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Principles of morality including both the science of good and the nature of right

Ethics

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

Ethics

Fidelity to moral principles is the definition of

Integrity

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

Philosophy

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

Philosophy

According to Kohlberg stage of moral development in which the individual considers universal moral principles which supersede the authority of the group

Post conventional stage

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

Share profits with less fortunate funeral directors

Moral principles that vary with circumstances are referred to as

Situational ethics

Which of the following denotes good professional ethics in community relationships

Speaking to a local church group

All of the following would be considered components of an ethical funeral directors employer employee relationship except

The employees religious background

Which of the following is a consideration in the funeral directors community relationships

The funeral directors relationship with the clergy

All of the following are examples of Kohlbergs stages of moral development except

The moral stage

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

The pre conventional stage

All of the following are true of laws except

They are imposed internally

Which of the following would be an ethical obligation to your professional association

To share time and talents

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

Urge professional solidarity

Beliefs that are held in high esteem

Values

A reason or desire that acts as a catalyst to spur one 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 God or gods is called

A theistic philosophy

The ethical funeral director should not

Advise each family what casket they should select

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

All known religious practices

Which of the following terms means related, as in related professions

Allied

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

Allied services

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

Allowing a personal friend to watch the embalming procedure

Which of the following is not n lied profession or service to the funerl industry

Banking professional

When dealing responsibly with the media, an ethical 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

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

Business ethics

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

Call the sending funeral home

Which of the following is a good ethical behavior in regard to treatment of the deceased

Cleanliness in the prep room

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

Code of ethics

Which of the following is a desirable characteristic of an ethical funeral director

Compassionate

Maintaining discreet client relationships would fulfill what ethical practice?

Confidential responsibility

A stage of moral development in which the expectations of the social group are supported and maintained

Conventional stage

In regard to an ethical funeral directors relationship with his competitors, which of the following is considered a proper goal

Cooperation

In reference to ethics, advice given to so wine else to help them with a problem is termed

Counseling

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

Culture

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

Defamation of a competitor

Which of the following should not be discussed in the funeral arrangements conference

Educational programs

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 without regard to proper case analysis

All of the following are true of ethics except

Ethics are imposed externally

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 a good example of ethical employer employee relationships

Favoritism

Which of the following is an example of unethical publicity

Fraudulent promotion

Which of the following is a reason to have continued education in funeral service

Good for self improvement

All of the following would be considered part of a funeral directors individual/personal ethics except

His or her relationship to allied professions

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

His or her relationship with family

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

Honesty

Which of the following is not a good personal ethical trait

Infidelit

A state attorney general of a given state requires a $10 fee for each preened contract written, this is an example of a

Law

All of the following would be considered fiduciary components of pre funded funeral arrangements except

Maintaining the privacy and security of the arrangements

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

Misrepresentation in warranties

A term that is synonymous with ethical and that refers to the customs, values, and 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

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

Necromania

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

Non theistic

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 professional or service that the ethical funeral director is professionally 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

With personal effects of a deceased in his custody, the ethical funeral director should. To

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

If a person considers universal moral principles to supersede the authority of the groupie or she is complying with which of Kohlbergs stages of moral development

Post conventional stage

Kolbergs stage of moral development in which moral reasoning is based on reward and punishment from those in authority

Preconcentional stage

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

Preconventional 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

Which of the following would be a part of a funeral directors individual/personal ethics?

Professionalism

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

Provide environmentally safe working conditions

The ethical funeral director should

Provide professional service to all who apply

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

Provide the family with documentation of all business transactions

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

Provide thorough training

A culturally entrenched pattern of behavior made up of sacred beliefs, emotional feelings accompanying the beliefs, and overt conduct, presumably implementing the beliefs and feelings

Religion

When making pre need arrangements a good ethical practice is to

Secure all funeral home records in a safe place

Law is defined as

That rules that govern society

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 would be considered an allied service except

The clergy

Ethics is probably best defined as

The discipline dealing with moral duty and obligation

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

The golden rule