Funeral Directing Ethics

When dealing with the media a funeral director should

be discrete in the information he or she releases

When a funeral director makes funeral arrangements with a family, he should

be factual and knowledgable

All are considered fiduciary components of pre-funded arrangements except

maintaining the privacy and security of the arrangements

Regards to professional boards, the funeral director should NOT

only abide by the rules, he agrees with

A set of values, ideas and opinions of groups or individuals is known as

philosophy

With personal effects of deceased, the ethical funeral director should NOT

place them in a bag and leave them in the prep-room

With pre-needs all records should be kept at the funeral home except

preferences of family members that did not sign the contract

During an arrangement conference it is good ethical practice to

provide documentation of all business transactions

The ethical funeral director should

provide professional service to all who apply

In regard to employer-employee relationship the funeral director should

provide thorough training

All statements are true of ethics except

that ethics are imposed EXTERNALLY

Which ethics, the term Citizenship refers to

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

Law is defined as

the rules that govern society

All are true of Laws except

they are imposed INTERNALLY

All are considered an allied service except

A public agency

The ethical funeral director should NOT

Advise families what casket they should select

Which on means related, as in related professions

Allied

The funeral industry, private and governmental agencies are examples of

Allied services

If a funeral director receives the remains from other funeral home which are below standards, he should

Attempt to make remains presentable

Which is not an allied profession or service to the funeral industry

Banking profession

Which is good and moral business transaction definition

Business Ethics

A code of morals with a particular group, philosopher, religion etc,. is called

Code of Ethics

Which is a desirable characteristic of an ethical funeral director

Compassion

Maintaining discrete client relationship is

Confidential responsibility

A stage of moral development which a family community and nation is supported

Conventional Stage

Which is a proper goal an ethical funeral director should have with his competitors

Cooperation

Which consists of rules ideas and beliefs shared by members of society for living or dying and learned

Culture

Regards to competitors, which is not good ethical practice

Defamation of competitors

Which should NOT be discussed in funeral arrangement conferences

Educational programs

All ethical standards apply to the deceased under care of the funeral home or embalming service except

Embalming should be completed as quickly as possible without regard to proper case analysis

Which is an ethical consideration for care of the deceased body

Entrusted care by the family

A philosophy dealing with values, human conduct, rightness and wrongness

Ethics

The cultural heritage or ID of a group based on language or country origin is

Ethnicity

Which is NOT a good example of employer-employee relationships

Favoritism

An example of unethical publicity

Fraudulent promotion

Which is a reason to have continued education in funeral service

Good for self improvement

All are part of a funeral directors personal ethics except

His or her relationship to allied professions

Which is a component of a funeral directors individual relationships

His or her relationship with the family

Which term is having a sense of honor and fair dealing

Honesty

Which is NOT a good personal ethic trait

Infidelit

Fidelity to moral principles is defined as

Integrity

Which is unethical publicity for funeral directors

Misrepresentation in warranties

Synonymous with ethics for customs, values and standards of practics of a group is

Moral

Which is not good behavior of treatment of the deceased

Necromania

A philosophy that does NOT focus on worship of God is

Non-Theistic

Which is an allied service or professional a funeral director is concerned with

Organ donation

The most important quality in a casket manufacture is

Policy of standing behind their product

According to Kohlberg, stage of moral development that supersedes authority of the group

Post - conventional stage

Kohlber's stage of moral development that moral reasoning is rewarded and punishment form those of authority is

Pre-conventional stage

Kohlberg's stage of moral development, which one is characterized as not understanding the rules or feelings a sense of obligation to them is the

Pre-moral stage

Which would be a part of a funeral directors personal ethics

Professionalism

A culturally entrenched pattern of behavior made of sacred beliefs and feelings is known as

Religion

In maintaining a high standard of conduct with a competitor, the funeral director would be wise to

Respect the bereaved families choice of funeral establishments

At pre-need arrangement, a good practice is to

Secure all funeral home records in a safe place

With colleagues, an ethical funeral director should be willing to do all except

Share profits with less fortunate funeral directors

Moral principles that vary with circumstances are

Situational ethics

Which of the following is good professional ethics in community relationships

Speaking to a local church group

Which is a rule of ethical conduct is found in most religions

The Golden Rule

If a person considers moral principles to supersede the authority of a group, this is what stage of Kohlberg's moral developement

The post conventional stage

Which would be an ethical obligation to your professional association

To share time and talents

In his obligation to professional association, the funeral director should

Urge professional solidarity

Beliefs that are held in high esteem

Values

A reason or desire to spur one to action is called

a motive

Which is not ethical in regards to the deceased body

Allowing a personal friend to watch embalming

Which is a good behavior regarding treatment of deceased

Cleanliness in the prep-room

A declaration of public statement of professional standards of right and wrong conduct

Code of Ethics

Ethics: Advise given to someone else to help with a problem is termed

Counseling

Which is best example of ethnicity

*Native American, *Asian, * JEWISH, * Causcasion

All are examples of Kohlberg's stage of moral development except

*pre-conventional stage, * conventional stage, * pre-mortal stage, * THE MORAL STAGE

Which is a consideration in the funeral directors community relationships

The funeral directors relationship with the clergy

State Attorney General requires $10.00 fee for pre-need contracts. This is an example of a

Law

if a person complies with the laws solely of fear, which stage of Kohlberg's moral development do they comply

The Pre-conventional stage

A philosophy that focuses worship of God is called

a Theistic Philosophy

A funeral director is expected to be knowledgeable and give factual representation except for

all known religious practices

Which is an ethical obligation that a funeral director owes his professional association

continuing education

All are components of an ethical funeral directors employee-employer relationship except

employee's religious background

Principle of morality, including the science of good and nature of right is

eucharist

The standard of professional responsibility to the press, the funeral director

must exercise discretion in releasing confidential information

In employer-employee relationships, the funeral director should

provide environmentally safe working condition