D.E.A.D. - Funeral Counseling

A cluster of two or more nuclear families united by a social bond for security, protection and help

A modified extended family

A funeral rite specifically designed to meet the needs and wishes of the family:

Adaptive funeral rite

Usually the best way to meet our problems is to

Attack them directly

Strict departmental standards with little or no variation of the standards:

Bureaucratization

Which of the following would argue that counseling is associated with good communication? Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Sigmund Freud Carl Rogers Edgar Jackson

Carl Rogers

Patterns identifiable in nearly all cultures worldwide are called :

Cultural Universals

The loss of craftsmanship is a result of

Industrialization

Factors that complicate grief include: Relationship, Circumstantial, Social, Historical, and _______________.

Personality

Those appropriate and helpful acts of counseling that come after the funeral:

Post-Need Counseling

That counseling which occurs before a death: None of these Non-Directional Counseling Pre-Need Counseling Directional Counseling

Pre-Need Counseling

Which of the following is a document signed by a person who wants to create a "Do Not Resuscitate" order in case they are brain dead and unable to give any direction at the time to avoid extraordinary life saving measures. The Freedom of Information Consent The Right to Euthanasia The Pre-arrangement Form The Living Will

The Living Will

Those funeral rites that follow the usual, long established prescribed rituals are called:

Traditional funeral rite

Of the following terms, which best describes movement from rural areas into the urban areas? Industrialization Bureaucratization Mobility Urbanization

Urbanization

The process of socialization is

a lifelong process

The combination of two or more rituals related to a specific situation such as a funeral is called ___.

a symbol

Which of the following is the least likely reaction following a SIDS death? fear anger guilt acceptance

acceptance

The sudden, intense physical and emotional expression of grief occurring as the awareness increases of a loss of someone or something significant:

acute grief

The individual's ability to adjust to the psychological and emotional changes brought on by a stressful event such as the death of a significant other.

adaption

Contemporary funeral rites could be considered

adaptive funeral rites

In grief, the inability of the individual to adjust to life without the presence of the deceased, or a feeling of less significance in the world is called

alienation

During grief a person may experience anger and resentment all of these weakness and loneliness fear and depression

all of these

Those funeral rites that deviate from the traditional services are referred to as: all of these choices are correct non-traditional funeral rites personalized funeral rites adaptive funeral rites

all of these choices are correct

Formulating different actions in adjusting to a crisis:

alternatives

A funeral rite that has been adjusted to reflect the needs and desires of those directly involved is

an adaptive funeral rite

Traditionally, when sons marry and return with their wives to the family homestead to live, this type of family structure is called:

an extended family

The type of counseling which takes place when the family is selecting the service and items of merchandise after a death has occurred is called

at-need counseling

An event producing acute deprivation and loss due to death of one in whom emotional capital has been invested is

bereavement

Strict departmental standards with little or no variation is typical of

bureaucratization

A "ribbon cutting" at the opening of a supermarket could best be described as a

ceremony

Person-centered counseling is also referred to as

client centered counseling

A joint/extended family is usually

conservative

The individual providing assistance and guidance:

counselor

A highly emotional temporary state in which an individual's feelings of anxiety, grief, confusion or pain impair his or her ability to act:

crisis

The concept that all cultures have something of value to add to the common good for all society?

cultural relativity

The American system of govenment is best described as

democratic

The fourth stage of anticipatory grief according to Kubler-Ross is

depression

A mechanism by which anger is directed toward a person or object other than the one which originally precipitated the anger:

displaced aggression

Two units regarded as a pair; for example, husband and wife:

dyad

That type of self destruction that a person who has little or no group identification, a loner, is referred to by Durkheim as:

egoistic suicide

The upward occupational mobility of a member of a typical nuclear family unit is

encouraged

The method by which social values are learned is

enculturation

Which of the following is a purpose of the funeral? show disrespect for the deceased repress grief establish a socially acceptable climate for mourning deny that a life has been lived

establish a socially acceptable climate for mourning

The act of causing death painlessly so as to end pain and suffering for an individual is called

euthanasia

Sociology is concerned with each of the following areas EXCEPT

examining individual behavior

Grief is best relieved by

expressing it outwardly and crying

Historically the person or persons in charge of the funeral was the

family

The ultimate decisions about the details of a funeral are the responsibility of:

family

Strong emotion marked by such reactions as a alarm, dread and disquieting:

fear

a strong emotion marked by such reactions as alarm, dread, or disquiet.

fear

Centering a client's thinking and feelings on the situation causing a problem and assisting the person in choosing the behavior or adjustment to solve the problem:

focusing

A non-compulsive standard of behavior that is only socially enforced:

folkway

An organized, flexible, purposeful, group centered, time-limited response to death which reflects. reverence, dignity and respect:

funeral

Rites with the body present:

funeral

An all inclusive term used by people to encompass all funeral and/or memorial services is

funeral rite

Rites of funeralization with the body present are called

funerals

The ability to present one's self sincerely:

genuineness

Objectives or adjustments to be achieved:

goals

A common pattern of symptoms experienced by those who have lost relatives or friends through death is known as

grief

Blame directed toward one's self based on real or unreal condition is called

guilt

The killing of one human being by another:

homicide

Historically, an inn for travelers, especially one kept by a religious order:

hospice

_____________ in its broadest sense includes the patient and family prior to the time of death, at the time of death of the patient and care of the family during the bereavement period.

hospice

Detailed examples of adjustments, choices, or alternatives available to the client or counselee from which a course of action may be selected:

illustrating

Which of the following would NOT be an acceptable counseling principle applicable to funeral service? do not assume the bereaved's first statements to be either true or correct encourage conversation flow establish rapport insist the client gain a new perspective

insist the client gain a new perspective

Social behavior that is dictated by tradition

is a custom

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of the directive counseling approach? it takes less time it encourages dependence by the bereaved it allows the funeral director to provide necessary information and guidelines it is fairly easy to learn and conduct

it encourages dependence by the bereaved

Which of the following is not considered to be a characteristic of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome? it is based on heredity age victim appears healthy usually occurs during sleep

it is based on heredity

Which of the following examples explain how funeral services facilitate healthy grief? it prevents a face to face confrontation with death funeral service doesn't facilitate grief in any way it provides an opportunity to repress thoughts and feelings about the deceased it provides a safe setting to experience pain of grief

it provides a safe setting to experience pain of grief

Which of the following would NOT be a desired interview technique during the funeral service arrangement conference? judgmental comments verbal communication feedback non-verbal communication

judgmental comments

A must behavior enforceable by those that govern:

law

A type of grief reaction when the person experiences symptoms and behavior which causes them difficulty, but they do not see or recognize the fact that these are related to the loss

masked grief

A must behavior for all members of society that is not enforceable by law but will be enforced by other members of society as with shunning?

mores

In Sociology, the tendency of offspring to move to new homes away from their place of birth and childhood is called:

neolocalism or neo-localism

That which is expressed by posture, facial expression, actions, physical behavior:

non-verbal communication

A strong emotion characterized by sudden and extreme fear:

panic

According to Carl Rogers, accepting the client or counselee as he or she is, and for what he or she is without imposing judgments or stipulations:

positive regard

John, age five, began using "baby-talk" and bed wetting after the birth of a baby brother. He was using the defense mechanism of

regression

Sacred beliefs reflected in the daily conduct of an individual are part of

religion

A baptism could best be described as a(n):

rite

Blame directed toward oneself by others is called ___.

shame

The group aspect of a funeral rite makes the event

social function

Sociology is a branch of

social science

The science that deals with the organization of social groups and how they change or stay the same is called

sociology

An unsuccessful attempt made by a person to end his own life is called

suicidal gesture

A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns defines:

suppression

The study of death is called

thanatology

An abnormally great fear of death:

thanatophobia

Anticipatory grief allows

the completion of "unfinished business"

The final component of Attachment Theory state that

the greater the potential for loss, the more intense the reaction

The traditional location of the preparation of a dead human body for funeralization was originally in ____________ in early America

the home

Which of the following is NOT true about humanistic funerals? They are often conducted without clergy present they have no psychological benefit toward recovery they are devoid of religious connotation they often include favorite songs or poems of the deceased

they have no psychological benefit toward recovery

Which of the following is a somatic disturbance in grief? sadness anger tightness of chest confusion

tightness of chest

The purpose of the funeral rite is

to face confrontation with death

In his service to the public, the funeral director must always be conscious of the basic __________ which consistently maintains and improves his ability to communicate with the community.

trust

In service to the public, the funeral director must always be conscious of the basic ________ which consistently maintains the ability to be seen as a dependable and honest business person in the community.

trust

Which of these constitutes a nuclear family? three generations living on the same farm two parents and their biological or legally adopted children single parent with his or her biological children two remarried parents and their children and step children

two parents and their biological or legally adopted children

Increased concentrated population:

urbanization

The two most common forms of communication may be referred to as

verbal and non-verbal

Spoken, oral communication expressed in words:

verbal communication

A normal somatic disturbance in grief is

weakness