, WOTF is not a good ethical practice to

Defamation of competitor

WOTF is an ethical consideration in regard to the care of the deceased body?

Entrusted care by the family

WOTF is not an allied profession or service to the funeral industry?

Banking professional

Maintaining discreet client relationships would fulfill what ethical practice?

Confidential philosophy

According to Kohlberg, stage of moral development in which the individual considers universal moral principles which SUPERCEDE THE AUTHORITY OF THE GROUP is called

post conventional stage

WOTF consists of the rules, ideas & the beliefs shared by members of society for living & dying which are learned directly or indirectly?

Culture

WOTF is an example of unethical publicity?

Fraudulent promotion

WOTF terms is defined as having a sense of honor, and fair dealings?

Honesty

WOTF would be the best example of ethnicity?

Jewish

The state of Attorney General of a given state requires a $10 fee for each pre-need contract written. This would be an example of

Law

WOTF is a rule of ethical conduct that is found in most major religions?

The Golden Rule

WOTF terms means related, as in related perofessions?

allied

If a funeral director receives the remains from another funeral home & the conditions are below standard, he should

attempt to make the remains presentable before viewing

What is good & moral in business transactions is the definition of

business ethics

A declaration or public statement of professional standards of right & wrong conduct defines a(n)

code of ethics

Principles of morality, including both the science of good & the nature of right is

ethics

Fidelity to moral principle is the definition of

Integrity

Ethics is probably best defined

as the discipline dealing w/ moral duty & obligation

A system or code of morals of a particular philosopher, religion, group, or professions is called

code of ethics

WOTF is a reason to have continued education in funeral service?

Good for self improvement

WOTF is considered to be a component of a funeral director's individual relationships?

His/Her relationship w/ family

WOTF is not good ethical behavior in regard to treatment of the deceased?

Necromania

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

allied services

All of the following is an ethical consideration in regard to the care of the deceased body?

maintaining the privacy & security of the arrangements

WOTF is not considered ethical in regard to the deceased body?

allowing a personal friend to watch the embalming procedure

WOTF is a good ethical behavior in regard to treatment of the deceased?

cleanliness in the preparation room

In regard to employer-employee relationships, the ethical funeral director should

provide thorough training

When dealing responsibly w/ the media, an ethical funeral director should

be discrete in the information he/she releases

The branch of philosophy dealing w/ values relating to human conduct, w/ respect to the rightness & wrongness of certain actions & to the goodness & badness of the motives & ends of such actions is

ethics

In regards to professional boards, the ethical funeral director should NOT

only abide by the rules that he agrees with.

The set of VALUES, IDEAS, & OPINIONS of an INDIVIDUAL or GROUP is known a

philosophy

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

pre-moral stage

The ethical funeral director should

provide professional service to all who apply

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

provide the family w/ documentation of all business transactions.

WOTF is a consideration in the funeral director's community relationship?

relationship w/ the clergy

A culturally entrenched pattern of behavior made up of SACRED beliefs, emotional feelings accompanying the beliefs & feelings is AKA

religion

In maintaing a high standard of conduct w/ a competitor, the funeral director would be wise to

respect the bereaved family's choice of a funeral establishment

WOTF is not good personal ethical trait?

infidelity

An ethical funeral director is exposed to be knowledgeable & give factual representation of all of the following EXCEPT

all known religious practices

When making pre-need arrangements, a good ethical practice is to

secure all funeral home records in a safe place

With regard to colleagues, an ethical funeral director should be willing to do all the following EXCEPT

share profits w/less fortunate funeral directors

With respect to ethics, the term citizenship refers to

the behavior or character of an individual viewed as a member of society

All of the following are true of laws EXCEPT

they are imposed internally

In his ethical obligations to various professional associations, the funeral director should

urge professional solidarity

WOTF is a desirable characteristic of an ethical funeral director?

Compassionate

WOTF is considered UNETHICAL PUBLICITY for a funeral director

Misrepresentation in warranties

All of the following would be considered components of an ethical funeral director's employer-employee relationship EXCEPT

The employee's religious background